Thankful

It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is done and Christmas is just around the corner. The last 6 months have been an absolute roller coaster for us and we are thankful that the ride has slowed down during this busy time of year. Farrah is doing great! We think that she must be over 9 pounds now, which will be confirmed next week when she gets another vaccination and is weighed. Farrah had her first RSV shot two weeks ago and handled it like a champ. Farrah is growing and growing. She has pretty much outgrown all of her newborn clothes with footies and moved into 3 month clothes. Unfortunately, Farrah's umbilical hernia appears to be growing and not shrinking, so we have scheduled a consultation with a pediatric surgeon to see if they think that future surgery is necessary. It also appears that the hernia is causing Farrah discomfort, which we worry about. We have learned through research that surgery for this type of hernia is not typically done on such small babies, but we hope and pray for Farrah's sake that the hernia will go down on its own. Time will tell.

We have noticed significant positive changes in Farrah's interaction with us in the past two weeks. She maintains fabulous eye contact with whomever is holding her or talking to her. Farrah coos and "talks" with us while kicking her feet and moving her arms. Farrah is enjoying awake time in her swing and bouncy seat. Farrah's eyes can track us as we move around her. Farrah is eating more and sleeping more. We are still up at all hours of the night but it seems like Farrah is more comfortable than she was when we had her on a higher calorie fortifier.

We have developed a very nice relationship with Farrah's pediatrician and her family, and we were invited to their home for Thanksgiving. This relationship came after I met one of their daughter's, Lauren, through my bookclub and became friends with her. Lauren helped Ray to get his current job when he found himself unemployed the day that Farrah was born. She has been so helpful and kind to us, and her family has done the same. For Thanksgiving, their family prepared a delicious meal. Ray's sister has been in town for the long holiday weekend, so she also enjoyed the delicious meal and helped us keep an eye on the video monitor while Farrah slept upstairs and we all ate downstairs. It was a wonderful evening and we are so thankful to have found more friends here that we can spend time with.

We wish you all a wonderful start to your holiday season!

Thanksgiving Day

 

Holding Farrah the day when I got my flu shot

 

Farrah on her boppy pillow on 11/24/12.