Happy Birthday Roselyn!!!

Happy Birthday Roselyn!!!
The birthday girl with her parents

Roselyn's yummy cake

Partying at the park

I think she likes the cake

Roselyn opening her gifts

Beach Trip!

Beach Trip!
Roselyn loves the beach

Touching sand for the first time

My favorite picture

The family on the beach

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Long awaited update

So I did write about Mother's Day, but what has happened between Mother's Day and the middle of April? It is hard to know where to begin- there has been so many little things. First, Roselyn now eats both fruits and vegetables and is down to four nursings a day. She is eating mixed veggies and LOVES them! I am surprised that pureed spinach, peas, and grain can be so appetizing! Roselyn seemed to have her first episode of constipation at the beginning of May. Luckily, I have purchased prunes, and they work great! Thankfully, I was at a friend's house when the prunes corrected the constipation, but I arrived home just in time to hear Rob yell LAURA in a shaky voice begging for help. You can't expect a dad to do a mom's job:) Roselyn seems to be enjoying her belly more and more, though she tends to do bend her elbows and lays "Superman" style. She likes to roll to her side which causes her body to turn- there are times I leave her for a moment and she had done a 180 degree turn in a couple minutes! There have been some fluke times she has kind of rolled over-finally!
Roselyn has had a couple of dates with her friends Addison and Hudson. First we all went to Newnan Utilities park and had a picnic lunch and swinged in the swings. Roselyn had a great time, but by the time we were at the swings she literally was falling asleep as the swing rocked her back and forth. The next day we all met was at our house. Hudson loved Roselyn's toys (at least chewing on them) and Addison loved Roselyn's Sweetpeace swing. I have recently started working two mornings a week at Atlanta Fitness' childcare. Roselyn seems to like me there, but she is getting used to seeing me holding other babies and playing with other children. I have been impressed with her patience overall.
Lastly, we finally seem to have some sort of insurance resolution. We appealed Blue Cross Blue Shield's decline of Roselyn. They then approved her- starting May 1. We now have applied for a conversion policy for the month of April so we are not beyond the 63 days and show a lapse in coverage. Because Roselyn has coverage for May (YEAH) we went to have her bloodwork done. I returned to LabCorp worried about the insurance coverage elsewhere. Like before, they stuck her in her arm and could not get anything. Roselyn cried and cried and I asked them not to stick her again (they tried four times the last time and never got anything). When I asked if they could prick her heel, I was told they had too much blood to draw to do that. I then asked them to call Dr. Van Meter. I was told to bring her to his office at 1:45 that afternoon. When I arrived there I found out it was Dr. Van Meter himself drawing her blood. He took it from a vein in her hand. What a difference! She cried for three seconds when the needle came in, and cried for three seconds when the needle came out and that was it. I wish blood was drawn regularly there because it was such a huge relief to have a happy baby. And the result came back today- her levels were normal and there is no need for an increase in her medication. Good news!

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