tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22079896945507159022024-03-05T07:07:33.483-08:00Lachlan's Australian trisomy 18 journeyLachlan was born in 2010. During our pregnancy we were given a 1:2 risk of trisomy 21 ( Down's Syndrome) or trisomy 18 ( Edward's Syndrome). We never confirmed this risk and it was only after birth we found out that Lachlan had trisomy 18. Lachlan continues to defy the odds. This is his journeyRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-29093202621448551952015-06-06T19:49:00.001-07:002015-06-06T19:58:56.117-07:00Where does Lachlan go?Lachlan 's needs would be classified as high care. He is high care because intellectually and physically he can't look after himself. However he is very much a part of everyday life and goes where we go. He participates in life. And actually having a non verbal child who never argues about eating his vegies or getting in the car or bedtime in lots of ways makes him both extremely lovable and easy to care for. Enjoy these photos.<br />
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Lachlan at The Movies</div>
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Lachlan at the Beach</div>
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Lachlan helping with the Shopping</div>
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Lachlan at Anzac Day Parade 2015</div>
Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-13657727342263227682015-05-07T04:36:00.002-07:002015-05-07T04:44:47.823-07:00It has been ages since I have updated Lachlan blog. He is still a happy little chap coming up to five now. As a family we have had a very busy 12 months with many changes. New house new jobs new schools. I was prompted to write so I could post this link. A Fellow mother with a little girl has written this and hopefully articles like this can help all parents with children facing life limiting conditions.<br />
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Information on People first Language. A person with disabilities is foremost a person. They should always be described as a person with a condition not as the condition. For example Lachlan has trisomy18. We don't have trisomy children, we have children with a trisomy. Check out this helpful chart:<br />
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I love my hanging toys</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-26535871703099331142014-01-17T17:06:00.001-08:002014-01-17T17:07:56.572-08:00Lachlan investigating playdoughAnother mum posted a link for playdough. with a really simple recipe. Cornflour and Conditioner. We decided to make it for Lachlan. Smells great. Wish I had this recipe ages ago Link below for recipe. Love the expressions on his Face<br />
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-70804458692134172782013-07-25T19:29:00.000-07:002013-07-25T19:29:02.815-07:00Lachlan is ThreeWow how did that happen. Three years we are very thankful for. happy Birthday Lachlan<br />
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Our concerns were that Lachlan may get sick or not handle the amount of driving. However he did brilliantly and we once again realise you must take all opportunities when they are there.<br />
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-41801022697503717412013-06-09T17:59:00.000-07:002013-06-09T17:59:01.836-07:00Countdown is on to our big holidayThat's right we are heading on the obligatory Aussie driving holiday with the kids- 3 weeks over 4000kms. Leaving next Monday.<br />
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It was sparked as an idea when after applying to stay at Ronald McDonald house in Forster NSW we were accepted. We are really grateful for this chance to stay accommodation cost free for a week. None of have visited this area of Australia on the central coast of NSW before and we are looking forward to family time relaxing in what we are told is a beautiful part of Australia. <br />
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Forster is about 800kms from where we live so after talking about it we felt it was an opportunity to carry on during the winter school holidays. and we are taking Lachlan and his sisters to the snow!!<br />
We will have four days in the alpine town of Jindabyne. <br />
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And then since it is only another 6hours to Melbourne we will stay with long time family friends for a few nights before heading back home this time through central NSW again to visit family.<br />
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We have not had a family holiday of more than a week since 2008 and apart from time off for leave due to babies Rick and I haven't had more than two weeks away from work in over 15 years. Seems incredible when it is written down.<br />
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bunny ears(if you put me in it I'll eat it)</div>
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Thought this was beautiful so sharingRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-7289674294997364532013-02-10T19:25:00.000-08:002013-03-03T18:40:59.069-08:00Additional tips on BlendingHave picked up quite a few tips lately on Blending and am recording them here. Haven't used them all yet but getting that way.<br />
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Apple Cider Vinegar can work as a pre digestive when diluted with water 2-3mls with 20mls water and given half an hour before feed. (using this and definitely can see a difference) Actually think this would work for all kids eating via tube with digestive issues, slow motility and vomiting. Vinegar may interact with some meds so check with doctor if concerned.<br />
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Paw Paw(papaya) mixed with food can help digestion from the natural enzymes it contains Pineapple also. (started using paw paw)<br />
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Freezing meals gets rid of air bubbles in blends and also provides a weeks worth of meals. Thanks to Rick for doing this this week.<br />
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Warming food before tubing ( heard from many different sources now doing)<br />
