Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Break On Through

The last few days have been hit and miss for Carly. The molars that started coming through last week continue to make their way in and now all four corners of her mouth are showing the signs of some teeth. Two out of the last three nights Carly has been very uncomfortable, crying all night and sleeping around 3 hours or so, but we keep reminding ourselves how much better this is than sleepless nights in the PICU. It is a bit more complicated since Carly has other issues that could be bothering her, but we are pretty certain that it is only teeth this time around. Because she hasn't learned to pick things up or to put things in her mouth yet she has less coping mechanisms than a typical kid, but eventually all her teeth will be in. Until then we can power through the day with a little extra caffeine.

Carly has definitely shown improvement over last month. Her neck is getting pretty strong and she can hold her head up for minutes on end now. She is also looking around a lot more than she has since the tumor surgery in April. Her right eye seems to be stronger than her left now and today her ophthalmologist told us we could stop patching her eye for now. In the last few days Carly has starting making some talking sounds, mostly "ahh", something that she hasn't done much of since October. We'll take all of the progress we can get.

Love, Brad

8 comments:

Tutu said...

What a gal, taking comfort from her Phish!

sheila said...

she's so sweet. hope the teething pain passes quickly.
sending you guys lots of love,
sheila

Unknown said...

I'm so happy to read about you dealing with teething issues, instead of intense health issues (although her cries of pain are anything but intense, I know!)

Let's hear it for a wonderful July. It started out good in Sausalito, so let's hope it continues on the upswing.
All my best,
Stacy

Mindy said...

"Spread your wings, take off child."

Unknown said...

This just made my day! Keep on keepin' on :) xoxo

Carrie

Michelle said...

she'll be chomping on apples and cucumbers in no time! much love.

Heather said...

Carly and her pal, Nemo. Coming around one tooth at a time. Love you guys!

Anonymous said...

Brad and Christa - I have been reading your posts about Carly, and know that she is such a strong little girl, and has such amazing parents, that I know all will be well with the Nunes/Nelson family!!! My thoughts and prayers are with you guys. I remembered how excited you were to introduce me to Carly at HSMF last year, when she was napping in the RV... you are amazing parents and she is blessed to have you!!! I really hope to see you at HSMF next year with Carly!
Laurie xoxo