2013 has been a very quiet year in relation to things associated with Rachel's birth defect and we are thankful for that.
She's been done with Speech Therapy for almost two years, but that's not to say she's not lazy in her speech, or what we refer to as 'mush mouth'. We need to be better at enforcing her to slow down and be more clear.
In July, a day after returned home from a week of tent camping, Rachel complained of stomach pain, had a bit of a fever, and even threw up a few times. We chalked it up to a stomach bug and kept an eye on her. It all changed Monday morning when she said her right side hurt. Within an hour I had her to our Pediatrician, he sent us upstairs to a surgeon, and after ordering a CT Scan, my suspicions were confirmed, it was her appendicitis. It was 11:00 that night when she finally went in for surgery. Due to a small perforation in her appendix, she spent two nights in the hospital on IV antibiotics. While this surgery was not related to her birth defect, this was her 6th surgery!
A little more than a week after surgery, Rachel started the 4th grade! It's been a great school year thus far and we absolutely love her teacher. She's the same teacher Hannah had in the 4th grade, which is why we requested her, but Rachel's learning a lot and enjoying the out of the box teaching that her teachers does.
First Day of 4th Grade |