Peeks from the Week

I cannot believe that Christmas is next week!!!!! Eeeeek. So much left to do!

This week has been busy. On Monday night, Santa came through the neighborhood on the local firetruck. The kids bundled-up and waited in the garage for the sound of Christmas music and sirens. So fun! (sorry for the blurry photo)

On Tuesday, Dan and I took Ivy to the orthopedic surgeon for an evaluation. She has a slight gross motor delay which is not significant enough to qualify for early intervention services. However, we were referred to an orthopedic surgeon to have her hips checked. She got an x-ray (which she hated) and fortunately everything checked-out fine. As of now, the consensus is hypotonia (low muscle tone) and potentially flat feet. She pronates both feet so we will take her to a podiatrist to see what they recommend. Low muscle tone is not super uncommon and it means she is extra flexible and that can lead to some instability. Right now, it is only slowing Ivy's development with running and jumping (she cannot do either) but has not interfered with her ability to pedal a bike, climb, or walk. The PT we saw at the early intervention evaluation said that her muscle groups appear to have developed a bit unevenly. I've been expressing concerns to the pediatricians since she was an infant but I was always told it was fine or minor. I guess that is true but it still doesn't feel right so we will continue to follow-up. 

On Wednesday, our letters from Santa arrived filled with remembering dust (super fine glitter)!!! A total stranger in town helps Santa with these letters and it is just so sweet for the kids in the area.

Brave girl has had such a big week. On Thursday Ivy had her lip tie clipped at the dentist. Ivy had a very significant lip tie at birth which did not interfere with her ability to breastfeed so we never noticed it until her front teeth came in with a large gap between them. The dentist suggested we take care of it now because it is easier to do the procedure on young kids and before they lose their baby teeth. We knew Ivy would hate every second of it (she screamed bloody murder for 20 minutes) so she was rewarded with the Gabby Dollhouse Kitty Fairy tree house. 

Even though I love her gappy grin, I know clipping the tie will be better for her teeth alignment when she gets older. 

I'll spare you a photo of what it looks like right now because it's gross. Ivy has been a real trooper this week and rewarded with many gummies and popsicles.

There is still loads to do before Christmas, including ALL THE WRAPPING, teacher gifts, class party, and getting ready to host the holiday.