This was a big medical appointment week for Becca. She had an appointment with the gastroenterologist, the eye doctor, her pediatrician, her OT, and the lab to get some blood drawn. At her pediatrician visit, the doctor gave us the go ahead to officially introduce Becca to solids. Becca performed like a champ on her first try with rice cereal, and then she decided she didn’t like it. So now we’re not making progress in getting her to eat her cereal. But Becca does seem to prefer her cereal with her nasty tasting vitamins mixed in.
Becca received good reports at all her appointments. I have to stay on my special dairy-free/soy-free diet for another 2 months, and hopefully after then Becca will be over her protein intolerance. Becca’s weight was 15lbs and 1 oz (50% for her adjusted age), her length was 25.5in (25% for her adjusted age), and her head circumference was 44.5cm (70% for her adjusted age). We’re delighted to have a healthy little girl!
Last Friday, we found a wonderful park about 3 miles from our home. We’ve been trying to visit the parks in the area – there’s a lot of them to choose from! The park we found had a wading pool, a few different playground areas, a nice walking path, and cute statutes. We’re looking forward to going there again and enjoying the facilities.
We’re getting adjusted to our new semester schedule. Josh has lots of preparation to do for the class he’s teaching, Phonetics and Phonology, and I’m hoping to turn the first draft of my prospectus in by the end of this week. A big thank you to Aunt Ashleigh for sending Becca a box of fall and winter clothes!
What a fun park! You’ll definitely need to go there for some breaks from the studying and researching!
So glad to see you are putting Becca to work. Maybe she’ll be good enough at the keyboard later this year to help you type your dissertation. Or is she using it more like a piano – multiple keys at a time? 🙂 The park does look like a great place for an outing – esp on a hot day, which you get lots of there where you are.
She is sooo precious! I love that park – sure wish we could find one like that around here – Evan would love it!
While away from home, I am having to use the Williams computer – hense the different address. Finally got into your blog to see and read posts of the last couple of weeks. Love all the pictures. We’re glad that you are having fun times amongst all the studying, writing and work! Love you all.