Feb 2 2013
Looking back over the year it has been a very short and very long trip so far!
I think all in all Jake and I have been able to take the challenge of raising
Katie with a chill attitude. Katie is a very laid back little girl for the most
part, we are so very fortunate for that!
We celebrated her first birthday at
Granny’s house. I made her a pink Ladybug cake that had pink frosting, red
polka dots and Twizzlers for legs and antennas.
1 year old!
She started out not touching the cake just bending her head down and licking
the frosting off the head of the Ladybug, eventually she started grabbing
fistfuls and squishing it through her fingers. It was a perfect birthday!
Amazing that it has been a year already.
Aunt Lynnsey was brave enough to do a 1/2 Marathon, so we went to Birmingham to cheer her on! It was COLD, but we brought plenty of blankets and hats and gloves and mittens:)
Katie had enough excitement & took a nap while waiting for Lynnsey to come around the final bend!
All smiles at the end!
Feb 5 2013
Dr. Jones says that what Jake most likely had was a massive migraine. A migraine works similar to how a TIA works,
both happen due to closing off of the blood vessels. Jake has an apt to see a
neurologist at the end of the month and we will go from there. For now we are
trying to figure out an appropriate diet for Jake, low sodium seems to be the
way to go, now to figure out what he can and cannot eat, or should not eat
rather…
Feb 6 Still
waiting on Bug to walk, I am kinda glad she hasn’t walked yet, that means she’s
still a baby…right??? She will hold your finger and walk all over the place,
and as soon as you start to let go she drops like a rock to the floor or
reaches for the nearest wall, chair or object to latch onto.
The
nutritionist at the WIC office says that Katie is fat and short. Well, not in
as many words, but I had to sign something that said she has inappropriate
eating habits!! Their “nutritionist” said that Katie 27 7/8 inches long and
22lbs 13 oz. (she was 28 inches long when we had the checkup in Nov. with Dr.
Bo) She was not able to tell me why given that Katie has primarily had breast
milk, formula, and fresh fruit and veggies to eat and pretty much nothing else.
I even told her how much we fed her and her reply was well that is what the
chart that I have says. Seriously! I don’t even know what to say! As soon as
Katie has her one year checkup, I am going back to the WIC office and put a
piece of paper in their hand that says they are crazy and don’t know what they
are talking about!
Feb 13 2013
Katie went to see Dr. Bo for her One Year checkup and she is 30 inches long and
21lbs. Dr. Bo says she is in perfect health and that I need to accept the food
from the WIC office, but get advice from them. We are not the first family to
have issues with the way the government does things. I wasn’t that worried,
more mad than anything, but it is nice to have reassurance from the Dr. that
Katie is healthy.
