Alli's 5-year-old-check-up

This week, it was Alli going to the doctor, for a change, but just for a check up.  She was terrified she was going to get a shot even though I kept telling her no shots this time.  I thought she might have to have a finger prick for a hemoglobin check, but turns out our insurance doesn't cover that anymore, so she didn't have to get that either.
As we expected, she was super healthy and has exceeded her 5 year old milestones of being able to write her name, recongnize numbers and letters, and a few words. She's definitely well prepared for kindergarten!  She weighed in at 47lbs-80th percentile and she was 44 inches tall-75th percentile...She's SOLID!!
Alli's gymnastics class will be coming to an end next week, and I asked if she wanted to take the Spring 5- week class, and she said "no, she'd had enough gymnastics for now," so, we'll see what she'll have an interest in next...maybe we'll try some kind of sports like soccer.
Lauren's doing well.  She's got the chronic runny nose and cough, but I think it's more allergies than anything.  It's been 3 weeks since we've had any calls from school about concern for her.  Thank God!  We're also done with the RSV vaccines until November!  And, unless she gets sick, we don't have to go back to the pediatric pulmonologist until July!  The Spring and Summer will give us some information about how severe her CF is...if she's sick, while no one else usually is during the Spring and Summer, we'll know we'll have a difficult road ahead.  We're praying that she stays healthy during the those months...it's hard enough as it is.  We're also searching for someone to care for her at our home or theirs starting in September.  We're concerned that with her almost being mobile and putting everything in her mouth, that may be a recipe for disaster in the upcoming cold and flu season if she stays in daycare. So, we're also praying for Mary Poppins on a budget.
In other news, our Great Strides Team is doing great and will exceed our $5000 team goal. We're very grateful for everyone who is helping us fundraise, who has donated, and who have participated in our events.  We're looking forward to seeing you at the walk on May 18th at Heritage Park wearing your Lauren's Loafers t-shirts, of course!

Taking T-shirt orders

We have our Lauren's Loafers t-shirt design!  We'd love for everyone who will be walking to wear one so Lauren will be able to see how loved she is! We will be selling sizes youth small - Adult XXL.  Youth sizes are $8. Adult sizes are $10, and XXL is $12.  Shirts will be purple.  Get your orders in ASAP!  We will placing one bulk order on April 30.  T-shirts will be ready for pickup/delivery the week of May 6th.

Happy Easter!

Spring is here!  We had a nice Easter long weekend!  The girl's school was closed, so I took off Good Friday and we had Alli's 5-year-old pics made, then saw the Easter Bunny and had lunch with Chris.  MiMi and Papa came up to pick Alli up for the annual Easter Egg Hunt at their church in Cola.  Alli won the golden egg last year and also correctly guessed the amount of jelly beans in the jar, so she brought home a giant jar of jelly beans...she had 2 titles to uphold!  She was sad that she didn't uphold either, although she did bring a lot of candy home.  Lauren hung out with me and we ran a few errands and played at home.  On Sunday, we headed to Columbia to pick up Alli.