Ilyanna's Story
Christina and Thiago met in 2005 and not exactly a " Wow that's the guy for me scenerio" but after about 6 months of being friends it soon became that. So in August of 2007 they got married. It was like watching 2 people who never took their eyes of each other and then Christina became pregnant. She watched what she ate, Thiago doted on her, and heaven forbid, she gained too much weight on that 100 lb frame of hers.
On August 2, 2008 Christina gave birth to Ilyanna. She weighed in at 10 lbs 1.5 ounces and was 21 inches long. What a beautiful baby she was. She was a big one. The whole family was just hysterical because Christina was so small.
Ilyanna was a great baby. Every parent would wish for one like her. Cried very little..slept through the night after two months of being home and was always happy. Once she started to hear her own voice the louder she became. Always smiling.
The one thing you did notice was the size of Ilyanna's head it was large. Well, her Dad is a big guy with a large head so we just assumed she would grow into it. As she got larger she did. When she went for her regular check-ups her pediatrician was concerned about the size so he sent Ilyanna into Children's Hospital for a cat scan to check for no swelling on the brain. This is where everything began....
Oh where did I leave off..Ilyanna had gone back into the hospital. They felt her fever was caused by a stomach bug.So they put her on a antibiotic and pedialyte for a few days. The one thing I can't understand is we can put a man on the moon but we can't make tubing that doesn't get holes in them, especially for an 8 month old. Ilyanna got a hole in her central line somehow so needless to say she had to have surgery again.They were a little leery as her blood count was so low and she was so weak but of course their really was no choice. They did it and she came through fine.
Our little cutie is now losing her hair..mostly on the sides as that is how she lays in the crib.She is still adorable. Ily once again pulled out her feeding tube..the hot ticket but when her blood count goes up they are considering putting one through her stomach so that she can't keep pulling it out.
She seems to be doing a little bit better. Her eyes are not as droopy as they were. Her Grandma from Brazil is arriving here on Tuesday to see her for the first time so that will be exciting.Actually it will be exciting for all of them.Christina has never met her Mother-in-law, Thiago has not seen his Mom in 5 years so it will be a wonderful day.They all deserve it.
Ily's Aunt Cindy made this beautiful tape that is on you tube for Ilyanna. Please watch:
Sending you all my Blessings for Ilyanna, she is such a sweet looking little girl, being an aunt myself, I hate seeing her have to go thru that.
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