Adamis Update

Hi everyone!

Yesterday, Mercedes and I followed Robert up to Sacramento to see where he works; see our new house; and sign 100 more papers at the title company! I'm really glad Mercedes went with us. I wanted her to know what "Sacramento" was since Daddy's always there and now she knows! Although, she doesn't realize it's an actual city. She thinks the building Robert works at is "Sacramento." heehee =) She's so cute! She did a great job all day long. While we were doing the business stuff, she just sat down quietly and watched some cartoons on Robert's hand-held computer tablet. I was very proud of her. Especially since she just seriously started potty training last week and with the very busy day of driving 2+hours to and from Sacramento, not once did she have a wet diaper all day long yesterday!!! We are so proud of her!!

The house is really nice! There are just a few changes Robert and I would both make, but it's a really nice house. It's a lot smaller than all the other houses we were looking at, but it's about the same size at our house in Vegas. This house has a lot of closet/storage space which makes it very functional, so that's a big plus! I think Mercedes liked the house, too... =) Click on the video below.


I really like Sacramento. It's so old and the neighborhoods there are amazing!! Gorgeous old houses - talk about character!! Of course, our house isn't like that. C'mon - it was built in 1980! haha One of these days, though, maybe we'll have a 100 year old house! =)

We were driving around and I was talking to Robert saying that Mia needs to get better so she can come live with us in Sacramento so we can go for walks. Mercedes heard something about a walk, so she said "Mommy, what did you say walks for?" So I explained what I had said and she got a HUGE smile on her face, threw her arms in the air and said "Oh, that would be GREAT! Go for walks with Mia in the WAGON!! Aww, baby Mia...." I thought that was so adorable!

Mia is really doing very well! For the last 10 days or so, Robert especially has noticed that Mia is taking some breaths on her own!! Just a few, generally, but a few times we've noticed her breathing 10-15 breaths above the vent settings for 30+ minutes! We haven't seen that in a REALLY long time, so this is very encouraging!!

She's getting very interactive and really enjoys playing with her toys (especially the little cat toys Mom found at Target! Little plastic balls with jingle bells inside.) We hung the little balls on strings and attached them to her toy bar. She loves it. =) She's talking more and more over her trach, too, which we haven't heard in a while!

Mia had a quarterly review two weeks ago. As far as her respiratory view, it hadn't changed too much. BUT they are VERY pleased with her neurological progress! =)

All the kids at CRC are getting their flu shots, but since Mercedes is highly allergic to eggs and there's always a good chance siblings could have the same allergies, I didn't want Mia getting her shot unless shew as tested for egg allergies. They tested her and she's not allergic to eggs, which is great!! They didn't test her for anything else, but of course we're praying she's not allergic to food - or at least different things than Mercedes is! =)

Mia is getting a lot stronger. She's holding her arms and legs up for much longer periods of time and she's getting really good about moving her head around, in very controlled movements. She's not at floppy, althrough, she's still rather weak especially when she's sitting up. But, an improvement is an improvement!! =) I'm always proud of her!

Robert and I are doing well... the weekdays apart aren't too bad, thanks to phones, texting, chatting online and now Skype (video chat)! I've actually been sick for the past week and wasn't able to see Mia last Tuesday, Thursday or Friday. I had a really weird sore throat, then it turned into an occasional cough, then I was fine. Then that night my chest started getting congested and I've been congested ever since. I feel better this morning, but I'm not sure if I still need to go to the doctor or not. I really don't want to get meds, but this cough just isn't very productive which kind of worries me.

On Friday, I had missed Mia so much that I HAD to see her! I knew I couldn't go in, but I decided that when Robert got there, I'd have him visit with her in her rooms so I could stand outside by the window and see her, too! That's actually not a bad way to visit! On Saturday I was given the OK to come in, but with a mask, so that's how I visited Saturday and Sunday. I wasn't able to visit yesterday because I got home late from Sacramento, but I plan on seeing her today.

After spending so much time with just Mercedes last week, when I finally got to hold Mia, she felt so light and tiny!! She's about 16 pounds, which isn't too off from what most 9 month olds are, but compared to my biggest baby girl, she felt so little! =) I loved holding her!

On Saturday, Robert took Mercedes and I to Half Moon Bay for the day. We went for a beautiful long drive, had lunch at a restaurant, walked on the pier, then took Mercedes to a Pumpkin Patch for the first time! (I don't think there ARE any in Vegas!) It was a great day!! =)

You can pray that the closing cost money gets wired to the title company in time today, because if it does, the transaction will get recorded today - we will close on the house! Robert MAY be getting the keys tonight if all goes well! If not tonight, then tomorrow. I guess he's going to look into beginning to stay there on Monday - IF he can get some internet. An empty house without people or internet can be very boring! =)

Continue keeping our family in your prayers!

God bless you all,
Rachael <3