Dr. Jeng called yesterday with the news that all of Rebecca's tests - the metabolic panel, the organic acids, and the amino acids - came back completely within normal limits. I asked about the possibility of the intermittent form of maple syrup urine disease, and he said that was what they had been most concerned about. But if she had even the intermittent form, something in either the organic acids or amino acids would have been out of whack. I told him about the Soothie and our suspicions and he agreed that it was likely the culprit. What a relief to know that she is completely healthy.
Also, she has learned to pull up. She will pull up on anything. Me, Ramy, the side of the co-sleeper, the wall, you name it. When I take a shower in the morning, I usually put on one of her Baby Einstein DVDs for her to watch (and be distracted by, so she won't notice I'm not right there with her) and corral her in the co-sleeper by our bed. I came out of the shower this morning, and she was standing by the bed, trying to climb onto the bed to get the remote control.
We are in the process of babyproofing the house. We have the plastic outlet covers in all the plugs now, and we are getting the covers for the power strips today. We went shopping for gates for the stairs last night but then discovered that they won't work if you have an iron railing/banister. So then we learned you have to get an adaptor kit for that. But those will be up soon, and then we'll also be getting the screen that covers the railings too.
This week, she has added mango and plums to her food repertoire. Today, she will be having green beans for the first time. Butternut squash remains her favorite, and peas are her least favorite. She learned to recognize the peas by their bright green color. If she sees a spoonful of it coming, she barely opens her mouth. If it is another food, she looks at it and opens her mouth wide. Crazy baby.
I turned in a 25 page outline of my major area paper to my advisor yesterday. The committee meets this next week to decide who they'll certify to apply for internship. So we'll see if they'll let me apply. If so, then I'll be working my butt off for the next couple of months to get ready. If they don't, then I'm switching research advisors and changing dissertation topics to something easier.
My mom bought tickets to come see us at the end of September/first of October. So we're looking forward to that. It cooled off a bit here the last couple of days, which is very nice. I'm going to be buying our tickets home for Christmas this weekend probably. It looks like Rebecca and I will be in Tennessee sometime around the 15th. Ramy will come in on the 21st. Then we'll all go back sometime around Jan. 4.
That's all our news for this sunshiney Saturday!
Love to all!
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