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Pre filling syringes before leaving home for school,daycare or trips out.<br />
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Would definitely recommend joining FB group Blenderized for Tubies as the parents are a wealth of good information<br />
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4/3/13<br />
Adding info<br />
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When switching to Blenderised it is normal to expect some weight loss and potentially need to increase the amount of Calories. Lachlan did loose more than he should have however we put this down to increase activity, wakefulness and better digestion. His weight gain since increasing his calories has been good.<br />
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We use a plunge/push method with syringe the syringes I got from the hospital do not work as well as the one I asked my Vet if I could try. Other families swear by the squirrel syringes.<br />
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Low volume foods to add calories<br />
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Sugars :Honey, Rice syrup, Molasses<br />
Oils Olive,coconut,Tahini<br />
Fruits Banana, Avocado<br />
Dairy, sour cream,cream<br />
Non Dairy Coconut cream Coconut milk, Rice milk<br />
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His breakfast is now made with soy milk formula at 1 1/2 strength for extra cal<br />
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And he is having 4 meals breaky, lunch,afternoon tea and dinner.<br />
Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-73728009454367104272013-02-01T01:38:00.000-08:002013-02-01T01:40:22.670-08:00BlenderisingLachlan has been on a blenderised diet since November 2012. Many children with trisomy are feed by tubes directly into their stomach. This can be because they can't coordinate swallowing and breathing at the same time, they don't have enough energy to eat to sustain them, there is concerns with aspiration (taking food into the lungs) or a combination of all.<br />
In Lachlan's case all three applied.<br />
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To me it makes sense to give real food blended up however it may not be right for everyone and so far the weight gain we are looking for in Lachlan hasn't come. However it is obvoius to us that he has an intolerance to milk and the formula he was on. His nose was constantly mucousy and it immediately happens if we try milk again. I was also really concerned with increasing the volume of formula he was having as he could barely tolerate the mls he was getting and would vomit if given too much. With real food being more calorie dense the same volume can hold more calories,<br />
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Real food holds antioxidents, variety and smells and tastes better(even going straight to the stomach). It has the advantage of helping constipation a real issue for people less mobile. It forces you to assess your own calorie and food choices. It can be less expensive and more convenient. <br />
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There is growing interest in real food for those with stomach tubes, PEG's or buttons<br />
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I am uploading Lachlan's sample meal plan. It is very user friendly any fruit can be subsituted for banana in the snacks. Tuna for salmon, Rice milk or oat for Soy Milk. We do use oil in the blends to bump up the calories without issue. Oil can be an issue if taken into the lungs.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Meal<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Food<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">kJ<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Total Kj<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Breakfast Option 1</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
1 weet-bix</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
246</div>
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<td rowspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.7pt;" valign="top" width="105"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
680</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
50g yoghurt</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
177</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
100ml full cream soy milk</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
260</div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.4pt;" valign="top" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
Breakfast Option 2</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
60g porridge</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
285</div>
</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.7pt;" valign="top" width="105"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
685</div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
80g stewed fruit</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
140</div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
100ml full cream soy milk</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
260</div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.4pt;" valign="top" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
Snack Option 1</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
½ medium banana</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
210</div>
</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.7pt;" valign="top" width="105"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
815</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
100ml soy milk</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
260</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
40g avocado</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
345</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td rowspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.4pt;" valign="top" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
Snack Option 2</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
