Below is a picture of Cecilia clapping for joy over her little sister.
Cecilia looking adoringly at her little sis.
Bob's girls.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Cecilia - The Big Sister
Bob and Kelly cannot believe how wonderfully Cecilia is being with her little sister. She loves to hold Anna and is a great help whenever Bob or Kelly changes Anna's diaper. The one thing that Cecilia hasn't gotten used to is why Bob and Kelly feed Anna so many bottles. Sometimes she thinks she needs a bottle too. Kelly and Bob are trying to wean Cecilia from the bottle so it is a challenge.
Below is a picture of Cecilia clapping for joy over her little sister.
Cecilia looking adoringly at her little sis.
Bob's girls.
Below is a picture of Cecilia clapping for joy over her little sister.
Cecilia looking adoringly at her little sis.
Bob's girls.
Monday, September 25, 2006
She's Here!!
Kelly, Bob, and Cecilia are delighted to announce that Anna Grace Ostroski has joined their family on September 22, 2006 at 2:25 pm. She weighed 6 lbs. 3 oz. and was 19 inches long.
How did it all happen? Kelly had been having some irregular blood pressures. She had gone into Triage the Friday prior to be monitored but was sent home. At her appointment on Monday, Dr. Long took a look at her and decided that they could wait a week to see her again unless she were to have some other symptoms.
On Thursday, Kelly was experiencing some other symptoms and called the office. They wanted to monitor her in Triage. While there, Kelly's blood pressures didn't come down and it was decided to induce the labor. Kelly was admitted to the hospital at 8 pm and the induction started.
Kelly's progress continued through the night and was relatively slow going. Finally, around 2 pm, Kelly felt contractions that were harder than the epidural would get rid of. She called in the nurse. The doctor on call - Dr. Archer - followed behind. Dr. Archer checked Kelly and said, "How about we have this baby, now!!" Everyone gowned up, Dr. Archer asked Bob if he wanted to cut the cord (he said yes), and Kelly was able to start pushing. From the time Kelly first pushed and Anna was delivered - 5 minutes. One of the nurses in the room said it was the fastest delivery she has ever seen. Bob was unable to cut the cord because when Anna first came out, her umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck. Dr. Archer swiftly clamped it off, cut the cord and had plopped Anna on Kelly's chest in a matter of seconds.
Anna seemed to take an eternity to breathe, but finally did and wailed. Tears of joy filled Bob and Kelly. A beautiful girl has blessed Kelly & Bob.
Kelly, Bob, and Anna Grace just after delivery.
Anna at home waiting for Kelly to stop taking pictures of her.
How did it all happen? Kelly had been having some irregular blood pressures. She had gone into Triage the Friday prior to be monitored but was sent home. At her appointment on Monday, Dr. Long took a look at her and decided that they could wait a week to see her again unless she were to have some other symptoms.
On Thursday, Kelly was experiencing some other symptoms and called the office. They wanted to monitor her in Triage. While there, Kelly's blood pressures didn't come down and it was decided to induce the labor. Kelly was admitted to the hospital at 8 pm and the induction started.
Kelly's progress continued through the night and was relatively slow going. Finally, around 2 pm, Kelly felt contractions that were harder than the epidural would get rid of. She called in the nurse. The doctor on call - Dr. Archer - followed behind. Dr. Archer checked Kelly and said, "How about we have this baby, now!!" Everyone gowned up, Dr. Archer asked Bob if he wanted to cut the cord (he said yes), and Kelly was able to start pushing. From the time Kelly first pushed and Anna was delivered - 5 minutes. One of the nurses in the room said it was the fastest delivery she has ever seen. Bob was unable to cut the cord because when Anna first came out, her umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck. Dr. Archer swiftly clamped it off, cut the cord and had plopped Anna on Kelly's chest in a matter of seconds.
Anna seemed to take an eternity to breathe, but finally did and wailed. Tears of joy filled Bob and Kelly. A beautiful girl has blessed Kelly & Bob.
Kelly, Bob, and Anna Grace just after delivery.
Anna at home waiting for Kelly to stop taking pictures of her.
Spaghetti Face Cecilia
Dinner at the Ostroski Household can be a lot of fun, especially when Bob & Kelly allow Cecilia to have something REALLY good and MESSY!!! Bob thought that spaghetti with sauce would be a great dinner.
Here is proof positive that Cecilia loves to eat, she loves spaghetti sauce - Paul Newman's Sockaroo to be exact, and when she eats it, she gets VERY messy. Kelly thinks she looks like an oompa loompa afterwards.
It was definitely bath time after this dinner.
Celie really pondering the goodness of Sockarooni Sauce.
What? I have what on my face? Oh no!!
Oh Boy!!!! Spaghetti & a funny face!!!
Here is proof positive that Cecilia loves to eat, she loves spaghetti sauce - Paul Newman's Sockaroo to be exact, and when she eats it, she gets VERY messy. Kelly thinks she looks like an oompa loompa afterwards.
It was definitely bath time after this dinner.
Celie really pondering the goodness of Sockarooni Sauce.
What? I have what on my face? Oh no!!
Oh Boy!!!! Spaghetti & a funny face!!!
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Celie Medical Update
On September 1st, we took Cecilia in for X-rays and a check up visit. Kelly had purposely scheduled the appointment for first thing in the morning so that they would not have to wait as in times past. However, after being at the hospital for 4 hours and Cecilia having a meltdown that no amount of Animal Crackers, cookies, crackers, juice or milk would suffice, we finally got to see the Dr. ( for 6 minutes). She let Bob and Kelly know that she was sorry for the wait and that Cecilia's hips look good and that her hardware can come out anytime. Kelly and Bob were shocked that the hardware could be taken out so early. The Dr. thought it would be a good idea to wait until a few months after the baby would be born because (here is the kicker) Cecilia would have to be immobile - no walking - for a month after the procedure. The shock of that news floored Kelly & Bob. It wasn't until they had settled Cecilia down in the van on the way home that they were coming to the realization of how hard keeping Celie down would be.
Once they were able to calm down from the experience of the day and absorb the diagnosis, Kelly called and made an appointment to have the hardware taken out. Cecilia will be free of all metal inside her body on January 18, 2007. As for keeping her still, Bob and Kelly will try to do their best to keep her contained, but they are pretty sure that for the first couple of days, she won't feel like doing very much anyway from being sore. They are more concerned about her being able to take pain medication. Ever since her surgery, she has had anxiety when she needs to take pain medication. Masking it with Chocolate syrup doesn't even work anymore.
Is this condition hereditary? They really don't know. However, once a child has been diagnosed with a dislocated hip, they will screen subsequent children. Therefore, when Anna is 2 weeks old, they will do an ultrasound to view her hips and will continue to monitor her progress as they did with Celie.
Once they were able to calm down from the experience of the day and absorb the diagnosis, Kelly called and made an appointment to have the hardware taken out. Cecilia will be free of all metal inside her body on January 18, 2007. As for keeping her still, Bob and Kelly will try to do their best to keep her contained, but they are pretty sure that for the first couple of days, she won't feel like doing very much anyway from being sore. They are more concerned about her being able to take pain medication. Ever since her surgery, she has had anxiety when she needs to take pain medication. Masking it with Chocolate syrup doesn't even work anymore.
Is this condition hereditary? They really don't know. However, once a child has been diagnosed with a dislocated hip, they will screen subsequent children. Therefore, when Anna is 2 weeks old, they will do an ultrasound to view her hips and will continue to monitor her progress as they did with Celie.
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