Updates on the girls

First Rowan...

After a flurry of phone calls to her doctor on Monday awaiting results from last weeks samples we learned that everything so far was negative but are still waiting for the results of the giardia test. At our insistance for answers they ordered a urinalysis and blood work for her as well. I took yesterday morning off to take her for the labwork. Have you ever taken a 3 year old for bloodwork? She was so brave - the poor girl has the same veins as I do which makes them impossible to find! It took them a good deal of time to even find one and even they were not happy but went for it anyway - Rowan cried into my shoulder the whole time claiming it was hurting - I am sure it was because they could hardly get anything out of it and eventually it just stopped all together though but they said they got enough to run a complete chemistry. The bad news was they needed more to do a CBC but they could do a finger prick for that - through tears Rowan tells the nurse she does not want her to prick her finger but we convinced her it would not hurt as bad and then it was done. I was worried about it coagulating and sure enough when they called me last night they said that while everything was negative they could not do a potassium level because it did coagulate but that her sodium was fine and usually they go hand in hand so they were not worried about it. She did have a little protein in her urine and would like to test it again in a month but are also sure that was a result of her not eating at all and being so ill for so long.

So after getting all these results and having Joe actually move in with us yesterday afternoon so we could go to work and still keep Rowan home - Rowan gets up on Tuesday after sleeping through the night and all she wants to do yesterday is eat and does not go to the bathroom once and slept all through the night again last night and is now up again and eating with Joe. If this is the path to recovery for her I will take it. 13 days whatever this was lasted and I am done with it!

Now Lily...

She had her 6 month check up last night. Weight is 17lbs, 9.5oz - 75th percentile. Height is 25inches - 25th percentile. She will be the short one it seems. Parker actually got to go with me last night since Joe was there and I warned him ahead of time how she shrieked when she got her needles. The nurse comes in to do them, she doesn't even flinch on the first one, second one causes her to whimper, 3rd and final one causes tears that end as soon as I pick her up - figures. Dr Berg said rolling should come soon, although some kids never really do it, I think she said that to make me feel better - she can sit really well though but if she falls forward from a sit she cannot get herself out of it - all in due time I guess. We do need to give her more tummy time though so I am resolving to do that. All in all though it went fine - no concerns, she is free to start eating (which we already started anyway) and they will see her again at 9 months barring anything coming up between now and then.

So now it is time for me to reflect on the fact that my final baby is already 6 months old. What a complete and utter delight she is and has been all along. Rowan was a pretty good baby as well but I was a neurotic first time mother. Lily on the other hand is reaping the benefits of my experience and is just so calm and happy all the time it is almost unnerving! She only gets upset when she needs changing or is hungry and then calms down right away when you take care of whatever ails her. She sleeps like a champ at night just like Rowan did - for that alone Parker and I are so blessed. The next 6 months hold so many more new things for her and us. Hopefully we will see some teeth soon, rolling over, crawling and maybe even walking!