Logan's Sisters: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - Update

Happy Birthday, Aunt Laura!

I hope you have a wonderful birthday!

3 comments:

Juliette said...: She looks so big and "grown up" in her walker. Too cute!; December 2, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Laura said...: Thanks, Olivia for the birthday wishes and for the birthday call.
You look adorable and so grown up!
Aunt Laura; December 2, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Jamie said...: Hey Jodi, you can definitely add us to your blog list. I should do that our our blog.

A swallow study is easy. You just have to take in what they are drinking (from bottles or whatever they are drinking from) and eating and they add a little barium to it. Then they watch with an x-ray to see where it goes as they swallow. If she really has trouble drinking thin liquid then it might be something to inquire about. Our hospitals were big on thickening stuff so that is how we got started with them.

I completely understand wanting to get her off the bottle. Will has mastered the straw but Lindy is
nowhere close. She chews on it. We offer it to her at every meal and every snack and she still hasn't gotten it. She's sucked a few times but not many. Our OT says that she will get it. I just keep wondering when. We haven't even tried the sippy cup because our OT doesn't like them. We use the honey bear bottle (there are pictures on our blog) and that way we can squeeze liquid up into her mouth in hopes that she'll one day realize that is where the liquid is coming from. One day (hopefully!); December 3, 2008 at 12:43 PM

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Never Before

NEVER BEFORE
by Jodi Glunt

Never before have I known such love
As that which I feel in my heart.
My beautiful daughter, although physically petite
Fills up an enormous part.

Never before have I seen such strength
From a person who weighed but a pound.
And yet she’s a fighter through and through
With very little that gets her down.

Never before have I heard such laughter
With an energy and zest for life.
She consistently shows me the wonder and joy
While overlooking the pain and strife.

Never before have I felt such mercy
From a God who has allowed me to raise
This miraculous, amazing daughter of mine
On earth, throughout all of my days.

A micropreemie shattering every prediction
About the life she had in store.
Teaching us all about the miracles within us
That we never quite realized before.

Playing In Heaven Instead by Jodi Glunt

You were the perfect little boy
Of whom we always dreamed.
Did you know we had your name picked out?
All along or so it seemed.

You even had your daddy’s hands
So miniature in size.
In life we never got to hold you
Or even see your opened eyes.

We had so many plans for you.
Did you know you are a twin?
I wanted you to grow up together.
What a pair you would have been!

I wanted to take you to the park
And push you on the swing.
I wanted to teach you how to walk,
And read and write and sing.

I wanted to show you a fire truck
And let you ride upon a horse.
I wanted to take you to the zoo
To see the giraffes, of course.

I wanted you to watch cartoons
And play video games with dad.
And you and I would take a nap
Oh, the times we would have had.

But, your mommy’s plans were not to be.
“I have other plans,” God said.
“You won't be playing in life’s playground
You’ll be playing in heaven instead.”

And although I ache with sadness
And in my arms I long to hold.
I’ll see you again in heaven
When my story on earth’s been told.

A Poem

A thousand tiny fireflies
Parading through the night
Illuminate the starless skies
With incandescent light
They are miracles, here on earth
So bold, so strong, so wise
And bring to life a sense of worth
For those who lack great size.

Some of this life’s smaller treasures
Are the ones which matter more
Than the larger joys and pleasures
That we have grown to adore
Volume is not as essential
As the gift that lies inside
Smaller souls with much potential
Who shall never be denied.

A thousand tiny fireflies
Parading through the night
Illuminate the starless skies
With incandescent light
These children, while born premature
Are testaments of worth
Their spirits bold, their futures sure
To ever bless the earth.

© 2006 – Jill Eisnaugle’s
Poetry Collection

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - Update

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