tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56240427536290616652024-03-12T22:40:48.357-07:00A Tiny Piece of Heaven: Sianna's JourneyAlisha Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17586956696492760465noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624042753629061665.post-31563291842061117732013-02-14T07:41:00.003-08:002013-02-14T07:41:40.245-08:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As much as I enjoy writing, I clearly do not have the discipline to maintain a daily or even WEEKLY blog. SO at my attempt to take baby steps, lol. I will try to post monthly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sweet sweet Sianna. She has grown tremendously. She is standing and trying to take steps. She moves around the room while holding onto things. She knows how to climb 2 stairs and to get down off of the couch or low beds (platform). She has 6 teeth (4 up top, 2 below) and 2 more cutting through at the bottom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy Valentine's Day!!!</span><br />
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<br />Alisha Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17586956696492760465noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624042753629061665.post-28582540976032914212012-12-17T13:50:00.001-08:002012-12-17T13:58:35.978-08:00Been a Long Time, Such a Long Time... Tell Me How Long Has it Been? <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No wonder Sianna loves Puss in Boots. </span><br />
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SOOOOO much has happened. Too much to detail so I'll give some highlights:</span><br />
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Sianna sat up for the first time on October 27th - Oh and I mean like sat straight up and started playing with toys like a little gopher. It was too cute. I cried. I'll admit it. I'm a sucker.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Her Auntie Sandy got her a walker but her feet are like 3 inches from the ground. lol. She likes to turn the wheel and beep the horn though!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">So apparently I have to let her <b>eat </b>the bows in order for her to let me put them in her hair. :-/</span></td></tr>
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<br />Alisha Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17586956696492760465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624042753629061665.post-15278922336798889142012-08-15T16:26:00.002-07:002012-08-15T16:27:15.213-07:00A little bit of everything....<br />
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I know it has been quite some time since my last post and a lot has happened.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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typing this blog from Washington Hospital Center. Sianna is at my parents’
house with my sisters and nephew. Damani is back in the hospital after not
feeling so well for the past few weeks. When he came in, he found out that he
has fluid built up in his lungs due to his previous Congestive Heart Failure. I
am trying to stay positive, but this is the third hospitalization in a year.
One of which resulted in him having a defibrillator/pace maker placed in his
chest. Mind you – he only turns 40 this year. More than anything I pray that he
can find a way to release all of the stress, grief, anger, etc. from past and
present let downs, heart aches and frustrations. Please keep us in your
prayers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On
a lighter note, I have wanted to write for some time now. About 3 weeks ago,
Sianna had another appointment at Johns Hopkins hospital and she met with Dr.
Ain! He was awesome. She had some x-rays done and he examined her spine which
he said looks excellent. He also asked was she already crawling (she was 7
months at the time) when I told him ‘no’ he said to watch out, because she
seemed really advanced and would probably crawl a lot earlier than I would
expect given her Achon. Well guess what? About a week later, she started to
scoot backward when put on her stomach. Fast forward about 8 days later and she
is army crawling EVERYWHERE! She does take breaks to rest her head, lol. I
think it’s still a tad bit heavy for her to keep up for too long but she is so
insistent upon getting around and moving that she crawls in short intervals. It
makes her SO happy to be on the floor getting around. It also drives me insane!
