Updates

Good morning everyone!

So much to say. First of all let me say thank you to all of you who have been so supportive during of our families changes, i.e. having a baby, moving, etc. We are so appreciative of each of you!

Well, yesterday I took Little Bit to the Dr. and had her weighed. She weighed in at 15 lbs., 14 oz., so even though she eats like a bird she is putting on weight as they expect her to. The Dr. believes that her five month weigh in (when she jumped to the 75th percentile) was a weigh-in error. She believes that the scale was either not reset or it malfunctioned. She said that that one measurement completely threw off her curve. If she removes that weight she is consistently on the 45th percentile curve so she has assured me that she is just fine eating like a bird. (Ladies, when I say eating like a bird, she is literally eating about 18 oz. a day with only about 4 oz. of baby food/cereals. CRAZY!)

We had a very busy day yesterday. We went to the post office, dr. office, grocery store, lunch with Mr. Shealy, travelled to the nursing home to cheer up the residents and had a playdate at Jennifer's (should have taken pics! too cute). We didn't get back home until about 5 p.m. Little Bit had only had about an hour nap in the a.m. so she was exhausted and could not get to sleep. I rocked her until she passed out and then she awoke at 11:00 p.m. and could not go back to sleep. So, for the first time in her life, she was allowed out of bed to play with Mommy until well after midnight. I put her in my bed so she could play bouncy with Daddy's pillows. She leans up and body slams herself into the pillows face first and then just giggles and does it again. We are still holding captive a pillow that Nanny left as it has become the families favorite and it is EXTRA BOUNCY! It is by far the most fought over item in our house.

While Little Bit was up last night I realized she is fighting a sinus infection and was having trouble sleeping because she was so stopped up that she couldn't breathe with her sucky in her mouth and we all know she CAN NOT SLEEP WITHOUT HER PLUG! Therefore, I worked on (against her will) getting as much gunk as I could out of her airways so she could have it back. She finally fell asleep around 1 a.m.

She had also eaten a new kind of baby food yesterday, chicken with veggies, that did not agree with her tummy. I could hear it being upset last night and found some vomit in her bed and in her hair, so she was all around not having a good time.

Well, I need to go spackle a wall and touch up paint... preparing for our move. We will really miss our home here in Florida, but are so thankful we had as much time as we did here.

My "What I am thankful for" list: (not complete, of course)
-That my baby was 6 mos. old before we had a sickness not reflux related
-That my husband has been so wonderful (even more so lately)
-That my baby is happy even when she is sick
-That I have great friends here... even though I have to leave them behind and move, I am so glad we had time to get to know each other
-Our lodging is taken care of for a snow-ski trip in Jan. (hoping we can find the money to secure airfare and actually take the trip) Would LOVE to get away just me and my hubby!

Have a wonderful day!