Happy Thanksgiving!

There are so many things we are thankful for this year...
our Lord and Savior who has us wrapped safely in his hands even when we question him
our 2 sweet girls
our family and their support
our friends and their support
the love and support of our church
Lauren and Alli's teachers and school, who have bent over backwards for us
our home
our neighbors
our jobs
our health insurance
the list could go on and on..
Since Lauren's birth and diagnosis we have been overwhelmed with prayers, love, and support, and we couldn't thank everyone enough!

With all of that being said, things are going well in the Sielicki Household.  Surprisingly, we have all managed to stay well amongst all those who have unfortunately come down with colds, flu, and stomach viruses so far...that has been our prayer to keep us all as healthy as possible to keep Lauren healthy.  We received some of Lauren's blood work results.  The CBC, metabolic panel, and vitamins A, E, and K levels were all good.  Her vitamin D level was on the slightly low side, so the doctor is consulting with the nutritionist to see what, if anything we should do.  We should be getting her genetic mapping back early next week.  On a good note, I weighed Lauren last night and she's up to 13lbs!!  I had to weight with her 3 times because I couldn't believe it myself.  She's gained about a pound and a half in 2 weeks!  I guess increasing her calories is really helping!
Within the past week, she's started being more vocal, can sit up (assisted), is grasping toys, and is starting to get the hang of rolling over!  We also let her try a little rice cereal...she's not so sure about it.
Alli is doing great.  Now that Lauren can do a little more, she enjoys playing with her.  She has become quite independent.  We're starting to work on tying her own shoes.  She now has chores she does for an allowance.  She loves clearing the dinner dishes and making her bed...I'm sure that won't last!!  She only has 2 weeks left of gymnastics this semester.  I think we'll let her continue in January since she is enjoying it so much.