Leiyah

For a long time Leiyah has been getting ear infections. To the point where she was getting them once a month in at least one ear. Often times she had them in both ears. It is a heart breaking thing to see. Cheryl and I could do nothing but take her to the doctor and put her on more medication. (I don’t like all the different antibiotics) 

She is such a happy girl. To see her in this pain on a regular basis had to stop. So we took her to a specialist. They suggested her getting tubes put in her ears. It does not fix the problem, rather it helps her grow out of it naturally. We have heard from many people that this procedure works wonders.

Sitting in the waiting room Cheryl’s worry started to catch up with her. No matter how safe or normal they tell you something is, nothing can stop a mothers worries. With all the medication they give the baby in such a short amount of time, Cheryl had every right to be concerned.

A mothers love.

I rarely worry, get up set, or cry in stressful situations. Thru-out my life I have seen bad things happen. I reserve my concern for when I see something going wrong. With that it’s nice to know I can be the rock ”stone” for our family. Hopefully that calm approach will rub off on Leiyah. 

It has been a week plus since her surgery. Leiyah is happy 99% of the time again. It’s wonderful to have her healthy and back to being herself. Cheryl is relieved and so am I. My dad told me he had an ear infection as an adult. The way he described the pain it made my heart go out to Leiyah more. Sadly a 20 month old can’t tell you how much it hurts. So the fact that for now its over is a huge weight lifted off of our family.

When your child is very ill I would always suggest getting a second opinion early. These children’s doctors see so many kids in a day sometimes I think there brains are mush. They are only human and they miss things. Always go with your gut when it comes to your kids.  

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It is so wonderful being able to stay home and enjoy watching my baby grow up.  She does something new each and every day.  Within two days of her first birthday she began feeding herself finger foods, walking, playing more independently, brushing her hair, and drinking whole milk out of a sippy cup!  

Today is a little different because she is taking 2 naps.  She woke up early from her first nap because Maximus wanted to scare off the mailwoman.  Silly dog.  So I just put her back up to nap again after our trip to Acme to get milk.  

That bring me to another point.  Organics.  I know I can not afford to give her strictly organic food.  It is unrealistic.  I am in the understanding that organic foods do not have hormones and antibiotics in them and will benefit my baby later in life.  I have decided to buy her organic milk.  I thought that she drinks milk more than she intakes anything else.  This would make the most impact at an affordable price.  

Talking about foods, she does not eat vegetables or fruits now.  When she was eating baby food, it was not a problem.  Now that she is determined to eat finger foods, I cannot get her to eat fruits and veggies.  I have tried sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, potatoes, bananas, apples, strawberries and peaches.  I just cant get her to eat them, once they are in her mouth she takes them out, looks at them and drops them on her tray.  I just don’t know what to do.  I guess just keep trying.

Well, I better clean out my car while she is still sleeping.