Happy New Year! If you've read my blog, you'll know I set a goal date when I left the hospital with Georgia. At first, I really wanted to see her tube free by that date, the closer we approached, the more I learned, it became clear she wouldn't be swallowing anytime soon. I have now borrowed a phrase from a friend, if she's tube free by kindergarten, I'll be thrilled! However, I feel my goal date of January 1 was reached, in ways that are almost imperceptible.
First, Georgia finally got approved for services, everything! In home nursing, feeding, physical, and developmental therapy once a week. It was crazy because the lady was rushing to see me before Christmas because she said the deadline they had to make there decision was up right before the first of the year. So huge blessing happened by jan 1st. Now she has all the help she'll need to be her best self, whatever that entails.
Second, she hit 12 pounds. My nurse told me that most babies your just happy if they double their birth weight by six months, so I got attached to 12 pounds and as her seven month mark approached, I was so eager to hit 12 pounds. Well her last weigh in before New Years she was 12 pounds on the dot.
Third, SHE'S IN SIZE TWO diapers!!! Bought my first pack before January 1st!
Fourth, she almost rolled off the changing table on New Years. Sounds like a negative you say? Nope, when you don't have to worry about your almost seven month old rolling, that's scary. So I was so happy that while I was drawing up her morning meds, she surprised me by trying to roll right off the changing table. I was standing right there, so no harm came to the baby in this story!
Last, yesterday I was telling Blake, she's really not laughing out loud and no high pitch squeals yet. She's not babbling either (bababa, dadada, mamama). He said, it will come at her own time. So today Chloe & I are playing with her and she puts those little lips together and I hear bababa. Chloe says, she said mama! Either way, such a soft voice, and so sweet!
All these blessings help me feel Gods love for me & my family, especially little Georgia. Now I can set a new goal, do I dare wish for tube free June 2014? Maybe?
