The girls enjoyed their first Thanksgiving at the Paniagua residence. Emilia is now standing up and clapping. We went to the neurologist at Johns Hopkins last Friday for a final EMG test. The doctor found that the nerves in her arm have regenerated, and her arm is fully recovered. We have tried many new foods [...]
Emilia has now pretty much recovered from her surgery. She ended up not needing a drainage tube. Perla put in many long hours at her side in the hospital. Florencia was not allowed in the hospital room, so she and Ben were mostly at home. Thanks to Audrey and Chris, Rui Shen, Elizabeth, and Gladys [...]
The babies got their second dose of the flu vaccine yesterday. There was a long line for the clinic at the doctor’s office, but it quickly reached us at numbers 67 and 68. We are getting ready for Emila’s surgery next week — we go for a tour of the surgical unit on Friday. The [...]
Grandparents Bernita and Tim visited us last weekend. Perla and Ben left the twins with babysitters for the first time to go to the Mothers of Multiples yard sale. There we scored some new clothes, a gate for the top of the stairs, child-proofing outlet covers and cabinet locks, and some new toys. Thanks also [...]
The girls turned 7 months on the 4th. We went to the doctor to get the flu vaccine. A second dose is due next month. We have been eating yams, the favorite meal so far. I think bananas will be next. We also start on 3 “solid food” meals a day this week. Florencia is [...]
Last week we took a trip to Ocean City. It was our first overnight trip with the babies. We all survived and actually had a great time. First I have some pictures from before the beach to post. We also went to Johns Hopkins last week. The doctor says Emilia’s arm is almost fully recovered. [...]
Emilia has started spinning around in the crib and she ends up kicking Florencia. The new crib divider is the answer to this problem until they start climbing. Emilia is also getting restless in her bouncy seat — she wants to sit up! So she now has a Bumbo seat and loves it. Our living [...]
Yes, it’s been over 10 days since the last post. We have been keeping busy. The urologist says that Emilia has a partially obstructed ureter, but her kidney is not damaged. He wants us to wait 3 months, have an ultrasound done, then decide what to do based on that test. The obstruction may clear [...]
The girls went to the pediatrician for their 4 month checkup yesterday. They are both now 24 1/2″ tall and 12 pounds, 9 1/2 ounces. More shots and a bit of crying. Emilia’s arm movement is still improving. The results from Emilia’s renal scan seem to indicate a blockage in the ureter. We need to [...]
This week Tim and Bernita came from South Carolina to visit their granddaughters. Emilia saw Dr. Crawford again. Her arm is improving — the Doctor wants to see us again at the end of June. Emilia went to the hospital today to try the renal scan again. This time the IV was good, and we [...]
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