6 Month Check Up

Big day.... Abby went back to the pediatrician today and got a glowing report! She's up to 11.5 pounds (about an ounce a day, still) and she's now 24.25" long. Our little peanut is grooooowing! Her little growth chart just plods along, not even touching the graph and now -- boom!-- it's sky rocketed straight up. She'll be on that graph in no time. They tested her iron levels and she jumped from 9.3 to 11.5! Hurrah! I think that 12 -13 is really ideal so she is doing fabulous. We've taken her down to half her dosage every other day, which is GREAT news. She got a vaccination today and hardly cried -- she's getting back to her old self -- tough like her dad. Pretty soon she'll be taking soccer balls to the face and hardly wincing... (we won't let her play Lacrosse, Grandmas, don't worry!). She's still battling this cold and now THAT'S messing with her sleep since she's having a tough time breathing even with the "brain sucker" (snot sucker -- which she hates -- you just feel like you're sucking out her brain) with saline drops and the humidifier. Somehow, when we bring her into OUR bed instead of her crib, she can breathe easier and sleeps great. Hmmmm..... something very suspicious going on there, don'tcha think? This was truly a wonderful way to kick off the holidays. Maybe I can even talk her daddy into getting that Christmas tree tonight! Thank you all, again, for your continued concern, prayers and support. We are so very thankful for all of you. xo