Rewind...

Kamalee Joy Ulschmid

turned 1 yesterday!

We made it through her first year. It was a little bumpy but none the less, we made it and our doing fabulous. A little catch up on what's been going on: We recently visited the GI. Just a check up no tests; however, we did get the OK to switch to whole milk. We are in the process of that right now. She is getting half milk, half formula. In a couple days she will be on all milk and so far we have had good results! She is also getting used to eating 3 big meals and snacks instead of eating every two hours.

This week OT did an eval and she is up to standards in everything except release skills. She is still in play mode and doesn't like to give toys back. But who can blame her :) Other than that she is at a 'normal' stage for oral and motor skills. GO GIRL!

She is really into standing anymore. Anytime she finds something low enough (the bathtub) she can grab she will pull herself up. Still no knee action but I think she may just skip that and go straight to walking. She has been doing so well with walking holding your hands. She used to be pretty stiff and walk kind of by swinging her legs around instead of forward. Now, she is bending the knees and actually stepping. I am hoping by Christmas she will be able to stand alone and maybe walk with a little assistance...We better get working!!!

Last but not least, she had another heart appointment and all is the same. Which means GOOD news. She still has a small leakage in the valve that was repaired but the cardiologist assures us it isn't changing and is fairly normal. We go again in Feb. (which will be a year from surgery) and he suggested that he should be able to know if further surgeries will be neccessary or not. Whew! I think we have covered it all for awhile.

Here are the puppy pictures for the last year showing her growth....wow how that time went by!

Our 1 year old!!!!