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This week we scheduled a pediatric appointment at Quest so our poor little thing could have her blood drawn for all the tests she needs. When we arrived, the waiting room was pretty quiet, and since Daddy wanted nothing to do with holding her down, Mommy went back with two technicians. What an excruciating 20 minutes! Neither tech could find a vein in either of her arms, legs or feet and Maddie was howling blood curdling screams because the tourniquet hurt. She was also sweating like a sprinkler system, which was making Mommy sweat – needless to say, this was not at all very sexy. Finally another technician came in and drew the 6 vials of blood we needed. I walked back out into a FULL waiting room of people who were looking at me like I just tried to kill my child. So glad that is over!

Great news! Maddie’s TB test came back negative!

The kids have all been getting back into their routines and John and I have been relaxing and just enjoying the peace and quiet and each other’s company. It feels so amazing to have all of my children around me. Each one waits patiently for their turn to have my undivided attention once Miss Madison has been taken care of – which obviously takes up a great deal of time. All of the research I’ve done on bonding has said it’s extremely important to answer her cries immediately, so when she bellows, I hustle to be there. I can’t say it enough – she is a great baby. Everyone who spends time with her notes she is a very content child. She can entertain herself for fairly long periods of time – sometimes just with her binkie and fingers. She also LOVES to talk! She had a 5 minute “conversation” with Carter this morning. He would talk to her and she would babble back, and then he would talk and she would babble. It’s adorable!

Our new trick is to nod our head – as if to say “yes.” So, we decided to only ask her questions she can answer with “yes.” Like, “Maddie, do you love your Mama?” Then she nods her head “yes” and we all clap and say good girl! This is great! A baby who doesn’t say “no” to everything!

Maddie and I are also trying to find our own routine. Maddie gets up around 5 to 6 a.m., has a bottle and fills up her diaper. Yeah! She’s a morning baby! She plays for a little while, naps for an hour or so and starts the eating, playing, sleeping cycle of the day. She still sleeps like an infant, with small cat naps all day long. I try to keep her up playing, but when she gets tired, her little eyes roll into the back of her head and she just zonks out! I’ve been trying to let her get as much tummy time as she can handle in her play yard and also sticking her in the Bumbo chair. She’s really too tiny to actually sit in it correctly, but darn it, she looks so cute in it!

We took her back to our pediatrician the other day because, for the life of me, I could not get this child to eat any solid food. I would put the spoon in her mouth with a small bite of baby food and she would act like I was poisoning her! We saw all sorts of faces and gags and then…the vomiting. So, the doctor said to stop trying to feed her food and just stick to a bottle for another month. We are going to treat her digestive system like she is four months old, her body like she’s seven months old and her brain like she she’s 10 months old. The pediatrician assures me that by the time she goes to Kindergarten; she will be all caught up with herself.