Re: Mya's new DOC band! (long story and pics)

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Christi:

Yay, I'm so happy Mya slept so great her 1st night in her band. Also

happy there weren't any bad red spots! That's terrific. Things are

going nice & smooth for you guys - hopefully your next trip will go

this smooth too ;-).

Debbie Abby's mom DOCgrad

MI

> > Re: Mya's new DOC band! (long story and

pics)

> >

> >

> > well Mya slept just fine last night. She slept her normal 12

> hours.

> > What a relief. I took it off this morning to check to for

red

> spots

> > and none! Yeahh! Im so glad. Now I need to find out what the

> > differece is between ethyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol and

> which

> > one am I supposed to be using to clean the band? I bought

both of

> > them cause I had no idea. I didnt even know there was more

then

> one.

> > I also stopped at s today thinking I could find some

cool

> rub

> > on transfers and there selection really stunk! Walmarts

> selection

> > was better. I wanted to find some really cute letters but no

> luck.

> > Guess I will keep searching. Im just so glad Mya is doing so

well

> in

> > her band.

> > Christi mom to Mya

> >

> > > >

> > > > Well Mya got her new DOC band yesterday. We drove to

> > > > Charlotte and stayed in a hotel. Which ended up being

> > > > a disaster. I was staying at the Hilton and who

> > > > wouldve guessed that there would be two different

> > > > Hiltons within blocks of each other. Well not me

> > > > obviously cause I parked in the parking garage grabbed

> > > > all our gear and Mya and my 4 year old Chloe and we

> > > > walked to the elevator went up on the elevator then

> > > > had to walk down 2 flights of stairs to get to the

> > > > check in when the woman then asks me as bags are

> > > > falling everywhere are you sure you are at this

> > > > Hilton. I looked at her and said THIS HILTON?? WHAT DO

> > > > YOU MEAN THIS HILTON? She said oh we have another one

> > > > a couple blocks down. I just said I have no idea. SO

> > > > she called and sure enough I was supposed to be in the

> > > > other one. So I then grabbed all our gear and kids

> > > > and walked back up the two flights of stairs and back

> > > > down the elevator to my car and the drove a couple

> > > > blocks to the OTHER Hilton. Where I had to drive into

> > > > the parking garage go up about 10 steps with Mya in a

> > > > stroller (thinking this would make it easier to carry

> > > > the bags)carrying a pack in play, diaper bag,suit

> > > > case, my purse , Myas DOC band (because I was told to

> > > > leave it off till the red spot on her forehead went

> > > > away). Meanwhile CHloe is carrying her stuffed unicorn

> > > > her back pack and her coat. So we go up these 10 steps

> > > > then down the elevator to check in. Then back up the

> > > > elevator to our room. By which time I am throwing the

> > > > bags and pack and play down cause my arms and

> > > > shoulders are hurting so bad. (I am 5 ft tall and

> > > > weigh 105 lbs all my stuff probably weighed more then

> > > > me hahaha) Then Chloe asks can we go to Mcdonalds now?

> > > > I said to her Im sorry baby but MOmmy is not leaving

> > > > this hotel untill tomorrow morning. So we ordered in

> > > > room service. Which was terrible. I got CHloe chicken

> > > > tenders which were way too spicy and I got a crab cake

> > > > sandwhich which in a couple hours I would be throwing

> > > > up and continue to throw up all night long. I then put

> > > > Myas band back on and she was just as happy as can be.

> > > > She didnt have a care in the world. Till I tried to

> > > > put her in that pack n play to sleep. Nooo way was she

> > > > sleeping in there. So I ended up having CHloe on one

> > > > side of me kicking me all night long and Mya on the

> > > > other side clenching my shirt and everytime I would

> > > > try to move to get comfortable she would grab hold of

> > > > my shirt tighter and whine as if to say dont you dare

> > > > think of moving. Mya woke up about 3 am screaming and

> > > > pulling at the band so I took it off her and her

> > > > forehead was blood red. Same spot it kept getting red

> > > > and they kept softening. So I kept it off and let her

> > > > go back to sleep. I put it back on in the morning when

> > > > we woke up. We then checked out which I wont even

> > > > begin to describe my getting all my gear back to the

> > > > car because Im sure you get the idea. We went back to

> > > > Cranial tech for another skin check and for pictures.

> > > > And they softened the band one more time on the

> > > > forehead part. WHich seems to be fine and not causing

> > > > any more red spots. She is in her crib right now

> > > > asleep just like normal except for shes not on her

> > > > belly like she normally rolls to her belly to sleep.

> > > > Shes on her side. But shes sleeping and I hope she

> > > > will sleep through the night like normal. Anyway

> > > > thats my LONG story. I am attaching pictures of her.

> > > > The pictures are with a web cam so they arent the

> > > > greatest. I have to get my film developed tomorrow.

> > > > But I just had to start decorating when we got home. I

> > > > figure Ill keep playing around with stickers and rub

> > > > ons. Whewww now all my stress is gone all my worrying

> > > > about how she would react to the band was for nothing

> > > > cause Mya is just fine.

> > > > Christi

> > > > Mom to Mya DOC band 2/6/02

> > > >

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