Tuesday, Jan 8

Well, my update may not be as entertaining as Wes’s, but I figured it’s better than no update at all. Wes left this morning to travel for work and misses Addison already! We saw the pediatrician and geneticist yesterday- both visits went very well. Addison now weighs 8 lbs 4.5 oz, and has grown ¾ an inch in length. The doctor was very pleased with how well she’s eating and growing. We learned from the geneticist that the type of DS she has is Trisomy 21 or Nondisjunction. This is the most common type of DS, causing about 95% of cases. Really the only thing this tells us is that it is not hereditary. No one will be able to tell us anything about the severity of her DS until we see how and when she’s meeting her developmental milestones. Until then, we’re assuming she’s pretty smart… she’s already taking phone calls, has sucked her thumb a couple times, and her grandparents are convinced she’s tracking objects with her eyes. The night before last, she slept 8 hours straight. We were pretty impressed with our little girl, until she stayed up from 2:20 to 6:45 last night. Also impressive for a newborn, just not in the same way. Our friends here are taking good care of us, bringing us meals and making sure we have everything we need. We’d be struggling without them! We will see the cardiologist later this week, and Wes will be posting another update after that, so check back Saturday for the latest details on Addison Taylor.