Whewww!

Ok, so Addy Scott is now 9 months and out of nowhere has begun to wave bye-bye and stringing every consonant-vowel combination you can think of....literally, all this was accomplished within two days. Now, I know you are not supposed to compare children, but I was beginning to worry about Addy's speech, but not now. She hasn't quit babbling since she started! She got a good report from her gastroenterologist. He still feels like she will outgrow the protein intolerance.....eventually. We just need to give her time. She was unable to tolerate rice cereal, so we are just sticking to fruits and veggies at this point. At 12 months, we will give her a "Nutramigen challenge" to see if she can tolerate small bits of protein (partially broken down milk protein) and hopefully we will have a positive result leaving the Neocate behind. This is such a relief because now we feel like there is a goal in sight. I get many questions about what Neocate is. It is an amino-acid formula where protein is broken down into it's simplest form....in other words it requires no digestion.

We have also been immersed in antibiotics and breathing treatments because Addy was diagnosed with bronchiolitis (likely caused by RSV) and two ear infections at the beginning of this week. I think we caught it early and she is doing very well.

Now, what would an entry be without a "Mary Ella story"???? Although, there have been many downright hilarious moments, I think I'll go with a sweet one. Many of you know the last 6-7 months have been a struggle due to various reasons. Many times I have wondered if I can balance it all while continuing to be an attentive mother to our children. Sometimes I have succeeded and other's I think I've failed miserably. With that said....0n with the story....We were having a day where every minute counted and struggling to make it out of the house to an appointment. Addy was placed in the car and I went around to pick up Mary Ella to put her in the car seat when she wrapped her arms around my neck, squeezed really hard and said, "your my best mommy and Addy's mommy". She looked at me and smiled sweetly....my heart melted. With that simple expression of love, her sweet thoughts renewed my spirit and gave me the Devine boost I so desperately needed. I love spontaneous moments like these.