Life has been taking us along for the ride the last six months that I have not updated. Melissa is doing great. She is a big sister to a brother and a sister for those of you who have not seen the siblings update page. She is taking this great and seems to really be adjusting well. She spent the month I was in the hospital at home with her siblings and did very well.

She is growing and growing-she is almost the size of a normal 5 year old. Just since Sep she has grown 3 inches! She is now 39 in long.

Since doing Hyperbaric she is a different girl. She is so much stronger. Every time she is on the floor now she rolls over from her back to her front. She is able to support herself on her tummy and hold her head up nicely. Her ability to sit up is amazing-not quite all on her own but very close.

She is doing a good job when she decides to answer a question. She seems to use yes and no the right way. She is getting into reading books with Josiah. They like to read the “I Spy” books.

Melissa going to Children’s Care did not work out. It has turned out to be a blessing that she is still at home. Melissa is now getting therapy in our home. We are working with the school district and she gets PT, OT, Speech, and Special Ed. We will continue with pool therapy when we get back to normal now that the babies have been born.

We finally figured out what we are getting for a wheelchair for Melissa. She will be getting a bigger Kid Kart. We go next week to finish getting it fitted on her.