Namine
Namine Olivia Eiche was born on July 15, 2008 with a double-inlet left ventricle heart defect; Pierre Robin sequence, a condition that resulted in a regressed jaw and a partial (U-shaped) cleft palate; caudal regression syndrome (also known as sacral agenesis), which damages the growth of the tailbone and legs, also giving her clubfoot; and scoliosis.
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Cookie Day 2014
We were late for Cookie Day, to my eternal shame. Well, until about 10:00 in the morning.
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News from the eye clinic
Namine had an appointment at the eye clinic. We came away with some excellent news.
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Weekend at Grandma & Grandpa’s!
The Friday after Thanksgiving Namine got to have dinner with us and spend the night. That was the start of a whole weekend here at grandma & grandpa’s! The added bonus was Auntie Lydia was home from grad school those days so Namine got lots of play time & Aunt Lydia cuddles.
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Getting ready for Christmas
It was a good day to put up our Christmas decorations.
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A trip to the ER
Jessica and Namine were on their way to the eye clinic this morning when Namine threw up.
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Orthopedic visit
When we told Namine she had an appointment with Dr. Black, we were met with a look of confusion.
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Headache followup
I’ve written before on how Namine gets headaches. We had scheduled an MRI for her a while back, and she finally had it done.
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Dental appointment
Namine had an appointment in the dental clinic. We have some hard decisions ahead of us.
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Swan Princess
One of Namine’s aunts gave her a Swan Lake doll. She loves it!
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The last day
Alas, every vacation must end. And to that end, today is our last day in Florida.
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Seeing Winter
Our vacation is soon drawing to a close, but we’re not yet rejoining our northern kin in their snowy winter. No, today we saw Winter the dolphin, star of the movie Dolphin Tale, at the Clearwater Aquarium.
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Kennedy Space Center
We spent the day at the Kennedy Space Center!