Feisty--Awesome news on the bloodwork!
I hope this relieves some of the anxiety and stress you have been having over the past few days, and
to your MIL for being so concerned for you, it means so much to have good support!! I am so relieved and happy for you!
Shell--sounds like your new job will be wonderful, and I am so happy that you are able to spend 4 days with Freya! That is the hardest thing for me right now--being away from Grace so much during the day, every minute with our little ones is so precious, and I am over the moon for you that you were able to find a job that gives you that flexibility you need to be with her! It also sounds like that job is a great fit for you and the wonderful, caring person that you are!
Freya's pictures are absolutely beautiful, btw! I think I have said it before, I swear she is the happiest baby I have ever seen (so how could she be fussy cutting teeth with a smile as gorgeous as that?!?), her smile makes me smile!!
Kizzy--So glad to hear that G is feeling better, and I hope the allergy tests give you much needed answers! I can't imagine how scary that was for you! Excellent news on the STTN!! That is awesome!! On the job front--enjoy this precious time off with Miss G, and I hope you are able to find the part time work you want when you start back again this fall!!
SamB--Congrats on passing your drivers exam!!!
Milos--congrats on your part time job! It sounds like you also have a wonderful job that fits perfectly in your schedule so that you can spend precious time with Callum! Excellent news on his growth!! I am currently trying to up Grace to 3 meals a day (I need daycare to cooperate though, they feed her second meal late in the day so she is not hungry when we get home!). She still takes about 5-6 4 oz bottles, so 20 oz sounds right as Kizzy says, and we do mix in the breastmilk with her rice, so she is getting it that way still as well.
I hope you are able to avoid the chickenpox, we had a scare at daycare a month or so back and I was a bit frantic about Grace getting it when she was so little!
AFM: Speaking of STTN, I hope I am not jinxing myself here, but Grace has been doing that for the past week!
I just hope it sticks! She falls asleep around 8:30-9 pm and then we do a diaper change and bottle at 10:30, then she is pretty much asleep (we still co-sleep) until 6 am when DH gets up. I have not had to do the 3-4 am trips with her downstairs in well over a week! We have had a couple nights where she has woke wanting a little milk, but then she falls right back asleep. We are very happy and I hope that this will help ease her transition to her crib whenver mommy feels up to trying it again! (lord knows DH is ready to have his bed back, but I have such a hard time parting from her at night because I am apart from her all day!)
I'm also sharing a couple of Grace's 6 month old photos that we took on Saturday. We thought about getting professional pictures, but then decided that we could do just as well with our digital for a lot less! We did not as well, but good enough, haha!
Have had MIL email me to admit she has been in tears over us a lot the last few days. She really is the sweetest thing and I know it will have taken her a lot to admit that as she wouldn't want to detract from our angst. Have tried to explain the situation to her as best I can and hoping that she is feeling a little more relaxed as I am.
