Asta la Vista Baby

We have had a week full of mostly normal baby stuff, which has been very nice. We officially weened her off of Codeine on Monday - YIPPEE!! This is the FIRST time she has been completely off it since she was 1 month old. This week has been consumed with sleep battles and for the moment... Molly seems to have the upper hand :). It is "nice" to be able to focus some of our time and effort into something this "simple". She has decided that napping is really not her thing. We can get her down, but within 10-30 minutes she is awake and crying. It seems to us that she just wants one of us around. We are preparing to undertake breaking this starting tonight by letting her cry herself to sleep - yuck. Jim has graciously offered to let me get out of the house for these times. We have heard from other parents that within 3-7 days things are much better - here's hoping! The only issue is that we are going to the hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday for her infusion. I don't know how we are going to accomplish the consistency and routine that is required to get her into a good sleep pattern, but I guess we just have to do our best under the circumstances.

I gave her cereal again this morning and she ate the full serving (1/2 ounce or so). I think we are ready to have this be part of our daily routine now - a big step for our little girl :).

I met Jim for lunch today for the first time since Molly was born and it went VERY well!! It has been so nice to have this time full of big milestones and happy times with Molly. We are still on the edge of our seat waiting for the next fracture, but trying to enjoy the present at the same time. With each fracture free period we learn how good things can be, which makes it that much harder to readjust to life with a baby in pain.



The pool was 85 degrees yesterday, which was a lot more comfortable for Molly. I think I caught her enjoying the pool for a moment here and there. She is getting stronger everyday.

It is getting HOT here (90's) and quite muggy as well. People with OI tend to sweat a lot more than normal and Molly is no exception. If she is in her stroller or carseat with the AC she still creates a large pool of sweat behind her head, which makes it hard to take her out in this weather.

I would love to hear from any/all of you, so please post or email me with what is going on in your world. It doesn't have to be anything spectacular, it is just nice to connect with people and hear about things other than OI (which I read all day on an OI forum).