Glacinski Family: We're Halfway There (to 1 that is!)

Last Saturday Avery turned 6 months old and it has been an adventure every day since! Saturday was a great day, she was happy, actually took a nap for us (she sleeps for Thayre all the time, not so much for us!) and was very happy. Then Sunday came around and we had some people over for the Super Bowl. Avery didn't sleep all day so we knew we were in for a rough day. With 8 adults, 1 baby and 4 other kids running around screaming, this was our daughter around 6:30 that night....

She was sound asleep in the middle of all the action!

Then, Monday came and we had her sixth month checkup with her doctor. This was the first time we had seen the doctor since her emergency room visit. Avery weighed in at 15 lbs 15 oz and is 24- 1/2 inches long. The doctor said she was just perfect. Due to the severity of her allergic reaction back in December, she wrote us a prescription for two EpiPens. This made us feel immensely better and are not as scared as before. She also had us go and have blood drawn to test her for allergies to wheat, soy, nuts, milk and egg. After Avery's 4 shots, we were on our way.

Tuesday after school, I picked up Avery and we took her to the hospital to have blood drawn. I hope no other parent has to go through that. I have never heard her scream as loud as she did that day. It was heartbreaking for everyone, but I think Avery's tears ended before mom's. If the blood draw wasn't bad enough, it had to happen the day her first tooth broke through her gum! Luckily she has been taking that like a champ!

We thought Wednesday would be better, but with all the cold air outside, the air inside our house must have been a little dry, because Avery ended up with a bloody nose that night. Our handbook from the doctor's office suggested that we keep her upright and pinch her nose for 10 minutes. I think we made it 10 seconds.

Thursday morning was better... her second tooth has broken through the gum! Now her bottom two teeth are through and she wants more than anything to have something to chew on all the time!

Finally Friday we got the results from her blood work and everything came back fine! No allergies to anything. The doctor seems to think it could have been a couple things. 1- it could have been a rice allergy but since we didn't test for it, we should just avoid it. 2- it could have been an immature digestive system that just wasn't ready for food. 3- just a freakish accident. Whatever it was, we are happy there are no allergies. That night we gave her some sweet potatoes. As you can imagine, we were nervous and she had no idea what to do. So, we continued with the sweet potatoes again today and are hoping she will catch on in the next few feedings.

Enjoy the pictures!

Hanging out with Grandpa

Kisses from GiGi

Birthday Boy!

She looks like a rockstar with the light from the flash reflecting
on her glasses! Pay no attention to the wet spot on her shirt
from her teething toy!