I’m so worried that something will fall on her, etc. So I put her in her room
with a VERY empty floor at the furthest point of the room, I put her toys on the
opposite end of the room and she has a BALL trying to reach them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Happy the echo is over... on the way to see Dr. Ain</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Waiting for Dr. Ain... yes, chewing on a [CLEAN] diaper....</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the examination table... waiting for the doc.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My little munchkin butt <3</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After her exam.</span></td></tr>
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Alisha Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17586956696492760465noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624042753629061665.post-54533440218889235102012-07-21T22:22:00.001-07:002012-07-21T22:22:26.568-07:00Cutie Booty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alisha Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17586956696492760465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624042753629061665.post-74914629257204916172012-07-19T11:49:00.000-07:002012-07-21T22:22:55.363-07:00Gratefulness...<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have been having an epiphany. Yes having, not 'had'. This hasn't been an immediate manifestation, like turning on a light bulb with only the flick of a switch. This has been more of a gradual increase of light, as if there is a dimmer knob to turn. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I recently started to read about the Law of Attraction and how like attracts like. Positive energy attracts the like by way of positive thinking and gratefulness. So, I have been making a concerted effort to be more positive in my thought process and also grateful for small things. It is nearly impossible to change all of the some 100,000 thoughts I have daily, but I'm making the effort to change some of my old 'cynical' and 'pessimistic' ways of thinking. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The biggest thing for me lately has been being grateful. So, I've tasked myself with writing down 5 things (big or small) that I am grateful for every day. I really write ANYTHING as long as I am truly grateful for it. Some of my past gratitude has gone to my umbrella, Sianna's pacifier, my fiance, a lock on the front door, etc. :-)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I can admit that I spent the first few months of Sianna's life, angry. Angry at the doctors who gave me prenatal care and didn't diagnose her in utero, angry at the doctors who did diagnose her post delivery, angry at God for letting me win the genetic lottery but never the Mega Millions, etc. I HAD to change my thinking about these issues. The anger would eat me alive! It tried! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">SO WHAT the doctors didn't tell me in utero about her Achon. Maybe I would have had a sad, loathing pregnancy. Thinking that something was 'wrong' with my baby when it ISN'T!!!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">SO WHAT she was diagnosed with Achon by a not-so-friendly doctor shortly after her birth. Thank GOD she didn't come in to tell me that her chances of survival were slim or something truly hard to deal with.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and speaking of God, </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">SO WHAT he thought it best that I won the genetic lottery and not the Mega Millions. If I had, I'd probably just have a cold closet full of Chanel and Louboutins......</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">wait.... that didn't help....</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm still mad I haven't won the Mega Millions. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But getting back to the point - I AM grateful to God that my baby is special and one of a special group of beautiful people. I always knew I'd have a kid who'd be a show off. ;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's been quite a few days since my last post. Damani and I took an adventurous vacay to Miami and Jamaica - so fun! But I missed Sianna a lot. She was with my awesome baby sister Alexus aka "Auntie Ho-Ho" (she's going to kill me for that) nothing behind the name, I just teased her one day and it stuck lol. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So we came back from our trip and took all the girls to Ocean City. In tow was myself, Damani, Sianna, my step-daughter Damani, my sister Alexus, my girlfriend Ronda, her 8 year old Jaela and 18 year old Chaela, Chaela's boyfriend and Jaela's little friend Jada. WHEW! YES 10 of us. But we had a blast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So bright and EARLY Monday morning - and boy do I mean early - Sianna and I made the trek out to Baltimore to meet with Dr. Julie Hoover-Fong in Genetics at the David Rubenstein Pediatric Specialty Clinic. Let me just say that this was SUCH a change from the Children's National Medical Hospital Genetics Clinic. First off, I didn't feel like I was THE first Parent of a Little Person to come into the clinic. At CNH, I felt like a pioneer; and in the case of my child's health, this is not an achievement worth aspiring to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The doctors and nurses LOVED Sianna. She met Dr. Hoover-Fong as well as Nurse Elizabeth "Libby" Sparks. Nurse Sparks loved Sianna so much she offered to babysit anytime, lol. She took her around to all the other employees on the floor to gush at; and then the hi light of the ENTIRE visit came....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sianna came back into the room being held by another little person!!!! The program director Mrs. Colleen Gioffreda. It was awesome! I was SO pleased to see people like my baby right in front me. Colleen was awesome, she gave me the contact info for a woman in the area who does play dates and parties for children with dwarfism. I swear I thought I was alone in this area as far as having an LP baby. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyway, Sianna Banana and I are both exhausted so I can't type much but I know that this is going to be an awesome relationship with the John's Hopkins team.</span><br />
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<br />Alisha Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17586956696492760465noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624042753629061665.post-29825837464510352382012-06-23T23:05:00.001-07:002012-07-21T22:23:54.465-07:00Picture Time!<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So I couldn't resist logging in to post a few pics of Sianna from the past week or two. I love my little pumpkin!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">XOXO</span> Alisha and Sianna</span>Alisha Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17586956696492760465noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624042753629061665.post-58450059679081461432012-06-20T21:38:00.001-07:002012-07-21T22:24:19.113-07:00Sleep Study<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sianna's sleep study is this weekend. I have been trying to transition her from co-sleeping and into her BEAUTIFUL crib in her FABULOUS room that I slaved over along with my mom, dad, & sister....but of course, she would rather lay with mommy and daddy.
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyway, she is doing great. She is holding her head up more and has learned to travel across the bed and floor on her back by arching her back with her head and feet on the bed and scooting backward.
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How did mommy learn of Sianna's new trick? She scooted her little booty right off the bed and onto the floor. :-( Luckily, the pillow that was "guarding" her went first and she flipped face down on top of it.... and where was mommy? right by the bed, cleaning up and putting shoes in the closet. It happened SO quickly!!!
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyway, besides the shock we both encountered, everyone was okay. Although I think if I were a smoker, I would have needed a cigarette right then and there to calm my nerves. geesh!!!
