Megan at 3 weeks old.

Meg-a-strength:

Three days after Megan was born we were introduced to RTS. I have to admit this was the hardest thing my husband and I had ever faced. In the beginning we went through the entire grieving process that I'm sure many other people went through as well..."they're wrong, she looks like her uncle"..."Why? I did everything I was supposed to do during my pregnancy"... "What are we going to do?" Until finally we realized we could deny everything and ask 100 why or how questions and nothing was going to change. The strength we needed to overcome our grief came in a very small package named Megan.

Megan spent the first 4 weeks of life in the hospital. She had a very hard time with sucking and swallowing which required an NG tube for feedings during her first 3 weeks. During her hospital stay it was discovered that she had a duplicated gallbladder (the second one is non-functioning), PDA, pulmonary stenosis, grade 4 kidney reflux, cysts on her liver, submucosal cleft soft palate, hyperextensive joints, and what was originally believed to be hearing loss (not true, it's fine). She also developed jaundice shortly after birth. She was hospitalized again at 3 months old for gastric reflux. The PDA was repaired when she was 16 months (10/94). She has a very large keloid scar from that operation.

Megan at 1 yr. old - 1994

Megan - 5 yrs. old - Kindergarten 1998-1999

Meg-a-milestones:

Megan is now 6 years old and is a true character. She's very vocal but only says a few words. She has a large sign language vocabulary and can sign in sentences (mostly "I want..."). She began crawling at about 18 months and walking at 3 1/2 years. Just in the past 2 weeks she's mastered potty training!! She'll eat anything and everything that's put in front of her without gagging anymore. She loves cookies and applesauce the most. She still suffers with constipation from time to time, but not as bad as she used to. She LOVES Barney, Pooh, Rugrats and Toy Story. Her favorite activities are playing on the computer, listening to music, looking at books, ripping the pages out of the books she looks at, swinging on her swing set, watching tv and riding in the car.

Megan at 5 yrs. old with sister, Liz and brother, Kyle.

Meg-a-love:

Meg is the most lovable little girl, she loves to give hugs, kisses, and neck rubs. She's very close with her big sister Elizabeth, 16, and her big brother Kyle, 9. They are both very wonderful with her and protective of her, as she is protective of them as well. If we should raise our voice at Liz or Kyle, Meg is right there to raise hers at us.

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