I’m back!

Okay, after my first commentator’s post I have decided to give this another whirl. Never did I think this blogging thing would be so hard. But really getting your feet off the ground with it is hard!I feel like I am writing to no one. Just throwing my mental thoughts into mid air. It may be easier if I get some groupies to follow along/after me. LOL But who and why? I have nothing too appealing or interesting to write about. Nothing tragic or over exciting. Will this be nothing more than a diary on line???

Well, maybe someone, somwhere wants to know more about me!?!?! I am a 35 year old mom to 4 living in the beautiful rocky mountains of CO. I love the outdoors,hiking the Grand Canyon is my most passionate obsession, I love knitting but most of all my family. My kids are 11,7,3 and 4 mo. the new baby is a piece of cake while my 3 year old is a piece of work!!! Phew. She (better known as “Squirt” in our house) is our special needs no that is not accurate. Well she was born with some concerns?!?!? How do I put it, she is small. So small, but my god she makes up for it in spirit.Medically diagnosed FTT.  She has really given us a run for our $. In more ways than one. It started immediately @birth. Meconium in water, sacral dimple, ultrasound, poor nurser. I kept telling the nurses she wouldn’t nurse well. They all tried to assure me some babies are sleepy after birth and she’ll get the hang of it. Well she did not. Things snowballed from here for her -Bladder infection, vomiting, aspirating, waking every 2 hours around the clock (sounds easy enough, but it was immposible to wake her)no weight gain, allergies to my diet which resulted in me doing the elimation diet and not eatting dairy and wheat, then came the spiral of doctor visits. We did it all OT, PT, ST, indiginous healers, cranial sacral, bio baseline. Angel flight to Denver for a  10 day stay at children’s EKG, MRI on the brain, swallow studies, kidney, bladder ultrasounds, test after test after test. NG feeding tube for 11 months, tested her for Down Syndrome Mosaicism. Nothing. My child is healthy just SMALL!! Thank God. We have cateered to this one with the upmost fear and concerns and as a result what do we get. Thankfully and fortunately, a healthy and happy CRAZY, SASSY little Miss Pill!! What a handful!! Wouldn’t have it any other way I suppose. She is who she is! I kept telling myself this is a phase and shall pass, I am still waiting for that to happen. The other kiddos well, they are awesome. (Not that my little “Squirt” isn’t) My oldest son is nothing short than one of the most kind hearted souls I have had the privelage of knowing. Honor roll student with a love for reading I do not know where it comes from. My 7 year old is so considerate of others and is determined to be an OB when she gets older. I would not doubt it as she has been on this kick for years and is very inquisitive about anything medical related. She even has a job secured for her with our ped.’s recommendation! The baby well, he is the apple of my eye. so sweet and stinkin happy. Makes my heart melt!

 

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