The biggest news?
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We got our own house!!! (Bet you thought I was gonna say I was pregnant again. Wrong.) Let me just say that I cannot be more excited about this. We finally have a home for our little family. I loved living with my parents, I did. My dad was very kind and more than generous to open his doors for us and welcomed our new family wholeheartedly. I will definitely miss living there. There was always someone around to talk to, and to watch Endsley while I ran to grab a shower.
That said, I am a little nervous to have a house all to myself. I say myself because Chris works for most of the day. I am worried that I wont be able to be a parent to Endsley alone. I know I'll do it, and do it well, but the thought is daunting. Since she was born I've always had help! I am blessed and spoiled.
Moving was pretty uneventful. I somehow managed to pack all of our belongings by myself. Pat on the back for that one! We're still getting things set up, but I am very proud of the progress we've made.
Did I ever mention that we finally figured out what was wrong with Endsley? I'm not even sure if I ever mentioned that we were having issues. If I have, then I am very sorry. Here's a quick recap: Endsley has had blood in her stool, mysterious body rashes, and upset stomach for as long as I can remember. She was diagnosed with salmonella (to my absolute horror) and figured that her symptoms would go away with time. They didn't. And salmonella didn't really encompass all of the symptoms she had. Turns out she has an allergy to dairy and soy! So I am now on a dairy and soy free diet.
It's been two weeks since I've started this new diet. It is NOT easy to do at first. Everything, literally everything, had dairy and/or soy in it. So all of the food I eat is fresh. Nothing can be pre-made. Not even pasta sauce! This has led me to eat an incredibly healthy mix of foods. It really wasn't easy at first, I hated it. All I wanted was a piece of chocolate. Luckily for me, I found out that you can still enjoy all of those awesome cookies (and even chocolate), all of the recipes just need a little tweaking. Since this discovery, things haven't been as hard.
On the bright side, I have dropped a ton of weight. I'm skinnier now than I was before I got pregnant! Yippee! On the down side, none of my clothes fit now. I need to go shopping.
Eh, I guess this isn't as long as I thought it would be!
Alright Endsley, onto your part of the story.
At 5 months you are:
- Eating food! We started out with oatmeal and then you got some apples, carrots, and green beans. You LOVE to eat! I can't get the food to you fast enough.
- So it's really good that you now have a tooth! You got your first tooth November 1st. We are eagerly (me especially) waiting on the arrival of your second tooth. It's so close!
- You're still working really hard on sitting up. You can't do it on your own quite yet, but you can stay up with a little help from a pillow or if I set you on the couch.
- Have I mentioned that you are in LOVE with your feet? They're your new chew toys! I don't know why I bother buying you teething rings.
- You still love to stand and pretend that you're all grown up. Which is why your grandma bought you a little Jeep so you can walk around the house! You're getting pretty good at moving in that thing. You love it so much. I can tell you like to be independent!
- You're still working on crawling as best you can. You scoot a few inches here and there. You love to move those little legs!
- You had your very first Halloween! You were a little ballerina and so was I. We walked around the neighborhood with your god mother and my mom. You liked the lights. We got some candy, but since you're a baby and I'm on this crazy soy and dairy free diet, it's just sitting in the pantry! I was so very excited for your first Halloween, but I can't wait until next year when you kind of have a handle on what's going on. You're going to be so excited! There's nothing more fun than Halloween.
Well little girl, since we figured out why you had all of those tummy troubles, we actually haven't been to the doctor in awhile! So I don't know how much you weigh or how tall you are this month. Promise I'll have this update for you next month. I do know that you're still wearing your size 2 disposables and that your cloth diapers are getting more and more snug. I can still fit you in your 0-3 month onesies, depending on what store they're from. But you are getting so tall! I love you baby.
