Oh boy... (actually GIRL) - What have I DONE????

[Mom2BabyNatalie]

Originally Posted by cobird2

Emma Kaye sounds pretty good too...IMO.

Awwww.... Kaye is my Natalie's middle name.....

Well, nothing seems to fit this lil' girl just right.... I suppose we'll come up with something eventually.

In the mean time, we'll be leaving soon for Emma's check up with the surgeon... just a routine check.... I'll let you all know how it goes when we return.

[Patti]

Good luck!!! Will check later for an update

[nikkinack]

Well I love the name
Emma Grace

[Beabble]

Originally Posted by Mom2BabyNatalie

Awwww.... Kaye is my Natalie's middle name.....

Well, nothing seems to fit this lil' girl just right.... I suppose we'll come up with something eventually.

In the mean time, we'll be leaving soon for Emma's check up with the surgeon... just a routine check.... I'll let you all know how it goes when we return.

Can't wait to hear how her checkup goes! Good luck Punkin Butt!

[Mom2BabyNatalie]

Back home and baby is playing in her crib... she loves goin' out!

All is well.... the visit was really unremarkable... keep her on the same routine as normal.... heart and lungs sound great... fontanel is a bit smaller than the last visit... she's gaining just fine and developing normally.

Next check up will be the beginning of her vaccination series and we'll likely be able to start her on some pureed puppy food via a larger tube. (right now she's on a 5 french... for the puppy food, she'll have to be able to tolerate an 8 french tube.)

I'm to give her first dose of pyrantel in the morning to deworm her, just in case anything was transferred in utero.

Doc says I can start with puppy vitamin drops any time I feel that Emma is lacking in nutritional aspects. I have already starting giving her the tiniest bit of Missing Link supplement in her yogurt a week or so ago, which Doc says is fine. Emma is tolerating it well and her loose stools have greatly improved since taking the ML, so I doubt she'll have the need to take any other supplement at this point.

She's doing very well and I am pleased with her progress thus far.

[cmgny42]

Originally Posted by Mom2BabyNatalie

Back home and baby is playing in her crib... she loves goin' out!

All is well.... the visit was really unremarkable... keep her on the same routine as normal.... heart and lungs sound great... fontanel is a bit smaller than the last visit... she's gaining just fine and developing normally.

Next check up will be the beginning of her vaccination series and we'll likely be able to start her on some pureed puppy food via a larger tube. (right now she's on a 5 french... for the puppy food, she'll have to be able to tolerate an 8 french tube.)

I'm to give her first dose of pyrantel in the morning to deworm her, just in case anything was transferred in utero.

Doc says I can start with puppy vitamin drops any time I feel that Emma is lacking in nutritional aspects. I have already starting giving her the tiniest bit of Missing Link supplement in her yogurt a week or so ago, which Doc says is fine. Emma is tolerating it well and her loose stools have greatly improved since taking the ML, so I doubt she'll have the need to take any other supplement at this point.

She's doing very well and I am pleased with her progress thus far.

YAY!!! Sounds great, Dena. You are doing a great job. I read what you do to feed Emma and I am just amazed. I am not sure I would know what to do. I just love watching Emma on the webcam when she is playing with her toys. She is just a cutie!!

I am still trying to come up with some more middle name suggestions!

[Mom2BabyNatalie]

The only new "talk" this time, was of the possibility that Emma will have to have "doggie braces" as a young adult.... but that's pretty far in the future so I'm told not to worry about that now....

[Beabble]

Originally Posted by Mom2BabyNatalie

The only new "talk" this time, was of the possibility that Emma will have to have "doggie braces" as a young adult.... but that's pretty far in the future so I'm told not to worry about that now....

AWESOME UPDATE!! Glad to hear things went well today. How come she may have to have doggie braces? You mean the kind to correct her teeth? Or is there something going on that I've missed with her?

[RoxyJosMom]

I'm so sorry about Pipi. Such a precious little baby. Heavenly Peace to you, Little One. Another candle has been lit.

