Quick Ki update

Ki has had two ear infections in 10 days so has been pretty miserable. She also has a cold and fever. Ki loves to play with trains and cars. We're still working on some of her behavioral issues due to her autism but lately since she's been sick she's mostly been sleeping so no issues there. She is now seeing the early intervention people every week and a therapist every two weeks. next month they will be trying to get her into a special education preschool at the girls elementary school.

Autism

Kiana is mildly autistic which i guess it's good that we found out now rather than when she's older and in school. She still isn't making eye contact with anyone and doesn't want to play with her sister or anyother children.  Kiana is also still throwing the worst tantrums and gets very violent. She is also always banging her head into whatever she can find. We have found things that Kiana likes to do however, she loves to string beads on elastic cord and play with trains and cars. Kiana is also still on her pacifier however now its just used as a chew toy and to keep her from chewing on clothes and other toys like her cars and everything else she can find. to find out more about autism check out http://www.autismspeaks.org/ or http://www.autism-society.org/ or you could just google it too.

Another quick update on Ki

We had another appointment with a therapist for Ki Friday and did another assessment and put in a referral so that she can be tested for autism. In the mean time she will be seeing a therapist to work on helping her with her aggression and to help her with boundaries.  Kiana is still not talking understandably at least not much.  She is also now on a gluten and casein(milk protein) free diet to see if it helps any with some of the issues that we've been having with her digestion. Kiana has also been throwing the worst temper tantrums ever lately. while at Aelita's school she tried to throw a chair at me because i wouldn't let her have any juice that the other kids were having for snack.

Quick update on Ki

Today i called Kiana's pediatrician and she did a survey over the phone on kiana's progress and now they want me to take her to wasatch mental health to have her tested for Autism. so when i get out of school i have to call them and make an appointment to get the testing done.

Kiana is doing well, she's still not talking much at all but we're working on it. she has an early intervention appointment on monday so we will see what happens.  She has also started to get really fustrated and angry lately if you don't figure out what she wants and will throw everything too.

kianaisms

every sunday when aelita goes to sit with another family in the ward kiana will look under pews and everywhere and say "dita go?"

she also now will run around the little island in the kitchen at meal time and make me chase her in order to put her in her booster chair.

she loves to throw rocks whether it be in the water or in the street

she loves to go for walks outside and help in our friends yards when they're pulling weeds and trimming trees and bushes.

Kiana also loves to wrestle and tends to bully her big sister.

she speaks some more

Kiana has started talking more and more lately.
she can now say
"eeping" (sleeping)
dita(aelita)
sing the whole wonder pets song from nick jr.
ilk-milk
ink-drink
diaer-diaper
mine
pants
unkey-monkey
shoes
socks
uggy-doggy
ees-trees
ater-water
cup
no
on
more
nose
and a few more but of course i can't think of them at the moment and she's drinking her milk and watching wonderpets again so she won't help me out at the moment.

Kiana's New Haircut

sorry it's a little dark but what do you expect from a phone with out a flash on it.

she looks really cute with her hair cut short and framing her chubby little face though.

photo update #3

here are a few more pics from our trip to colorado

Kiana Throwing rocks into the creek

photo update #2

photo update#1

                                                                      (Blowing dandilions at trout lake)

riding around Telluride, CO

Kiana update

After starting Kiana on the formula that is made specificly for toddlers she is doing quite well she hasnt' had diareahha since she started drinking it and i'm gratefull. She has also started to talk more so here is a translataion of the words she says now:    akie=blanket, ilk=milk, ink= drink, mommy, no, deta=Aelita, ocks =blocks, socks, shoe, and there are several other words that she can say now i just cant' seem to think of them at the moment.

another kiana update

Kiana is finally back to her normal self again. she's still got slightly swollen tonsils but she's eating a bit better now and not sleeping all day long. She's also back to annoying the heck out of Aelita. She is on a toddler formula now to help with her anemia and it has also seemes to be helpping with her diarrhea which is a plus.  The heart murmur isn't as noticable now either now that she's not so sick but it's still there.

update on Kiana

Today Kiana is feeling a little bit better. This morning she woke up still feeling kind of yucky and drink some water a little too quickly. Anyway, apparently her swollen tonsils were also bleeding quite a bit because she ended up throwing up a lot of mucus and blood all over her blanket she also got a bloody nose in the middle of the night or early this morning. I'm really hoping that this is the end of her being sick for a while or she at least doesn't throw up anymore blood anytime soon. but now she's back to her almost normal self just a tad bit more whiny then normal.

Doctor appointment

Today I had to take Kiana back to the doctor for a fever of 103.2 it turns out that she has a sore throat and has been sleeping all day long today and hasn't really be up at all for more then maybe 2mins at a time before she falls back to sleep she hasn't eaten anything other than a few pieces of toast at 940 and a few sips of water through out the day while she's been awake. hopefully this goes away soon and my baby will be back to her normal self again.

