Today went as usual as it has for the past seven weeks. Reese is not meeting her goals for feeding, but she has shined in other areas. When you get a chance to see our daughter you will see how much she has grown. Though we did not meet our feeding goal, other issues have been addressed such as her reflux. Knock wood, she rarely vomits these days. Let's hope it continues...This plays a big part in motor development. We are waiting out the days until Reese crawls. She is so close! She has figured it out that it requires hard work in order to crawl. At the moment she would rather smile at you and hope you'll bring the toy to her! We will get there in time! A friend at the clinic told me our babies take inch stones instead of milestones. I will have the patience for whatever and however long it takes to reach the next step! Keep working hard little angel. We will always be there to hug and kiss you when you make it to the next inch stone!
Over the past seven weeks there were many nights we spent alone. There also were some nights we didn't have to spend alone. Reese and I would like to especially thank Aunt Moe, Girlfriend Gerry, Girlfriend Colleen and Girlfriends Lori & Renee for making the trip to N. Jersey. We understand life must go on at home and sometimes family, work, time, children and many other obligations did not allow many of our family and friends to come see us. There were so many people who helped our family in so many other ways....The continued support such as getting our boys from school, helping them with homework/studying, making sure their uniforms got back to our house and feeding them snacks/dinner.....the books, chocolates, stuffed animals, cards and gift baskets/tins Reese and I received at the hotel....the birthday gifts sent up by family and friends to help celebrate our daughter's first birthday....home cooked meals as well as Wegmans soups, bagels & cream cheese(you know how much I love all of them!) so we didn't have to eat out everyday for seven weeks....the one thing that my daughter has to look back on is the blog. the comments from everyone were so beautiful!!!I will always tell her about this experience and how much people did to help all of us through this difficult time. We know all of you who have followed her progress love her deeply. We appreciate everything everyone has done for our family. I only hope I can give back to another person/family what you haven given to me and my family. We love all of you!
