Avery - Home 6 weeks

Can't believe it's already been 6 weeks since Avery came home! I guess because we have been so busy with work and doctors appts, time just flew right on by. Today we had another doctor appt for Avery's first round of immunizations. We got lucky and she only got one shot today. She is now limping around as her little leg must be sore. She will barely put any weight on it and she whines every now and then if she does.

She is 35 inches and up to 26 pounds. So even though she is not a big eater, she did gain a pound. Yesterday she ate lasagna, and today soup, so things are looking up! Even more exciting, she sleeps in her own bed for 11 hours and never wakes! A very sound sleeper! We are still dealing with poop issues...right now she is positive for C. Diff. and being dewormed and treated with some other meds (like Flagyl.) I sure hope these issues get resolved and don't end up hanging around forever. This week we are collecting stool samples and turning them into the state lab to see what else they find lurking in there.

She is attemping English but has a severe problem with pronunciation of most everything. For example, Mommy is "Nonny", Papa is "Tata", and shoe is "to", etc. There are some sounds she just can't make at all.

This past weekend, she and I flew to NY to visit Mike's mom and to attend a party for Avery. She did GREAT on the plane, no problems at all. She behaved just as well in NY and we escaped the weekend without a single meltdown or tantrum. I was shocked! :) She received so many nice things, and this girl has enough clothes to wear a new outfit everyday until next year! One of Granny's bestfriends made Avery a teddy bear out of Poppy's old shirt, so she'll always have him close even though she never got to meet him since he passed last June. She also got an embroidered blanket that says "Avery: A little lady from Haiti" So cute!

Overall, although she can be quite hyperactive, she is doing super. Way better than I ever imagined

That's the latest!