tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42274762861117471012012-07-21T08:05:56.390-04:00WELCOME to our blog about Katie | Family | Meningitis | Hurdles Thank you for visiting! We love comments and always respond to your questions. You can email me at sorochinsky@gmail.com.Kristinenoreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-42566553434582695282011-02-01T21:44:00.004-05:002011-02-01T22:11:36.075-05:00

We have a little routine that Katie loves... it's being quizzed with the spelling of words. It's really crazy. At first we just thought it was memorization, but it became clear that she really understands the sounds of letters and can figure out words that she has never heard before. We've been shocked a number of times, and so we finally decided we should put this on video before she gets

Chris Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14776903337382540559noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-22284477990867778152010-10-30T22:51:00.003-04:002010-10-31T08:22:20.197-04:00

Ok, it's been a little long since the last post, so here is a recent video of Katie getting excited about the movie Up. She loves balloons, and the scene where the house is lifted off the ground by balloons almost makes her head explode.Excited about the movie UP from Chris Lee on Vimeo.

Chris Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14776903337382540559noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-45957892614658851652010-06-24T12:47:00.006-04:002011-08-16T14:49:11.787-04:00

Here's what we've been doing to help with Katie's speech. She has always watched videos while eating...not great, but she'll only eat with distraction. I found a ton of ESL videos on YouTube and she loves them. She thinks it's hilarious to try and repeat some of the harder words or phrases. As usual...please ignore my crazy mommy voice. Sorry for the lack of updates lately. We've been

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-14751035705237214842010-03-15T20:42:00.003-04:002010-03-15T21:35:05.555-04:00

It's been a while so I thought a long update was in order. I'm always thinking of things I should blog about during the day but once I have some time all I want to so is go to bed and get some sleep. After 6 months of insomnia I can't get enough sleep, it's great!Feeding is definitely the new "F" word in this house these past two years. I have so many grey hairs from the hours that we spend

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-24460057259644046182010-03-01T16:47:00.000-05:002010-03-01T15:11:44.917-05:00

A few weeks ago Katie started making some really exciting leaps forward in her speech. She's killing her ABC's. She now recognizes every uppercase letter in the alphabet and can say all but 4. She pronounces some correctly and some are her own little variations. We're going to work on the remaining letters...J, L, Q and R.She's totally obsessed with them and points them out all day long...in

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-79231313582017797932010-01-28T15:36:00.005-05:002010-01-28T16:46:50.983-05:00

Katie's been saying "Bia", "Bia" for a few weeks and we haven't been able to figure out what it meant. First I thought it was some variation of "Mia" which is how she says "Meow" to cats. I was all, "Oh that's cute Katie. The kitty says Mia and baby says Bia?" She'd just look at me with one eyebrow raised. Her look of scorn (she really does that, I'll have to capture it in a photo).Yesterday,

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-19705191336569739312010-01-12T12:00:00.002-05:002010-01-12T12:03:02.886-05:00

We're still here and will be doing lots of updating very soon! We've been swamped with the holidays, Katie's second birthday and more....

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-51260910167584276712009-11-23T12:31:00.003-05:002009-11-23T12:38:07.042-05:00

I wanted to finish off the H1N1 post by sharing our experience. We decided (after MUCH research and debate) to give Katie the H1N1 vaccine. In the end it was a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils, so to speak. We decided that a high fever for many days from the flu would be a lot worse than 1-2 days of a low grade fever from the vaccine. Turns out that the vaccine gave Katie FIVE days

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-37681244613407662782009-10-13T16:49:00.003-04:002009-10-13T17:39:54.226-04:00

So we're trying to decide what to do about the expected H1N1 pandemic. I thought I'd put this out there and ask...What is your plan?Katie is already quite a bit behind on the standard Canadian vaccine schedule. FYI - It's almost identical to the US version. She had a bad reaction (2 days of low grade fever) to all of the vaccines she's received to date, which is the reason we're spacing them out

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-1241036941127581872009-09-29T10:49:00.003-04:002009-10-15T16:08:32.813-04:00

DSC02977, originally uploaded by Chris & Kristine Lee.Here's a pic from one of the few nice days we had this summer.LOL - Chris posted this because I haven't posted anything is such a long time. He didn't notice that I posted exactly the same photo a little while ago. Whoops!

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-7171576621188952382009-09-03T08:02:00.003-04:002009-10-15T16:09:52.948-04:00

This is what Katie does when I ask her "can you help mommy get you dressed". Please ignore my crazy voice...how annoying! Naughty Girl from Chris Lee on Vimeo.

