A random conversation I had this morning, initiated by a stranger.
It went like this:
Lady – OH my. That baby. If that baby lived in my neighborhood and I came over to visit your house, I would call her Cindy Lou.
Me- As in, Cindy Lou Who? The Dr. Seuss character?
Lady – Well sure. You know how she is real smart? Well that baby looks real smart.
I have just one question.
Um. What?
I mean, first of all it doesn’t make any sense. Second of all, what does living in her neighborhood or her visiting my home have to do with ANYTHING else she said?
I really don’t know.
Maybe you have some answers for me. 
As for life lately, Tuesday night we had terrible storms, including nearby tornadoes, screaming tornado sirens, pouring rain, lightening, thunder, and crazy hail. We spent a good portion of it hunkered down in the closet. As it turns out, trying to put a baby to sleep in a small, hot closet with extremely loud thunder and hail pounding the house is no easy task. But we survived. I was waiting for rain anyway.
Baby K is doing well on her new formula. Since the most drastic change we have seen began with the formula change, it is likely that she DOES have a cow’s milk allergy responsible for the degree of pain she has experienced with reflux. We have just begun the process of requesting insurance coverage for her formula (it is crazy expensive as far as formula goes) and were warned by Texas Children’s that this can be quite a headache. Thank the Lord I happen to know we live in one of only 8 states that require coverage for Kiersyn’s condition and I am armed with Texas Health Bill 2000 - Subtitle E, Title 8 of the Insurance Code. (Chapter 1377, Subchapter B, Sec 1377.051.) No one is telling ME no!
Despite how ready I am to fight, go ahead and pray it is a quick and easy process if you would.
We also received 
her “Tucker Sling” today. It is a sleeping sling that keeps her on a wedge elevated to 30 degrees. It has been impossible to keep her elevated in her crib since her arching and turning is so dramatic she slides off of anything elevated and turns herself in circles flailing about. Her erratic movements seem to wake her up just as much as reflux episodes. She has been sleeping in her car seat and we really needed a better solution. Here she is trying it out.
her “Tucker Sling” today. It is a sleeping sling that keeps her on a wedge elevated to 30 degrees. It has been impossible to keep her elevated in her crib since her arching and turning is so dramatic she slides off of anything elevated and turns herself in circles flailing about. Her erratic movements seem to wake her up just as much as reflux episodes. She has been sleeping in her car seat and we really needed a better solution. Here she is trying it out.
Apparently it won’t be a problem!
Tonight will be her first night to sleep in it, here’s to hoping it goes well.
From time to time there will be Lexie updates. She's a part of our family. If you’re not a dog lover, you'll probably want to sign off for these parts.
Lexie likes to steal socks. This morning I caught her reveling in her success. Thought you might like to see how cute she is.
Have a wonderful holiday weekend!
I'm so glad the Tucker swing is working out. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I often times receive comments that I look like Cindy Lou. I'm honored that Kiersyn has some similiarity to her too. Even if it makes no sense.
bless her. You can tell she is sleepy in that first picture. I hope the night goes well.
ReplyDeleteConversations initiated by strangers are frequently odd, I think. For some reason, it seems like most strange strangers are more comfortable initiating conversations than the normal strangers. What's up with that?