Kiana's GI appointment

Today Kiana had her GI appointment in Salt Lake. It went pretty well and they pretty much said that she just has toddler diarreha and that i need to reduce the amound of fluids that she takes in and increase the amounts of fat and fiber that she takes in. so now i've but her on a toddler formula that she really likes and pedisure which she also likes and they include extra fiber and fats i've also got to make sure that i give her more fresh fruits and veggies. 

Tomorrow

Tomorrow is Kiana's GI Appointment and i'm terrified of what they could find out.  I'm also nervous i've never had to have this kind of stuff done with either of the girls and it scares me. I just hope every thing goes ok and that she's fine. I'm really hoping that i just over reacting.

Should have Known

I should have known it was too good to be true. Anyway in case you're wondering what i'm talking about, Ki's diarreha has returned and it's really getting fustrating. It also means that i have to go up to salt lake on my own to the pediatric GI specialist to see if maybe they can figure out what's going on with her and why she's not been able to have a solid bowel movement since starting on solid foods. I hate not knowing whats going on with her and not being able to fix it. i thougth the alinia had solved the problem but i guess not at least she got a three day reprive from the diarreha and we got a short reprive from the awful smell that came with it.

update on Kiana

Kiana is doing a little bit better. She's on to a new phase in life that i never had to deal with with Aelita. Kiana has learned how to undress her self including the diaper and so it is difficult to keep her dressed and I've had to start putting her diapers on backwards to keep her from taking them off. She was also put on Alinia for 3 days for her diarrhea issues and is now eating a lot less then she normally does. i can't even get her to eat a full bowl of cereal anymore. Maybe that will change after the meds are out of her system and she'll start eating better again. if the diarrhea stays away i will be able to cancel her GI appointment which I'm hoping i will be able to because I'm terrified to have to do that on my own with no one to go with me.

really Kiana seriously

Ok this morning kiana decided that it was time to wake up at 6am and pour Aelita's Cup of water all over mommy and the bed in order to wake up mommy, it was so cold so needless to say i was soaked this morning and had to wake up(me getting woken up is never a good idea though I'm usally pretty cranky) Luckly she finally went back to sleep and so did i but Aelita was up for the long haul today and i just put a movie on on the laptop and let her watch until the computer finally died

Doctor appointment

Today i took kiana to the doctor's again. She has had diarrha since she started eating solid foods. well last night she had a little bit of blood mixed in as well so today i took her back to see dr. Glade who also happens to be a counselor in our stake presidency as well. anyway, he looked her over and ordered  some more lab work and wants her to go see a pediatric Gastrointestinal specialist for some test. I just really hope that they can figure out what's going on with her and that it's nothing too serious.

Sleep

For the past few nights kiana will NOT go to sleep for anything. When she does finally fall asleep she's up again in about 2 hours or so. It's getting so aggravating because after awhile she wakes up Aelita.  She's also way more cranky during the day too and i have no idea why. She used to be such a happy baby and lately its like the terrible two have completely taken her over.

Kiana is now 28 months old and a very happy baby for the most part, however she has started waking up in the middle of the night and is still not talking at the level she should be talking at. She also is starting to sign a little bit more and will get very fustrated if you don't figure out what she wants when she wants it. She has also started hitting aelita and thinks that it's funny.

signing

The speech interventionist has been having us work with kiana on signing for things until she can speak and she has done pretty good she signs more and please almost all the time now.  she still gets angry if she can't figure out how to do something and you show her how to do it. she also gets pretty upset if you try to throw things away for her and not let her do it.

Potty

Kiana went pee on her little potty tonight !!!!!

I know i know its been a long time

sorry it's been so long since i've updated Kiana's blog.
 she is doing well. she is starting to talk more finally but still won't tell you what she wants or needs. When she's hungry she'll just point to the fridge and whine. she will say more when she's done eating what she had. she also sings twinkle twinkle little star and the ABC song(sounds kinda funny though)  she says mommy, daddy, aelita, sister, diaper, and a few others that i can't think of at the moment. She is still meeting with the early intervention people from kids on the move here in utah. Her next appointment is actually on wednesday so i'll post an update on how that appointment goes.

Easter

Kiana had a pretty good easter. In the morning after breakfast she got her easter basket from mommy that had a stuffed doggy with bunny ears and a flower in its mouth that she loved as well as some candy. in between conference sessions Sister and brother Johnson gave her and Aelita a huge picture of Jesus with children. After conference we went down to Jenny and Nates in paysen for dinner and dessert.Kiana had a Ton of fun playing with Remington and all of his toys.

Early intervention appointment

Today Kiana had another appointment with her early intervention person Melinda.  Melinda work with herand me on parallel talk which is using simple phrases such as egg open and egg closed or pig in and pig out and a few other things like that. She also work with us on signing "more" 

she speaks....kinda

lately kiana has slowly started to say a few more words lately but they are still pretty much nonunderstandable, and she still mostly grunts whines and cries to get what she wants or needs.  However when she needs a diaper changed she'll to get me a diaper and the wipes and starts to undress herself so that i can change her diaper(i'm thinking that means it's time to start to potty train her, but i like having a baby around way too much) She also likes to sing twinkle twinkle little star, when she sings it it's inkle inkle ittle tar but it's still way cute and at least she's finally trying to talk more now.  she also has a meeting with her early interventionist on Wednesday so I'll let you all know how that's going. some goals that they've set for her are

1. learn some basic signs

2. imitate animal and environmental sounds

3. increase vocab to 25 to 30 words from the 10 or so that she now says.