80g stewed fruit</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
140</div>
</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.7pt;" valign="top" width="105"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
589</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
10g Tahini</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
272</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
50g yoghurt</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
177</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td rowspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.4pt;" valign="top" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
Snack Option 3</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
1 tbs hommus (20g)</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
154</div>
</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.7pt;" valign="top" width="105"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
624</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
100 ml Full Cream soy milk</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
260</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
½ banana</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
210</div>
</td>
</tr>
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Main Meal Option 1</div>
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30g beef, or chicken or pork etc</div>
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222</div>
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<td rowspan="4" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.7pt;" valign="top" width="105"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
687</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
30g potato</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
75</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
10ml olive oil</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
370</div>
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Add green, yellow and orange vegetables</div>
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Not much energy</div>
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Main Meal Option 2</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
30g salmon</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
254</div>
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<td rowspan="4" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.7pt;" valign="top" width="105"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
731</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 117pt;" valign="top" width="156"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
50g pasta</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
292</div>
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5 mL olive oil</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
185</div>
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Add green, yellow and orange vegetables</div>
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Main Meal Option 3</div>
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100g Spaghetti Bolognaise</div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 108pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
548</div>
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<td rowspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.7pt;" valign="top" width="105"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
733</div>
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5mL olive oil</div>
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185</div>
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Add green, yellow and orange vegetables</div>
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Feed back most welcomeRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-88601850908479546222012-12-22T23:42:00.000-08:002012-12-22T23:52:05.273-08:00Christmas wishes<table align="CENTER" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<tr><td>Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—</td><td><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="18"></a><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>I took the one less traveled by,</td><td><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="19"></a><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>And that has made all the difference.<br />
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Robert Frost<br />
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From the first time I heard this I have always loved this quote. Having a Trisomy Child you are certainly on the road less travelled and sometimes even off that road and on the one person dirt track. However at times it is the best road to be on.<br />
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Christmas can be a wonderful time but it also can be hard, lonely and seem like you are coping with your own less travelled road.<br />
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I hope that if that is the case either the joy and peace of Christmas can find you, if only briefly. Or that what ever emotions you may be having you allow yourself to reach an acceptance of them and knowing that at some time they will pass will hold you through this time.<br />
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We are blessed with our Third Christmas with Lachlan and are convinced he quite simply is the best little boy in the world.<br />
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Love to you all<br />
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Rachel, Rick, Hannah, Abby and Lachlan</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-67946346417840046672012-11-30T19:47:00.001-08:002012-11-30T19:50:06.731-08:00What can Lachlan doLachlan had a big week. He had a check up and a mini overnight "sleep" study. He did well at the sleep study while he was sleeping they almost got him off O2. However at home again while awake he just doesn't seem comfortable without 0.5Litre??<br />
