One Month and my Tearful Plea

ONE MONTH

Another little brown-eyed girl

Well, we have one month down. It seems like Molly Kate has been with us forever already. Isn't it amazing how in such a short period of time you can't remember what it was like without the new bundle there? It just fits. It has been a month of excitement, adjustment, elimination diet and experimentation. Yes, Molly appears to have a very sensitive gut....just like Addy. I gave up dairy, soy, eggs, wheat and nuts. We saw some improvement, but she still couldn't get over the hump. So I went vegetarian for 2 1/2 weeks. Addy reacted to poultry, maybe this one does too? No go. The conclusion....multiple food protein intolerance. Therefore, we attempted to put her on Nutramigen (partially broken down protein)....no go. Poor thing developed a horrible diaper rash within 24 hours and was fussy for the first time in her short life. Back to nursing I went. Now have her on the same formula Addy was on (Neocate). It is an amino acid formula (protein is totally broken down into the simplest components). I'm not complaining, but GOLLY that stuff is expensive. So for the last two days I've been eating like a carnivore again and actually got my soy latte from Starbucks this morning...mmmm!

Now for the brutal honesty....I'm just plain tired and have had many foggy mommy moments over the last month. I've tried to put Addy's shoes/socks on Molly, put things in the refrigerator that didn't belong there, etc. I haven't slept more that 2 1/2 consecutive hours in over a month (well, one night she gave me the gift of 3 1/2...I felt like I'd slept 8). Anyways, Scott was on call yesterday, I hadn't gotten much sleep the night before and I was spent. Unfortunately it showed. Let's just say my fuse was probably (unfairly) short, but everyone survived. Then last night Molly had trouble going down, she usually just goes down by 9pm (I know, I'm spoiled). I had planned to go to bed around 9pm, but instead didn't get there until I had shed some tired tears praying that God would settle her and give me a good stretch of time to sleep...it was 10:30pm. Remember me saying motherhood isn't always glamorous? This was definitely one of those not-so-glamorous moments. Well, God answered, I was in bed at 10:30pm and she did not wake up until 2:45am (4 hours and 15 minutes!), then again at 6:45 am! Ahhhh, God is so faithful to us tired mommas!

Now for the funny story.....It took me THREE hours to get out of the house yesterday to go pick up the Neocate from the pharmacy? What took so long?...here is the sequence of events:

1. Woke up...fed everyone (we're all on different diets, so I made 3 meals)

2. Finally was able to get in the shower by 9am

3. Got out and tried on several outfits because I have very few clothes that fit.

4. Molly wakes up...still haven't found something to wear

5. Molly is immediately hungry, so I sit down to feed

6. 30 minutes later I'm able to put her down and finally find something to wear

7. It is 10 am, the girls have clothes on, but need hair brushed and shoes on, so I begin that process

8. I complete that process and have to get my shoes, socks and make-up on..get that done

9. Start putting Molly in the car seat and notice she has a dirty diaper, so I go change it and she tee tees all over her clothes, so we change clothes

10. Restart the process of getting her in the car seat, then realize a smell emanating from Addy's diaper

11. Go change Addy's diaper....if she'd stay still it wouldn't take so long...

12. I finally get us all in the car by 11 am....

(All of you with three or more children have every right to laugh at me by this point)

We got to Walmart and Addy is falling asleep sitting up. I guess I need to work on being more efficient, huh?

We hope you all have a wonderfully blessed Thanksgiving. We certainly will as we give thanks for all of you!