Ryan and Asha's Wedding

Kiana was a flowergirl for Ryan and Asha's wedding. She was actually a little terrified of all the people that were around and didn't quite know what to do for the 1st few days when all of ryan's family started to show up and just wanted to be held. however after a few days she started warming up and just wanted to be with all the other kids. She also looked adorable in her dress and really enjoyed the food.

i am assuming that i was feeding her something when ryans sister took this pic.(i wish i could cut myself out of the pic though)

hearing test

today kiana got a visit fromthe nursethat works with the people thatwillbe working with her on her speech. she passed her hearing screen, and is 30 something in and weighs 25lbs

Bright eyes

Kiana with curly hair. Kiana really loves to have her hair done. She just loves to have it brushed and put up and is just so much fun when it comes to doing her hair.

Next assessment with kids on the move(early intervention program in Utah)

This thursday Kiana has her overall assessment with kids on the move. The will check her hearing and a few other things they will also play with some toys with her to try and get her to talk. I'll post more after the actually assessment and tell you how it went.

Speech Delay

today Kiana had a meeting with Kids on the move for her language.  She's really not talking much at all and today i was told that she was on the border of a moderate/severe delay with her language. so next week her developmental specialist will call me and we'll set up another meeting so that they can do an overall assessment

New Bed

Yesterday i bought the girls bunkbeds and put them together. Since I hadn't bought a the second mattress yet that night kiana still slept in her toddler bed and aelita slept on the bottom bunk. Tonight i finally got the other mattress and put it up on the top bunk and attached the ladder to the bed. So tonight is Kiana's first night in a twin bed and she seems to like it and fell asleep quite quickly. The only thing i'm afraid of is her climbing up and down the ladder since i can't take it off the bed during nap times without unscrewing it from the bed. She also got new sheets and a new pillow for her bed but is still sleeping with her blanket that i made her for her birthday.

update on Kiana's lab work

well thursday i was finally able to get what we need to take to the lab from kiana and took it in and they drew her blood. this kid is made of steel or something cause even after they poked her with the needle and moved it around until they found the vain she didn't make a sound and just sat there and watched them take her blood.Anyway, the lab work came back negitive meaning no celieac disease or anything like that which I'm gratefull for. On the 18th of this month she meets with kids on the move to see if she's where she needs to be with her language.

2 year well baby appointment.

Today was Kiana's well baby appointment. She weighs 24lbs and is 32 inches tall. The doctor looked her over and she's doing pretty good, however, since she's been having really runny diapers still he wants to do some test on her to see what's making her diapers so runny still.  He also wants her to meet with kids on the move to see if she needs any early intervention with her language.
some words she can say now:
cup
hi
bye
momma
aelita
sissy
eat
more
ashes
baby
koogle
banana
night-night

Happy Birthday Baby Girl

Today Kiana is turning two. I can't believe that two years have already gone by since she was born. She's So much fun to have around and loves to play and be held. She also loves to give kisses and hugs. She still isn't talking much though but here are some of the words that she can say.
Mommy    cup
daddy        ashes(her part of singing ring around the rosie)
eat             sissy
more
aelita
baby
Koogle
banana
that's pretty much all she can say. other than that she just grunts,points and whines until someone figures out what she wants.
 Today is also her birthday party which i'll post after it happens. 
Kiana also really likes to eat. her favorites though are greenbeans, broccoli, bananas, and spaghetti.

Turning 2

I can't believe that my baby girl will be 2 in just 6 more days. This year we're just going to have a small party since i don't really have many friends in the utah area yet and she is only going to be two, plus the last time i had a big party planned for one of the girls now one that said they were coming actually came so this year i'm really not planning on anyone showing up if they do wonderfull if not oh well. We'll be having a baked patatoe bar and cake and ice cream. It will still be fun. I'm making Kiana a princess blanket which i need to start soon.

Doc Appointment

Today i took Kiana in to see the doctor because she hadn't had a dirty diaper for 21/2 days and when she did it was really runny. I also talked to him about her nosebleeds, however i'm an airhead and forgot to mention the brusing on her feet and legs. He pretty much said that she's doing fine and to just keep montitoring her and if things get worse then we'll go from there he also said to keep a list of the words that she says and bring it to her well baby appointment next month, and to give her more veggies to eat rather than fruits and limit her juice intake.

Kelli's Visit.

Kiana really enjoyed the visit we had from Kelli, Tom and Morgan. They brought her a headband with some flower attachments and candy. Kiana also loved the monkey ornament and promtly broke of the poor monkeys tail then aelita knocked it's ear off but i will glue him back together and then put him night night until next christmas when we can give him the safety of the christmas tree. She also really liked taking to morgan and giving her her blanket and pacifers and toys.

Kiana with the way Cute headband from Kelli