Chris Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14776903337382540559noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-18561078641182724132009-08-25T21:00:00.007-04:002009-08-30T18:53:29.097-04:00

Katie started Speech Therapy about a month ago. So far she's only had a one hour assessment. We knew she was getting behind and the assessment confirmed that. She's pretty much "at age" (20 months) for gestures and comprehension, but behind by about 6 months in expressive language and play structure.They have scheduled monthly sessions (we love national health care in Canada, but this is one area

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-1624363103593873892009-08-21T11:42:00.008-04:002009-08-25T21:54:41.806-04:00

I can't believe summer is almost over for another year. I'm totally envious of our blog friends who live in Arizona and California...especially in December. Our summer here has been very, VERY rainy and not very "summery" at all until August. This month has finally brought us some hot weather...over 100 degrees many days and we've been trying to cram in as much pool time as possible. Katie is

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-49259492036414660882009-08-10T09:30:00.003-04:002009-08-10T09:31:41.686-04:00

The Ball from Chris Lee on Vimeo.Just a clip I did last night, cause we haven't been posting any video of Katie lately. As you can see she's walking fairly well, and really likes her pink ball.

Chris Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14776903337382540559noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-21764198834461598442009-07-29T11:05:00.000-04:002009-07-29T11:05:28.153-04:00

Katie is crazy about water... CRAZY!    

Chris Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14776903337382540559noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-58111234916203538612009-07-16T23:41:00.000-04:002009-07-16T23:41:38.002-04:00

    

Chris Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14776903337382540559noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-1851964004184817712009-06-30T12:58:00.004-04:002009-06-30T15:34:52.603-04:00

Katie tries to drink the water (sometimes clean sometimes not so clean, ugh)in all of her backyard toys. She knows she not supposed to...hence the little face. It just started to rain, which apparently it will be doing for the next week!

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-74881305619380888352009-06-29T22:34:00.008-04:002009-06-30T15:37:34.209-04:00

To pick up where I left off… Katie had just spent almost 2 weeks in the PICU and another month on a regular floor of our children’s hospital. We knew that the Meningitis was completely gone now and we needed to get to the bigger, longer term picture. Until this point I had held it together pretty well considering, but along comes BIG SCARY GO HOME DISCUSSION. I know it sounds crazy...”don’t

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-65878978653124170812009-06-29T10:37:00.002-04:002009-06-29T11:05:08.439-04:00

Katie just had her regular (every 6 months) appointment with her Developmental Pediatrician, Dr. P., at our local children's hospital. Her doctor is a young dad of 3 (4th on the way soon) and we both really like him. Even though we enjoy our visits with him, I'm always nervous and a bit worried beforehand. I guess in the back of my mind I'm waiting for the day when Katie's brain injury catches

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-89258347406035286082009-06-17T18:17:00.009-04:002009-06-17T23:39:06.600-04:00

Now that it is finally warm enough to go swimming, that's all Katie wants to do.We have a ridiculously huge pool, but it's tricky to get in and out with her in my arms. It's too slippery and we need to buy some "real" underwater stairs to replace the ladders. Instead we set-up a few little blow up pools. I warm up the water with a kettle...it's still freezing out of the hose.She begs to go

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-15486160589238674182009-06-17T10:06:00.000-04:002009-06-17T10:07:29.777-04:00

Almost walking from Chris Lee on Vimeo.

Chris Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14776903337382540559noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-73559400034897496052009-05-29T21:29:00.002-04:002009-06-28T23:13:55.128-04:00

A shot before the trip. Whenever you ask Katie to smile now, this is the face you get.

Chris Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14776903337382540559noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-59251673990866865412009-05-14T06:38:00.000-04:002009-05-14T06:38:35.062-04:00

 

Chris Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14776903337382540559noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-26516334523690333542009-05-08T11:33:00.006-04:002009-05-08T11:40:42.548-04:00

I was cleaning up our gigantic directory of digital photos and found over 80 photos that I thought we'd lost! Yippee! These are from December '08. Katie was about 1 year old. Wearing her first pair of "big girl" pajamas. This is what Katie thinks about wearing headbands.  Ever since we made her wear a Penguin costume on Halloween she refuses to wear anything on her head.  And I bought SO many

Kristinenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227476286111747101.post-57979320688967975292009-05-06T12:01:00.003-04:002009-05-06T12:07:44.036-04:00

I was in the kitchen yesterday and Katie was playing with her toys on the floor in our family room.  We were singing back and forth to each other and then there was silence...I walked over to check on her and found her like this. She had wiggled out of her pants AND diaper. She was very proud of herself...giggling away. :)Ignore the bad hair day.  She has SO much of it that it's hard to wrangle

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