Valentines Day & Proud of my PGHS Soccer Player

First our Valentines Day, The girls had a good heart day...or as Sydney referred to it "Singles Awareness Day" lol. Brian got Bay the cutest lil dog and she also got M&Ms and a cute chicken cup. Sydney got Season 3 of John & Kate Plus 8 and Brian got her some Nerds & Laffy Taffy. Bayley also got a Twix bar from one of her daycare teachers and after some time and determination she finally figured out how to eat it and LOVED it! lol I had to post this picture because I told Brian to smile and this is the smile the goofball gave me. UGH. I must say Brian did great on Valentines day! He got me this superdedooper new grill! We needed one really bad and I was thrilled to get it especially considering I never even had to ask to get it! WOO HOO! Way to go Brian!

Sydney played her first soccer game of the season last night. They played John Carroll. They made it to the second half and then lost 10 - 0. I was quite impressed with the effort they put into the game. There are only 6 members of the 16 girl team that have ever played high school soccer before tonight. And 3 of the 6 girls who have played before have knee injuries. Sydney made it "ok" last night during the game. She said the pain was pretty bad but she made it the whole game. So I was very proud of her.

This is Syd about to kick a something or another...I still havent figure out what to call these side kicky things.This was the 2nd half. I am glad I got a quick picture because it only lasted about a minute before they 10 pointed them.Bayley was super impressed with Sissys soccer team!After the game I was standing around waiting on Sydney. John Carroll’s head Coach (Coach Neumann) was walking by. A PGHS parent jokingly said to Coach Neumann “why do you have to always beat us 10 - 0, couldn’t you just let us score one time?” Coach Neumann told us that “PGHS girls team are our role models.” He went on to explain that he noticed last year that our girls never give up and that he told his girls after our second game with them last year, where they 10 pointed us yet again, that they could learn a lot from our girls! He said our girls never give up and they play as a team. He said that he was impressed tonight when, at the half, our girls were down 9-0 however when they went back on the field they played like the score was 0-0 giving it their all. Coach Neumann said that he told his girls that our team were real winners and had been taught to play as a team and never give up. I think you could say we were the proudest parents out there. Yes our girls get 10 pointed every time we play John Carroll but their team spirit and love for the game definitely made an impression on someone! GO PGHS GIRLS SOCCER!

And finally...my Mom sent this to me this week. I think it is offical, Big Brother is enjoying retirement with Daddy!

Here are the latest updates on my girls.

Jan 21st - Bruiser...aka Bay got her first black eye. I got a call about 9 that morning from the daycare (never a good thing) and they said she had gotten hurt and had a 1 inch knot that was swolen under her eye. They assured me the eye itself wasnt involved and that they had iced it and she was fine. Well by the time we got there at 5:30 she had herself a cute lil black eye. Dont worry we just dressed her in a few blue outfits to match her cute eye and she seemed to handle it just fine!

Jan 30th & Feb 9th- Syd went back to the orthopedic doc about her knee. Dr. Ellerbusch said that she needed a MRI to check for torn cartlidge or a divit behind her knee cap or other structural issues. He said if the MRI showed something he would recommend surgery now to fix it which would kill soccer season this year. The MRI didnt show a tear but did show an alignment issue and lots of inflamation so she went back for a steroid shot in her knee on Monday 2/9. He said that there was a possibility that the steroid shot alone could take away the inflamation and allow her knee time to heal. We are supposed to make a return appointment in 2 weeks if she has not had any improvement. If she improves at all then we will wait and go back in 6 weeks. Dr. Ellerbusch talked to Brian about referring Syd to a different surgeon at UAB to consult on a knee surgery. He showed Brian the MRI and pointed out the alignment problem, inflamation and fluid on the knee. So far Syd has not seen improvement from the shot. She is in pain pretty much on a 24/7 basis. It is not just when playing soccer or running. It has been hurting her since last soccer season so say a lil prayer for her that this shot will work and get her out of pain without surgery.

Feb 3rd - I took both girls to the doctor. Syd needed to get her soccer physical and also to talk to Dr. Latona about problems she is having with her blood sugar and Bay of course had Synagis. .....DRUM ROLL PLEASE.......... Bayley Lauren Maddox FINALLY weighs 20.0 lbs! WOO HOO!!!! We are super-de-dooper excited! She still had an ear infection but her UTI was gone. She failed her hearing test again so they are starting her on Omnicef which is a stronger antibiotic for 10 days and hopefully that will clear up her ears. We found out today that Syd has hypoglycemia which is low blood sugar. Syd has had several days at school that she felt really bad and the school nurse checked her blood sugar and it was 61 - 63. Dr. Latona talked to her a lot about changing her diet eating 3 good meals a day with a snack or two. Staying away from sugar drinks and candy. etc. Syd wasnt too thrilled with the whole cut out sugar part but it is what we kinda thought was going on with her. Other than that she had a good check up.

Feb 8th - We FINALLY had a Duke gathering which was supoosed to be at Christmas. We did things a little different this year and met at the Sylvan Springs Community Center. It worked out great and we all had a good time. I wish we all lived closer and could do more together. Syd of course loved having Lacy & Bud time. lol Bay & Ella had a lot of fun playing together. We were so glad it was a beautiful day we could get outside and let the kids play!

My pretty Momma & Daddy.
No big shocker that my Daddy found the tv to watch the latest racing news! lol Bayley & Ella!Is this not the sweetest picture Syd Bay and Alana enjoying some neighborhood doggies
Lacy thought she was gonna show Bud what a good batter she was...HA!Syd & Lacy doing what the do best.....GIRL TALK!Syd, Lace, Bay, Bud, & Daniel

Syd & her new favorite person to pick on! lol

Feb 9th - Syds steroid shot in her knee (see above).

Feb 10th - Syds 1st soccer game was cancelled due to a schedule conflict with Moody.

Feb 11th - I took Bay to Children's today for a Renal Ultrasound and VCUG. She was NOT thrilled but overall handled things good. We found out during the ultrasound that Bayley was massively constipated (per the u/s tech) and that her kidneys are small...well DUH so is everything else she has! lol She does have reflux but only on one side. Dr. Tindle started her on Bactrim daily for a year then we will repeat the test. Bay's reflux is only a grade 2 which is nothing in comparison to Syds bilateral Grade 4. Luckily Bay has only had one infection and was not terribly symptomatic. Poor Syd suffered horribly with her infections which were constant even on daily antibiotics. So although we arent looking forward to daily antibiotics we are thankful that things are so mild because we definitely know it could be MUCH worse!

Feb 11th - Syds 2nd soccer game was also CANCELLED! grrrrr this time due to weather.

Now for a quick Brag moment on Brody! My sweet nephew Brody lost his first tooth! Also he is student of the month! Way to go Brody Man!