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Overall Lachlan is doing well apart from the loss of about a kilo over the last few months which is a lot on a little boy. This has been mainly due to being unwell and vomiting all of his manufactured formula. He is now on a fully blenderised diet and under guidance from his dietitian we are confident he will regain this weight fairly quickly at least we hope so. Everyone please cross fingers.<br />
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Rick and I enjoy the blending and so far he is tolerating everything.<br />
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Everytime Lachlan sees his Peadiatrician he seems very withdrawn and I think his doctor may be getting the wrong impression. I plan to send some of these photos to him.<br />
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Patting Hannah's cat Dear</div>
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Laughing</div>
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Oh and if someone could turn the Air con on that would be appreciated</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-27500353909449528452012-11-11T16:20:00.001-08:002012-11-11T16:20:39.289-08:00Whats Happening?Time does go quickly at times. Lachlan is asleep and I am off work mostly today so I thought I check in and do a new blog post. Surprising almost one month since the last one.<br />
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Lachlan seems much better than he has been. He lost a lot of weight with illness and what we finally think may be a milk allergy. Vomiting has stopped and white mucous which at one point was copious from his nose has almost stopped. He is completely off his formula and on a totally blenderised diet now. Rick has really pushed for this and I think it is the right thing for Lachlan. I have just been concerned about the amount of calories he will get this way. I did an excel spreadsheet which always helps me process things better and it looks like we are moving in the right calorie direction.<br />
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Recently there have been a few babies that have died in our community. Some passed shortly after birth. Some after a fight with illness. The nature of these babies lives is that their parents know they may not make it or have only a short time with them however they were not loved less nor will they be grieved for less.<br />
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Matthew, Angelo and Emma I am sorry you did not spend longer here and am thinking of your family.<br />
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Naiyah I will miss you<br />
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There is another little girl who has been on my mind who was very sick also. Sending love to your family.<br />
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Also very soon I have trisomy mummy friends either approaching the day of their child's passing and/or there child's birthday.<br />
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I remember with you<br />
Hazel <br />
Julia <br />
Sebastian <br />
Nalah <br />
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Sending you wishes for peaceRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-55038045856796140612012-10-18T14:07:00.000-07:002012-10-18T14:08:25.458-07:00Waiting Waiting for a Sleep StudyWell it has been a big week. We are almost moved totally back into our home in Conondale. Still have a few bits and pieces back at the Rented home. Wouldn't you know it though Yesterday when we were both able to get it all finished didn't happen for two reasons. One we got a call to come to Brisbane for a consult with the respiratory sleep doctors. They must have had a cancellation so the appointment that we have been waiting for for seven months we took even though it wasn't that convenient. And also this week my car decided it doesn't like to climb hills- not very suitable when you live in the mountains. So I drove Rick's car with Lachlan to Brisbane and he was car less and unable to move the rest of the things.<br />
With great effort comes great reward? well it didn't exactly go like that.<br />
The Doctor looked over Lachlan asked me a few questions and say well he needs a sleep study. Yes I think we are getting to it now. Then she says well I cant book that in maybe in A YEARS TIME.<br />
I just deflated. I just looked at her and said he has been on oxygen for two years now and with no diagnosed reason. She said well it is because he has small lungs and scoliosis. I said but you don't know and I think there may be an obstructive nature.<br />
She then said she would discuss it with her boss when she gets back from leave in one week.<br />
So we waitRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-23386586388806829702012-09-29T16:41:00.000-07:002012-09-29T16:41:10.240-07:00A little bit of PearWe finally got a food processor for Lachlan. We are going slow and continuing with his formula and supplementing with veges and fruit. He had peas yesterday and some pear today. Here are the photos.<br />
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<span class="userContent"><span style="font-size: small;">Last night I put Lachlan in a sitting position and he stayed there for a few minutes. Very exciting. Then last night I had a dream he was around four and walking around just a few steps. Obviously this is just a possibility but it was a nice dream to have.until reading some of the things other mums said I wouldn't even have ever had hope for this happening. I remain grateful for whatever movement and thankful.</span></span></div>
