We spent a weekend in the hospital (as chronicled here and here) when she was diagnosed with failure to thrive. She now weighs an even 15 pounds, up 10 ounces since she was admitted to the hospital one month ago.
She went to her first baseball game.
We spent a week in Maine and a week in Boston visiting our John relatives.
She got an MRI.
And perhaps the most life changing thing (at least for me). . . . . . .she's crawling!
When Lauren was first diagnosed with failure to thrive I felt really defensive. I honestly thought she was doing fine. And for the most part, she was. However, now that we know about her allergies and have adjusted her diet, the best word I can use to describe her is thriving. She has more energy, is more alert, and is vivacious in a way I have never seen before. It will probably be awhile before I don't feel a bit sensitive about the "failure to thrive phase" of Lauren's life, but I am truly grateful that the doctors recognized a problem and we've (hopefully) found a solution. It is so rewarding to see Lauren blossom. She's our little sweetheart.
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That little girl is so, so beautiful. Seriously. And I am glad to hear that she's thriving with the diet changes. Are you still off dairy? Is she taking a bottle?
I'm glad to hear she's doing better, too!
I love the picture of Lauren at the Royals game. I am so glad that all of your hard work is paying off. Hooray for weight gain!
I'm so glad that she's doing better, and you're seeing her more and more energized. Hopefully that is behind you, now that you know her allergies (and hopefully she will grow out of most of them). Not surprised she is crawling, since she looked on the verge while she was here. Such a little cutie! Glad we had that time with you.
So sorry you guys are going through that. I'm glad you seem to have found a solution for her though!! That's so hard.
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