We are here in the middle of our long four-day weekend together (yesterday was Ramy's 9/80 day). It has been a good week for us. Rebecca had good days with Nanny Rebecca, although we learned that Nanny Rebecca has to have surgery on her foot in a few weeks. My mom is going to extend her stay here for Rebecca's birthday to help us out until Rebecca comes back. The rumor mill at the Public Defender's Office has it that Ramy is a short-timer in Norwalk and that he will soon be transferred to Pomona (3 miles from our house!). Whether that will be to Pomona Felonies or to Pomona Misdemeanors as their new DIC wasn't part of the rumor. Ramy never puts much stock in the rumor mill, but from an outsider's perspective, it has been pretty accurate so far. So hopefully we'll find out about that soon. Ramy's dad seems to be making some progress at Claremont Care Center. He has been able to be sitting in a wheelchair and is now moving all his limbs. So that is wonderful news.
The invitations for Rebecca's birthday party went out in the mail yesterday, and we're going to order the food today. Last night, Ramy and I rented the movie The Namesake. Excellent movie!
Yesterday, Rebecca went to see Dr. Katz, her pediatric gastroenterologist who took care of her reflux. That was probably her last visit to him. He wants to quickly wean her off her Prilosec and see if she can go without it. He gave us another prescription, but if the weaning goes well with no return of symptoms, then we won't go back. She hasn't had any Prilosec in 2 days now, and so far so good. He pronounced her as being perfect. She weighed in at 16 lbs, 14 oz and is 27.5 inches long. He is pleased with the way she eats and her weight gain; she's just destined to be tiny probably. He thought that the variety of food she eats is really great for an 11 month old, and he didn't have anything he wanted us to avoid. Before, he was concerned about the likelihood of allergies (since they go along with reflux and eczema), but so far so good. He was also pleased that she continues to breastfeed. He strongly believes it is the single best thing you can do for a baby's nutrition and for protecting them against a whole host of problems later in life.
For those who think that Rebecca probably doesn't eat very much (and I know when people see how little she is, that's what they assume), this is what she just finished eating for breakfast: 2 scrambled egg yolks (the whites are a likely allergen, so we're holding off, but when I scramble the yolks, I mix in enough heavy cream to compensate for the lack of the egg white), about 1/4 cup cottage cheese mixed with peaches, and 3 silver-dollar sized carrot-apple-mango pancakes. Plus, about 3 oz. of water.
That's it for us. Ramy made breakfast for me this morning, and he cleaned up the kitchen. Good lord, am I the luckiest girl there is or what?
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