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<span class="userContent"><span style="font-size: small;">A very positive post things were looking good and happy. Today different story. Rick had to take Lachlan to the ER again 4th visit in 6 weeks. Vomiting again with coughing worried about dehydration. Don't think UTI this time. Starting to suspect new formula but we will wait and see.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">That was Tuesday. Today is Thursday and guess what Lachlan is back home. I drove down to the hospital yesterday and Rick and Lachlan were packed up ready to come home. He is still very crackly in the chest. This time upper respiratory infection is the reason for the vomits. But 24 hours on the drip helped enormously.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I really want to Thank all the staff at Nambour Hospital whether they see this I won't know but I am sending it out there. Lachlan gets great care and I mean care they really seem to care for him as a person and are also proud of all he has achieved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Things to come out of this visit. We will return to infratrini as his formula, we will be getting a blender and starting fruit/vegetable feeds There is a new take home piece of equipment that we can do a sleep study at home that we will be able to use in December hopefully.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As far as our tennnt goes I am also putting it out there that they do the right thing and do pay the nearly four weeks behind. They have agreed to move out next Friday so within a month we will be back home home. Ahhh move here we come.</span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-42979074261205496762012-09-14T18:10:00.002-07:002012-09-14T18:10:53.835-07:00Ode to CanMy Dad always said there is no such word as can't. There is only can and not and they are seperate words. He meant it as advice so that you can believe anything is possible. He was obviously ahead of his time as the commonwealth bank has now picked up what he was telling me in primary school. Last night the girls had a school concert and one of Hannah's classmate read this poem. Positive thinking does work.<br />
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<strong>There's a four lettered word<br />As offensive as any<br />It holds back the few<br />Puts a stop to the many.</strong><br />
<strong>You can't climb that mountain<br />You can't cross the sea<br />You can't become anything you want to be.</strong><br />
<strong>He can't hit a century<br />They can't find a cure.<br />She can't think about leaving<br />or searching for more.</strong><br />
<strong>Because can't is a word with a habit of stopping<br />The ebb and flow of ideas<br />It keeps dropping itself where we know<br />in our hearts it's not needed<br />And saying "don't go"<br />when we could have succeeded.</strong><br />
<strong>But those four little letters<br />That end with a T<br />They can change in an instant<br />When shortened to three.</strong><br />
<strong>We can take off the T<br />We can do it today<br />We can move forward not back<br />We can find our own way.</strong><br />
<strong>We can build we can run<br />We can follow the sun<br />We can push we can pull<br />We can say I'm someone<br />Who refuses to believe<br />That life can't be better<br />With the removal of one<br />Insignificant letter.</strong><br />
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-88938210945921135762012-09-11T21:46:00.005-07:002012-09-12T22:44:41.167-07:00Lachlan goes to DaycareYes that's right Lachlan had a few hours at day care this morning. I am so excited about it that I am posting before photos on Rick camera are here. He did really well and even PAINTED. So exciting.<br />
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My husband Rick recently found these photos of Lachlan from when he was very new. So pleased to find them and share.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-61692169027214663822012-09-05T01:36:00.000-07:002012-09-05T01:36:53.075-07:00Look at meAugust 2012 three trips to hospital Virus, then UTI then unknown and the at the last visit to the ER the Peadiatrician acknowlegded that may be something still wasn't quiet right but because his stats were good, UTI not back and he had a couple of feeds in the ER without vomiting if I was comfortable I could take Lachlan home. This is the first time that's happened. Before if we have gone to the ER we have been admitted. She said we probably know what we are doing taking care of him.<br />
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672806286439381738noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207989694550715902.post-81479653706670173372012-08-22T17:21:00.000-07:002012-08-22T17:21:08.122-07:00UTIMonday afternoon Lachlan started shaking and then had a couple of vomits- Trip to ER. As per usual once he arrived at Hospital he looked much better but being Lachlan even though he may not be seen straight away they at least move us out of the waiting room to a bed. Last time it took us nearly eight hours to move from emergency to the ward getting up there at midnight. So this time once I was there I asked for a specium bottle to catch some urine. The last time Lachlan had looked so ill it had been a urinary tract infection (UTI). Took nearly me two hours to catch a sample but yes UTI and up to the ward for a couple of nights. I did the first night and then had to go to work. Rick and I waved to each other Tuesday morning as we passed on the road as he couldn't leave home until the girls were off to school. It is so nice that Rick is now comfortable to look after Lachlan at home and in the hospital. Came home with Lachlan yesterday afternoon. He seems better but now also has a really snotty nose. Does he like it being cleaned NO way. So glad I don't have to put the ng tube down any more.<br />
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Two more things to mention. On Tuesday morning the nurse looking after Lachlan hadn't seen him for over eighteen months and had a student nurse working with her. She said to me that she felt she had to give this student a talk to prepare her for Lachlan and how frail and sick he would be but when she actually came in to the room she was blown away with how good he looked and that when he was sick!!<br />
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In a previous post I mentioned that I was feeling overwhelmed. I decided to take a facebook break from my Trisomy groups for a while. It has been week now and in a way like having a holiday, needed but boy you miss everyone. I would like to thank those who took time to check if I was ok. It means alot.<br />
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