honkeyplonk: First toothbrush

Thursday, 29 October 2009

First toothbrush

Hope has decided that 3am is the new 7, and a good time to start the day. Needless to say, I'm pooped. So very quick blog just to show u her having her new peggies cleaned ;0)

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Jennifer Ortiz29 October 2009 at 14:12
peggies? I love all your wonderful words I don't understand, haha! Greatness.
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Ethan Pew23 September 2011 at 09:59
By peggies you meant her gums, right? Somehow, I miss brushing my son's teeth. It seems like it was just yesterday when I first brushed his little pearly whites. Seeing them grow up so fast is nice. But it's also sad at the same time.
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Pierre Cardan27 February 2012 at 10:56
She's probably enjoyed her first toothbrush! How is she now? Hmmm… Maybe she's waiting for her first tooth to come out. Hahaha!
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Unknown15 November 2016 at 04:03
She is cute and brave enough to face dental fear. She is good example for all those people who still have fear of dentist:). Always visit experience dentist to make sure effective and painless treatment.
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To say that Hope was a much wanted baby would be an understatement. Longed for, dreamed of and needed would be closer to the truth. Her big brother Sam died on Christmas day 07, leaving her Mummy, Daddy, big sister- Jordan, and big brother Max sad beyond words. Four months after lil Sam's death, and we were blessed with another pregnancy. Surely everything would be ok this time around? Sam had died of a diapramatic hernia, so knowing the increased odds of having another baby with CDH, we waited before breaking the news to Jordan and Max. At 13 weeks gestation, we were given the all clear and told the baby was a boy. So why was I dreaming about a little girl called Hope?
We broke the news to an excited Jordan and Max. This is when the growing fetus was named 'Honk' (will explain this at some point). After 2 weeks of delight our bubble was burst. There was something wrong. Here began our rollercoaster. Baby Hope was diagnosed prenatally with cerebellum hypoplasia and ventriculomegaly. We were advised to...I can't even type it, but obviously we didn't. Fot the first 3 months Hope appeared to be 'normal' - against the odds, but as time went on, it is becoming clear that all may not be as well as it could be. Hope is now globally delayed, and has recently been diagnosed with epilepsy.
Did we ask for a special child? No, but we have been blessed with one. Would we turn back time? No. Hope has bought light where there was dark; smiles where there were tears. I'm sure we will learn more from her than we will ever teach her. Who knows what the future holds for Hope. But I swear, I will always do the best by her and she will know love!

Update: Hope has recently been diagnosed with a mitochondrial disorder (high lactic acidosis). Due to the fact that any findings will not provide cures or even treatments we have declined further investigations (skin and muscle biopsies seem too much ).