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sianna & Alisha</span>Alisha Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17586956696492760465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624042753629061665.post-55225814497937590652012-06-11T15:06:00.000-07:002012-07-21T22:24:34.907-07:00The Beginning....<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hello Everyone!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My name is Alisha Endrea. My fiance Damani and I were blessed with our babygirl Sianna Alani on December 7th, 2011. For some of my family and friends, this may be your first time reading about Sianna's diagnosis and honestly, it's so much easier for me to share this way. At least for now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My pregnancy wasn't too hard, I gained relatively no weight until the last two months and all my diagnostic testing and ultrasounds came back 'normal' every time. But by month 9, week 1 I was BEYOND ready to have my little princess OUT of my body. :) She was a tad bit late and didn't want to come out even when I was sent into the hospital to induce my labor. Labor was intense, painful and scary - I can't lie - but Sianna was finally delivered by cesarean at 11:19 PM (coincidentally, 11/19 is the date of both her father and his mother's birthdays). She was BEAUTIFUL. Bright eyed, strong lungs, clear skin; beautiful. I saw absolute perfection when I looked at my princess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was wheeled out of the operating room with my baby in my arms and our new little family slept the night away - exhausted and happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The next morning, to my surprise, a doctor who we had never met before came into my room asking "Mom, have you noticed anything STRANGE about your baby?" <i>What the heck could she possibly mean? Was this a routine question? I mean, do they ask all new moms this question after they get to spend a full night with their new bundle? </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was confused and immediately alarmed. Something in the pit of my stomach told me this was NOT protocol. I, of course, answered simply: <b>No.</b> Damani, had been asleep in the chair/bed next to me but began to wake up when the doctor asked if I noticed anything wrong. I think his gut began to feel the way mine did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The cold doctor (I will give her the benefit of the doubt and assume that she is obligated be this way in her line of work) proceeded to sigh (as if it was shameful that I hadn't noticed) and reply:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>"Well Sianna's bone structure and measurements are characteristics of Achondroplasia..." </b><i>(Achondro -what?)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>"...a form of dwarfism."</b> <i>(Wait - dwarfs? Like little people? Like the little couple? please, go back to Achondro - whatever you said)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>"Most likely Sianna will never grow beyond 4 feet tall...." </b><i>(Hold on, her dad and I are short, so what. But what is this Achondro thing? MY Sianna? Is this woman lost? </i>At this point, I had my fingers ready to hit the Emergency nurse button, this woman was clearly nuts. ALL my ultrasounds were "normal", remember?<i>)</i><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>"We will need to do some X-rays and genetics will be in to do some blood work later on." </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And with that... she was gone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I try not to exaggerate (a lot); at least not in this instance: <b>Immediately</b>, I mean as quickly as she had come in, she left. This small framedm harmless looking woman, had single handedly delivered the most devastating blow I had ever received and get this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I immediately picked up my phone (thank God for phones that are smarter than people) and googled "dwarfism Achon".... and began educating myself and Damani as well as examining our little bundle of joy for 'evidence'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anyway, to fast forward through weeks of diagnosis, doctors, crying, TONS of denial, anger, embarrassment and the such, Sianna is now 6 months. Our baby girl is beautiful - and not just in a proud mom and dad kind of way- but truly beautiful in spirit and pretty cute to boot :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I must admit, I am still learning to accept her condition as a permanent truth. This IS a part of who she is and she, nor we can change it. I love my baby girl very much and I am learning everyday to understand Achon and what it will mean to her life as well as ours. I'm hoping that by blogging and connecting with LPA (Little People of America) I can gain some perspective on what this means for us.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">What I DO know and what I want our friends and loved ones to understand is that Achondroplasia in no way affects Sianna mentally or intellectually, or her ability to live a full, beautiful, healthy life. She just might develop a little slower physically: learn to hold her head up, crawl, or walk a little later than most. And of course she will be of small stature - although a few of you who already knew about her Achon have joked about how you didn't expect two shorties to make a very tall baby anyway ;-)~ To all of you who HAVE met Sianna, you know how sweet, happy, and charismatic of a baby she is and I'm glad she has so many people around her who truly care for her and will love her regardless.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Damani and I appreciate you.</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I can't type anymore, fingers hurt, so I'll just post some pics of her for now :)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sianna being silly @ 5 months old:</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Finally here she is today, watching mommy type and playing with Pinkie, her toy bear. She is 6 months old.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">XOXO</span> from Sianna & Alisha</span>Alisha Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17586956696492760465noreply@blogger.com9