Thank Heaven For Little Girls: Kenzie turns 3!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Kenzie turns 3!

It was a very exciting and sad day at our house yesterday. My baby turned 3!! I cannot believe it has been three years already since this tiny little thing came into our lives. She started out 5 lbs 4 oz. In three years she has still not grown a ton but has a HUGE place in our hearts. At 4 months old she was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. It was devastating. I cried and cried. All I could imagine was all of the things she was not going to be able to do. At 6 months old we started physical and occupational therapy with her. We also ran up massive hospital bills testing her for all sorts of things. She is tiny and her size was very concerning to my fabulous Pediatrician who cried with me the day she told me of her CP. Every blood test, MRI, and Spinal Tap that we ran came back completely clean. Finally the Pediatric Neurologist told us that she simply has Spasticity which just means that her muscles are extra tight in her shoulders and her hips. As a result she has freakish upper body strength. We had to get rid of her crib at a very young age because she could pull herself up and out of it.

Fast forward to two months ago when she was deemed by her fabulous Occupational Therapist whom we also love dearly that she is no longer delayed at all and no longer qualifies for services. I was so excited I cried. If you are around her at all now days you would never know there is anything wrong with her. Down the road if she plays sports she may have some issues but for now she is good to go! Kenzie loved "Her Breezy" as she called her (the occupational therapist) so much that she insisted we buy her a pink Christmas tree. And so of course we did. It even made Breezy cry. We will never be able to repay her for all that she has done for our daughter.

So now we have this healthy completely spunky little girl that is such a joy in our house. I decided to take my Girl Scout Troop to go see a private showing of Tangled here at the theater and the only day we could do it was on Kenzie's birthday. So of course Kenzie told everyone that we were going for her birthday. She truly believed that all of those girls were there for her party. And there were over 40 Girl Scouts there. I will never be able to top that birthday party next year!!!

Now onto the presents. Because of the time of year my girls get clothes for their birthdays(and maybe a few other things) and toys for Christmas. Kenzie's first present was a Pillow Pet and she absolutely loved it!