Monday,
February 18, 2008
Wow what a whirlwind our life has been the last 3 months
with our little sweet Tammy.
Tammy is doing very well. Tammy is such a happy, funny and
expressive little girl. She has adjusted to her family and
her home so beautifully. She loves every one of her
siblings and has a special bond with each one of us. She
loves to listen to music. She loves for mom to sing to
her, she puts her ear right up to my mouth and never wants
me to stop singing to her. She loves to walk holding on to
our fingers. She loves to feed her big dog Fred and give
him hugs. (I have to say I think Tammy is Fred’s favorite
also) Fred’s favorite treats are now Gerber banana puffs.
One of Tammy’s all time favorite activities is going
swimming. She also likes to go to the Children’s museum.
Tammy has had more doctor appointments in three months
than all four of her siblings put together to date. She
had surgery on Jan 15th to repair her lip and nose. The
surgery was about five hours long (a little longer than
expected) but went very well. Before surgery the doctor
gave Tammy a valium to make her sleepy (yeah right). She
was not sleepy at all just extremely goofy, we have the
funniest pre-op pictures ever. She was part of the 2% that
valium didn’t work on.
I have to say it was pretty hard to see my little baby so
swollen and sore after surgery but she was such a trooper.
She only stayed in the hospital overnight and went home
the next day which was good because she was getting cabin
fever. There was a very sweet old man that came around and
played guitar and sang songs for the kids in the hospital,
Tammy really enjoyed this entertainment, he said Tammy was
a great audience and he enjoyed playing for her.
Before her surgery Tammy had finally adjusted to a regular
schedule and was sleeping through the night. After her
surgery that all ended. Tammy moves around quite a bit in
her sleep. Having her arms in restraints and the
discomfort of the nose stints caused Tammy to wake up
about every ½ hour. I think we were just as happy as Tammy
when the doctor removed the nose stints on Feb 11th.
Finally we are starting to sleep through the night again!
Tammy will be starting physical therapy soon to help get
her crawling and walking. She also has an evaluation
scheduled for March 12th to plan out her speech therapy.
Tammy and I are joining a co-op toddler preschool group
together in two weeks. Her next surgery to repair her hard
palate will be in June sometime. Life is busy around the
Jordan house for sure. We wouldn’t have it any other way.
Tammy has brought so much love and fun to the Jordan ’s
house. We are truly blessed beyond measure… Thank you all
for your thoughts and prayers for our sweet Tammy.
We will update again next month…
God Bless,
The Jordans |
Making sure dad's glasses still work
Mom and Tammy taking a little stroll
Our beautiful girl
Our sweetie pie before surgery |
