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No news is good news! :-) I haven't posted in a while, because things have been going exceptionally well! :-) Kahlia is essentially completely healed!! She continues to have never ending energy - which has been such a blessing to see! On Wednesday, we had a follow up appt. with Kahlia's Cardiologist, and she is doing great. Her oxygen saturation was at 96%. She is 19.1 lbs - exactly 3 lbs more then she was the day we flew home on May 14. She has grown 3/4 of an inch - not tons - but some! :-) On the examination table - she was literally crawling back and forth at full speed - her doctor said - "Wow, she really does have a lot of energy! You have your hands full!" Music to my ears...
Yesterday, her speech therapist came out to give me some info. on working with her until her Cleft palate surgery is done. She can't officially begin speech therapy until the repair is complete. She told me that the only consonant sounds she can say is M and N. All other sounds are literally impossible to say with out her repair because she cannot close off her airway in order for the sounds to come out correctly. Having her palate surgery scheduled for Dec. 1 is hard to think about, but looking forward to having it behind us. I just feel so bad she has to go back to the hospital - so grateful she will never remember these times.
Today, her physical therapist who will be helping her learn to walk came out to see if the orthotics they fit her for last week fit her. They do - they are hard plastic that come up almost to her ankles on the sides to provide maximum stability as she learns to walk. Yesterday, while the speech therapist was here, she pulled herself up to a standing position with her legs for the first time. This summer, she pulled herself up in her play pen - but it was all her arm muscles doing the work. Yesterday, her legs pulled her up - I have a feeling walking is just around the corner - I hope so!! :-)
Kahlia continues to be a blessing in all of our lives. We all love her to pieces, the kids still fight over who gets individual time with her, and she is just as cute as a bug. We thank the Lord every day for bringing her into our lives. We only hope that we can be a blessing to her as much as she has been a blessing to us. We love her so so much!