tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post4936901980192229444..comments2023-06-26T08:43:42.640-04:00Comments on The Bates Motel: This and ThatBeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963099760885760598noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-45733504979745562292011-06-24T09:35:41.847-04:002011-06-24T09:35:41.847-04:00Has Sammi had her tonsils/adenoids out yet? Lilly...Has Sammi had her tonsils/adenoids out yet? Lilly hasn't had a sinus infection but she had those out at 13 months and has been relatively healthy ever since. Also - has she done a sleep study ever? We found at 10 months that Lilly had mild sleep apnea which is why we had those removed... Her doc said that most kids with DS have them out eventually so we went ahead and did it early. I hate surgery (esp for Lilly) but it made such a huge difference in her breathing, and her snoring stopped!Cathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043899235348974106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-48247323395212736902011-06-23T09:14:16.149-04:002011-06-23T09:14:16.149-04:00Yep, sinus infections. Hannah had a CT of her sin...Yep, sinus infections. Hannah had a CT of her sinuses when she was 5. It showed that she did not have impacted sinuses. In fact, it showed that her sinuses were not very developed at all (I never knew sinuses "grew").<br /><br />Of course, as with most thing medical, as soon as we shined the spotlight there (paying out the wazoo), Hannah seemed to have fewer sinus infections. There were a few things that I believe helped her recover from her colds faster without secondary infections.<br />1.She was growing<br />2.She was stronger so she had a more productive cough<br />3. She learned to REALLY blow her nose.<br />4. I became very diligent with spraying saline solution in her nostrils--twice a day--and every 2 hours or so if I thought she was getting a cold.<br /><br />You might want to try using a piece of tissue paper or feather on the table and have her take a big breath, close her mouth and have her exhale through her nose. You can make a game of it, each person blowing it across the table to each other. As she figures it out and gets better at it, you can use a pompom or tiny ping pong ball.<br /><br />I have Nikon D40 too, and I need you to give me a tutorial! I have no camera mechanics intuition.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10092198491274193931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-91735429596610207742011-06-22T21:06:22.036-04:002011-06-22T21:06:22.036-04:00A swim coach for Special Olympics taught me to blo...A swim coach for Special Olympics taught me to blow really hard in Eon's face just before I dunked him under to teach him to hold his breath. Worked! :)Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808674825863044909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-20897058370762176112011-06-22T16:32:36.658-04:002011-06-22T16:32:36.658-04:00Ok, you have to email me privately, laceyrugg@hotm...Ok, you have to email me privately, laceyrugg@hotmail.com and tell me what camera you have. And if you photoshop the pics at all. We are playing with Ray's camera, and although it takes fantastic pics, they never pop like this!Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321275110857561824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-11770908552937765322011-06-22T13:40:22.351-04:002011-06-22T13:40:22.351-04:00Love your blog. I'm following now :). Hope S...Love your blog. I'm following now :). Hope Sammy is well.gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388843035018332740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665234671536662968.post-2466937008642154312011-06-22T13:35:53.214-04:002011-06-22T13:35:53.214-04:0025th HS reunion? You couldn't be! That makes...25th HS reunion? You couldn't be! That makes you... almost as old as me ;-) As for swimming, I don't know if JM will be able to hold his breath either. Scares the pants off of me... and yes, he blows out for sniffing flowers, but then he does sniff in when I exaggerate the action. For toothpaste, he says, "pit" and pretends to spit into the sink, but it mostly ends up being swallowed. It does get frustrating sometimes, but these are pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. I hope swimming goes well for Sammi!Monica Crumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292679754594755040noreply@blogger.com