My best friend, Amy came from Memphis last week. I was so glad to see her. Even though we don't see each other often, each time we see each other it's like we never left. I'm so lucky to have a friend like that. We decided to tailgate so she could really experience Clemson football. We had a great time! The Buzzells joined us too!
So, I started back to work on Monday. I'm still having mixed emotions about it. Leaving Lauren Monday was probably one of the hardest things I've had to do. She's at First Baptist Clemson, where Alli is, so I feel good about that. The pulmonologist gave us the green light to let Lauren try daycare since it's a small church one, so we'll see how she does...our prayer is that she continues to stay healthy and her cf is the mildest possible. The daycare is bending over backwards to accomodate Lauren, and I really can't ask for more than that.
Alli is doing great in preK-4. She's learning a lot this year so far, and we are pleased. Alli is a great big sister. She is very protective of Lauren. She knows Lauren is sick, but is still having a hard time understanding that it's pretty serious. She's had some allergy issues this week, so we have tried to keep the 2 as separated as possible, in case Alli does have a slight cold...I can tell this is going to be very difficult because Alli loves being around Lauren.
Lauren is doing well. She's at 9lbs 10oz! She finally made it into 0-3mos clothes! We're all getting used to our new routine. Thankfully, Lauren's pretty happy-go-lucky. The only time she fusses is when she's hungry...but, who doesn't?
Lauren's got a busy week with doctor's appointments next week. On Tuesday, she goes back to Dr. Snodgrass, the pulmonologist for a check up. I believe they will draw blood to do her genotyping. This is where they will determine the type of cf mutation she has. There is a correlation between the type of cf and severity of the disease. Finding this out will also determine most effective medications in the future. We will also be ordering the nebulizer (just to go ahead and have for when she needs it)...hopefully, insurance will not be an issue. On Thursday, she goes to her pediatrician for her 2 month check up and shots...poor thing! We did get back the results from her throat culture and they were as expected, nothing concerning. She will have this done every 3 months as a check of what is going on in her lungs. The test they did to check how her pancreas is functioning also came back as they expected...it's not functioning properly, so that's why she's taking the enzymes to help her absorb food.
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