Wow, can you believe it is already almost the end of July? About this time last year, I was HORRIBLY sick...throwing up atleast twice a day. Makes this July seem wonderful! It was wonderful, though. So much has happened this summer, it really feels like I live in a whirlwind.
My little bundle of joy is slowing becoming her own independent little self. She can roll both ways, scream for joy and excitement, and laugh and giggle! My most favorite time of day, thus far, is right after her bath time when I am putting on her lotion and rubbing her little feet. We laugh and laugh, she loves it! She has her bottle and falls asleep on my chest. It's silent until about 7 am. Then our day begins...we go nonstop until 9pm. Yes, I said bottle. We had to stop breastfeeding because of severe food allergies that we haven't gotten figured out quite yet. We see an allergist tomorrow. So far, she is allergic to dairy, soy, and possibly vegetables with beta carotene like sweet potatoes, carrots, and squash. I was reading up on the beta carotene allergy and kids with this can't have goldfish because the cracker is flavored with the beta carotene. POOR CHILD! I loved goldfish as a kid. Hopefully, soon, we get these allergies all figured out. She had a very scary episode and stopping growing. This is the reason her doctors and I decided to switch her to formula...a hypoallergenic kind that is WAY expensive. I Can say it was worth the switch because she gained 2 pounds in less than 2 weeks. A big stretch from her loosing almost an ounce a day for a week. I was an emotional wreck when I had to quite breastfeeding, I ended up doing it cold turkey. She was fine. She knew where the food was, and didn't really care. Mommy was still around and close by, so she was happy as could be. Now that I look back on those few days where she was loosing weight, I am much happier knowing she is growing and happy and when she cries (which is hardly ever now) I know for sure if she is hungry or just tired.
And....we bought a house! In less than 30 days believe it or not. We made the offer on June 8th...and moved in June 30th. Talk about a quick sale!! We began the journey by riding out to Garner on the 7th and saw a house we had found on the internet. We talked in the car how we hated that there was no backyard and vowed we would find a house with a yard for Macy to grow up with. I grabbed a real estate book on the way back home and saw an ad for a house I really liked and decided to call the realtor, even though it was almost 7pm. I was just going to leave a messege, when she actually answered! AH-MAZING. She said the house I called about wasn't for sale, but she had one I could look at that night. So, 15 minutes later we were in love. We pulled up, saw the back yard and the house was sold for us. It sits on almost a .5 acre lot. The kitchen is sort of small, but I didn't care because I knew we would be using the grill more than the oven. I loved Macy's room because it had cute bay windows. We closed the 30th and moved in that day! We are thoroughly enjoying being away from rude apartment dwellers in the middle of the city. We love this area and the little country that reminds us of home. We even have rabbits, frogs, and a family of deer that has made camp in the woods next to our house. I see them every morning crossing over into the neighbors yard...a mom, dad, 2 babies so far. Yes, the dogs love their new rabbit friends.
Summer has gone by way to quickly. However, I must say that I am looking forward to the fall and cooler weather. My little one will be crawling and walking (maybe) and it'll be her first Halloween in our neighborhood and christmas!!! Haha, I am really looking ahead!
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