When is Spring?

I ask the question "When is Spring?" because once again Trinity has a really bad cold. It started last week Tuesday and Shannon and I thought that we would let her try to fight it off, but unfortunately it only got worst. On Monday I took her into the Pediatrician to find that she has a slight case of pneumonia. Basically when Trinity gets a cold it is going to be very hard for her to fight it off because she has such a severe case of scoliosis. With scoliosis it is hard for them to get enough air into their lungs to fight off the infections. When they did the x-ray on her lungs they found some spots on them so they are putting her on an antibiotic and we are doing some breathing treatments. So I guess until Trinity gets the scoliosis repaired she will always have a hard time with colds. We are doing some checking to see if Shriners can provide us with a nebulizer otherwise we will probably have to purchase one, since Trinity will always struggle with colds.

I know I haven't updated in a while about Trinity so I am going to backup a couple weeks. Trinity was accepted into the Minnetonka school district for Early Childhood Intervention. They will be doing her PT and OT. The great thing about this is that they come to our house to work with her and they also work with Aubree so she can learn how to interact with Trinity. Today was her first official therapy with OT and it went great. They watched her eat some baby food and a bottle. They also brought what is called a corner chair that has a tray so Trinity can play with toys sitting up and they are at a level that she can reach them. She did a great job in this, especially since she is sick. They were very impressed with how Trinity was doing and they have so many different ideas. It really makes me excited! Hopefully soon we can have her sitting up on her own so she can have some independence! The Physical Therapist comes on Thursday morning and that will be our first time meeting him. It is so nice to know that there are programs out there to help kids with special needs so they can do the things that other kids can. It helps reduce the stress on the parents.

Trinity also had her one year checkup a couple of weeks ago and they had some concerns. She lost some weight after the last surgery and has not been gaining any back. They are going to recheck her in a couple weeks and if she don't gain any then they are going to do a swallow study to see if she has any reflux problems. This cold is not helping any because Trinity is not that interested in eating, but hopefully she will start feeling better and start eating more.

If you think of Trinity please pray that she would start feeling better and that her lungs would clear up. Even though she feels crummy she still has such a big smile on her face!