Emma is amazing, as you are, Dena, which leads to Amazing Grace which leads to Grace as Emma's middle name. It was the first one that popped into my head. As I was reading, I saw that Nikkinack picked the same name. She has "graced" this forum with a sweet little personality that can't be matched. She has "graced" YT with a story of spunk and fight that has drawn so many members into her own fan club. She has just plain touched sooo many lives. So, Emma Grace is my vote, along with Nikkinack.

[Mom2BabyNatalie]

Originally Posted by Beabble

AWESOME UPDATE!! Glad to hear things went well today. How come she may have to have doggie braces? You mean the kind to correct her teeth? Or is there something going on that I've missed with her?

Just because of the way the cleft is, that will likely retard the development of the adult teeth... so, they may come in kinda' sideways, spread apart, extra teeth, etc.... causing the teeth next to those, and so on - to have problems as well, if she doesn't have the braces to correct them. Doc wants the teeth to have a normal alignment so that her bite doesn't cause issues with her ability to eat, chew, play, grab, etc.

The girls got real nosey this afternoon.... here are a few photos... forgive the "lack of fancy" - - I'm afraid they've been kind of neglected lately in our regular grooming routine.

The first.... Gracie, Kissy and Amelia take a peek....

In the second and third photos, Kissy looks a bit shocked by the baby.... this is the first time she's really SEEN her up close... though she's known all along that "SOMETHING" has been "among us".... hahaha...

(Kissy may be having a lil' baby or two of her own in a couple of months! )

Gracie's never REALLY seen a baby, (she couldn't have cared less when little Jethro was born 4 and a half months ago) but she just wants to kissssssssssss Emma!!

[Mom2BabyNatalie]

Originally Posted by RoxyJosMom

I'm so sorry about Pipi. Such a precious little baby. Heavenly Peace to you, Little One. Another candle has been lit.

Emma is amazing, as you are, Dena, which leads to Amazing Grace which leads to Grace as Emma's middle name. It was the first one that popped into my head. As I was reading, I saw that Nikkinack picked the same name. She has "graced" this forum with a sweet little personality that can't be matched. She has "graced" YT with a story of spunk and fight that has drawn so many members into her own fan club. She has just plain touched sooo many lives. So, Emma Grace is my vote, along with Nikkinack.

I do like Emma Grace..... as my "Gracie" is Emily Grace....

[JRo]

How about Emma Hope since we've all been hoping and praying for her?

[RoxyJosMom]

My granddtr is Ellie Grace. Originally, her first name was going to be Grace but her friend used the name first so she went with EG. Sidenote-Grace's sister is Emma. Whatever you pick will be perfect.

[ace611]

Glad to hear you guys had a good dogter appt! Miss Emma is getting soooo big! The pics of her and the others were too cute! As for the middle name...I think you should start a poll thread for it?? haha I like Emma Kaye, Emma Grace and Emma Hope I think those all sound very fitting for her!

[cmgny42]

Originally Posted by Mom2BabyNatalie

Just because of the way the cleft is, that will likely retard the development of the adult teeth... so, they may come in kinda' sideways, spread apart, extra teeth, etc.... causing the teeth next to those, and so on - to have problems as well, if she doesn't have the braces to correct them. Doc wants the teeth to have a normal alignment so that her bite doesn't cause issues with her ability to eat, chew, play, grab, etc.

The girls got real nosey this afternoon.... here are a few photos... forgive the "lack of fancy" - - I'm afraid they've been kind of neglected lately in our regular grooming routine.

The first.... Gracie, Kissy and Amelia take a peek....

In the second and third photos, Kissy looks a bit shocked by the baby.... this is the first time she's really SEEN her up close... though she's known all along that "SOMETHING" has been "among us".... hahaha...

(Kissy may be having a lil' baby or two of her own in a couple of months! )

Gracie's never REALLY seen a baby, (she couldn't have cared less when little Jethro was born 4 and a half months ago) but she just wants to kissssssssssss Emma!!

Those are just the cutest pictures! Your yorkies are just little dolls and I love their reaction to Emma.

I love the name Emma Grace also like someone else (or two other posters) mentioned. I don't know why I wasn't thinking of that name because I love the song Amazing Grace and in fact almost named Lulu, Gracie or Maisie Grace.