Journey Beyond Survival

I weigh one hundred ninety four point oh. Yes. 194.0 lbs. And, I made it 3 1/2 hours to Indianapolis today and all the way back. And took on the navigation system, and a Developmental Pediatrician all together. The Developmental Pediatrician won because she is awesome. I would have kissed her but she probably would have found it offensive. Chickadee is doing well under her care. Utmost confidence. Also, I walked 4.4 miles in one hour. WooT. Yeah, I'm pretty much toast, sitting here like a slug. Mmmmm. I'm happy to be home with Hubbend while the kids are sleeping and watching our huge Hulu backlog. Home while it lasts...til Wednesday when Hubbend and Beansprout fly to Phoenix. We're kinda crazy traveling everywhere. Just wait til you see where I get to go next month. It's a surprise...

No worries. I've discovered the reason for Chickadee's little TIRADE on Sunday. I neglected to get her some of her medicine filled at the DESPICABLE PHARMACY who only takes a week to fill my prescriptions. Nothing to worry about. I just gave her a TON of fiber paste. Oh, yeah. That little medical problem which was causing extreme grumpiness and requires fiber? Let's just say she had an outbox that was full. Stuffed. Helping Chickadee with that problem is like helping with labor. Nuff said? I thought so. What is fiber paste you ask? My little magical recipe that one of her doctors gave me. More fiber than you want to think about. Beansprout begs for it when I'm giving it to Chickadee. It's that good. Speaking of fiber-yes, I am rubbing my hands evilly-have we ever discussed it? I didn't think so. Why is it that fiber is usually followed by "Ew!" and "Ugh!" I grew up in an insanely well educated home regarding fiber. My mot...

regression I BEFORE pulled up to stand walked with walker turned while walking with walker fed herself with both hands pincer grasp both hands ate dirt ate hair ate sand like it was sugar ate all table foods 15 words spoken 15-20 sign language words crawl up and down 20 stairs AFTER no fine motor skills in hands compulsive movements with hands (touch hair slap downward) 2 sign language word adaptations all liquids thickened to 'nectar' consistency all solids ground to stage three baby food consistency crawl two stairs up not down at all walked with two hands held cruised along furniture 4 oz maximum tummy capacity feeding 9 times a day 1 1/2 hours apart while awake regression II BEFORE crawled thirty feet walked to fatigue two hands held loved whole milk 1/4 tsp laxative in her nectar thick liquids had thunder thighs cruised furniture in both directions with incentive (insert evil Jillian laugh) ate from 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup ground up table foo...