News « Aria MacDonald

Seems as though it has been a whole week since the last update!  Time flys right?
Aria is doing really well.  She is so proud of her walking and ‘no hands standing’.  She likes to try to stand up without holding on to anything and she is so so proud of herself!  Aria is saying lots […]

ARIA TOOK HER FIRST STEPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was last night and she was up late, really late.  Her bedtime is normally 6.30-7pm ish, just after Daddy finishes wiggle juice.  Except last night the bag of TPN burst and we didn’t have a spare.  Panic stations!  Not really, we just rang our excellent TPN company (wiggle […]

We are back from a most wonderful weekend on Waiheke Island!!  YAY.  Lots to say but we had a nice relaxing time and met some new friends.  Aria had a great time too and it really helped her being around new people and new experiences.  Lots of new words and confidence.
For Hamish and I it […]

…wicked.   I am not sure we are wicked but weary perhaps.  Definitely weary and sick.  Hamish, myself and now Asher are sick.  The most healthy person in the house is Aria!!  Poor Ashie has an ear and throat infection so we whisked him off to the Docs for some ABX.
Some of you will know Matisse.   […]

I am wondering if this is going to come off as a ‘poor me’ post.   Or maybe like an invitation to my Pity Party with me being the guest of honour.
Two weeks on and Aria is doing well.  She has a bit of a cold right now but other than that she is doing pretty […]

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This is Aria and Asher being cute one day last week.  When Aria wakes up I bring in Ashie with me and Aria tells me to put Asher in the bed with her.  Aria was holding Ashie’s hand and kissing it and then kissing her Green Dolly’s hand (yes that is the name of her […]

Aria is off insulin now which is great news!!  Our night were pretty awful having to wake her to give her a finger prick to test her blood sugar.  Not a nice way to wake up!!  We tried different ways to wake her to make it easier but nothing worked.  Still only one more night […]

Aria was discharged today.  Yay, it took awhile to get out but we are home finally.
Interesting we are home on IV insulin, a first for Starship from what I understand.  Everyone is a bit amazed because IV insulin is mainly only done in intenstive care, not at home by two non-medical professionals.  Anyway Starship seem […]

Tomorrow marks two weeks in hospital for Aria and our family.  I honestly can’t believe it.  It has been such a long time.
This post is about Hamish
Hamish has spent 13 nights in hospital and been going to work.  That blows my mind.  Simply because you get very little sleep in hospital because of antibiotics and […]