It's been a while...

So, I was enjoying myself at home tonight, catching up on the lives of my friends through reading their blogs. Then, I did the unthinkable...I clicked on my own blog and realized it's been almost 5 months since I've updated the progress of our precious little girl. That's a good sign..it means not a lot of drama!

Ok, a little drama. We got a note home from our daughter's mother's day out class in May that Hand-Foot-Mouth and Chicken Pox were both diagnosed in her class. Then a few days later, a bump, then another bump. Because it was a Friday night, I called the pediatrician just to make sure we didn't need to adjust any of her medications in case we had a flare-up over the weekend...and who knew...the Chicken Pox virus is VERY dangerous to kids on steroids. Even though our daughter is on a low-dose of steroids, we were required to spend 48 hours in a special isolation room at Dell hooked up to an anti-virual IV. Not a lot of fun, but she did great, and the meds must have really worked. She only ended up with 15-20 bumps total! And, by the way, the doctors at Dell are fantastic!!!

Our daughter learned to walk on her own timeline. She was 16 months old when she took her first steps...but the first time I saw her walk she took 8 steps in a row. She was officially a walker in just a week. She was READY!!! She is now chasing her brothers all over the house!

Our daughter is still tiny for her age and teeters around the 3rd percentile (she's still wearing 6-12 month clothes). She began drinking Pediasure once a day for an extra dose of calories. Fortunately, she likes the taste! I believe this supplement has really made a difference. She has an appointment with her pediatrician in a couple of weeks and I'm anxious to see how much she weighs!

Our daughter does have her first addiction...shoes! It was one of her first words, "sheeeez"! She notices shoes, tries on any pair laying around the house and will even take them off of your feet if you'll let her. Last week she was clip-clopping up and down the hall with my heels (one shoe on and one shoe off). It's pretty precious!

Thank you for the continued prayers for our daughter. Another round of doctor's appointments are right around the corner and I will update her medical condition soon!