Finally a moment to sit and update. It seems as thought things are status quo right now and for that, I am grateful. Most importantly, HANNAH IS HOME! Hannah is home! She spent Tuesday and Wednesday with Grammy and I am thrilled to have her back. You all know how I hate sleepovers. I despise them. Something about the house being so empty without Han. I hate walking into her empty room at night and not seeing her bubbly face staring back at me. I hate the loneliness that occurs when she is not home and to be honest, Layla feels it too. She spends the time saying "Where's Nana? Nana whar are you?" (Nana=Hannah in Layla language) As much as I hate sleepovers, I do know that I have to give a little and not keep the child in my bubble., so I allow it. Plus I know she and Grammy both enjoy the time they spend together. But for the record, I still hate sleepovers! HA!

On another note, we had Layla's followup GI appointment in Boston last Friday. We discussed some of our concerns with her Dr. and he wants to get another scope done. The difficulty we are having is determining whether her issues are food allergy related or if it is a GI issue. If it does turn out to be food allergy, then I think we will be seeking another allergist to do the work up because obviously what we learned before of her allergies isn't all there is. The child still has issues on a daily basis, so if it is food allergies, then we need to figure out what besides, peanut, soy, milk and oats she is allergic too. The other issue we are having is that she is refusing food. Her doctor seems to think that this is a psychological issue because she knows that if she eats, it is going to cause her belly pain and therefore, she doesn't want to eat. We need to retrain her to eat the foods that wont hurt her belly so finding a food therapist/specialist will be in the works as well. She is still on the formula and this is where I believe she is gaining her weight from since feeding her is a daily struggle. Mind you, I don't blame the kid since most of the yummy food is off limits to her. I really need to come up with some good alternatives for her. Maybe there is a book or something I can look into? I can tell you that finding food that doesn't contain milk, or soy or even peanuts these days is a difficult task. Yet, in the scheme of everything, Layla is still sleeping much better so this is a plus!

I truly cant believe that we are on the countdown to Hannah starting kindergarten. I am so not ready for this step. So not ready. She is however, rearing and ready to go! This is such a huge milestone for her and she is ready to take it head on. I am hoping to have her ears squared away by then since she is still having issues hearing in her left ear. I am not even sure what can be done about it, but we have our appointment next week and I am really going to have to get some answers. I have tried in the past, but to no avail. She has the tubes, but that left ear is still an issue. I still swear with my whole being that it has to do with the Hemangioma wrapped around that ear tube on the inside. I wonder if I sit the doctor down scream in his face while flailing my arms above my head if he then would listen? Just a thought. Don't mess with the MOMMY! WE MOMMY's KNOW BEST! HA!

We are heading to the library after work so Hannah can play on her computers while I make puzzles with Layla. Then home to make sun catchers! Perfect craft on this gloomy Thursday! Speaking of crafts.. I really need to get my head together for my Christmas craft! It is just around the corner and I really want to get my presents done and wrapped so December is an enjoyable month!

That's all she wrote for today. I will try and get on to update more as our journey in life continues....