Going Formula...

The day has finally come when my baby can no longer tolerate mama's milk. We discovered a while back that she had a cows milk allergy which meant that I had to avoid all dairy to keep her safe. So by doing so I switched to soy.

Now we've just found out that she is also allergic to soy. So...she's going to formula now. I can still breastfeed but would have to make sure that I avoid so many things. So to be on the safe side, we're just going with Nutramigen. The formula is very expensive but no cost is too great when it comes to your baby, right?

Buh-bye Ear Tags!!

So yesterday Skylar had her surgery to remove her ear tags on her right ear. She's had them since birth and we were advised to go ahead and remove them now before they got any bigger.
She's doing great and we're praying for a fast and easy recovery. Still no word on the results from the kidney scan but I will post as soon as we know something.

Ready, Set, ACTION

Wooohoo! So today was a very great day because my hunny bought me a new camera! I've been wanting one for so long now and finally we have one!

So pretty soon we will be putting up little video clips of her so stay tuned...

Oooooh the weather outside is frightful...

Okay, really the weather is perfect but I couldn't think of a better title for this post. The other morning Skylar and I were getting ready to walk daddy out to the car (our morning ritual) when we noticed that it was quite chilly.

I remembered that I had quite a few hats and such given to me before she was born so I ran in the other room, grabbed a bonnet and ran back to the door so we could send daddy on his way. I didn't really even notice what it looked like on her until Matt said "oh, would you look at that."

Our little pooh bear...

And around and around we go...

Alrighty...so there was a bit of miscommunication on the part of Skylar's pediatrician and the urologist. My nurse thought that after having the VCUG come back normal that must mean that the hydronephrosis is gone. Sigh. Sigh. Sigh. We met with the urologist last Thursday who informed us that the only purpose for the VCUG was to rule out reflux (urine shooting back up into the bladder and then kidney). She does not have reflux but instead had to go today for a kidney scan to see if maybe there's an obstruction.

The test went well and she did so great. We are just waiting for the specialist to give us a call back. Lord, please take care of our princess...

Thank you guys for continuing to pray! We love u all!

Granny Time

So my Granny who I haven't seen in FOREVER was just in town recently and we got to stop by for a visit. This is Skylar's great grandmother on my mom's side and we don't get to see them but maybe once every few years.

Skylar just loved hanging out with her and sitting on her lap. I think she really enjoyed listening to her talk since she has a deep southern accent being from Georgia and all. I'm pretty sure that my Granny fell in love with her because she kept mentioning "rollin' her a little ball and takin' her back home."

We really enjoyed the visit and hope to see her again real soon! We love you Granny Shirley!

Butterfly Kisses!

Happy First Halloween my sweet baby girl.

So for my little girls first Halloween we decided to make her a butterfly. I looked and looked all over for the perfect costume and when I came across the butterfly I couldn't think of anything more fitting since I was once a "butterfly" in high school.

We first went to our neighbors house who Skylar refers to as Auntie Kris and Uncle Jon. Then we went over to Mimi and Papa Hart's house where she got tons of lovin! Jack and little Adley toot were also their to celebrate. They are Skylar's second cousins. Jack was dressed as the 'cat in the hat' and Adley was a little pumpkin and I must admit that she was probably the cutest pumpkin I've ever seen!

So for the most part, our first Halloween was great!

Rice Cereal - Take 2

yay for rice cereal!!!

We were told by many of family and friends to try again with the rice cereal and give her at least 10 days to get used to it. So we did as we were told and tada...she LOVES her cereal!

I'll give her a spoonful and before I can get another spoon ready, she starts banging on her tray and grunting very loudly. She's just a bit impatient...just like me! hahahaha