Five

Helen Grace is now five weeks old! She had had enough of our picture taking during her five-week photo shoot (and we were exhausted of getting her to cooperate), so this week's picture is what it is. :)

The barium swallow went well yesterday, and Helen Grace was such a big girl! We were asked to bring her hungry to the appointment so that she would drink willingly, and I worried that she would be throwing a hissy fit by the time we got there. She was zonked out in her car seat though, and when we were called back, I was relieved to find out that one of my sweet sorority sisters would be the speech pathologist working with us- wow, what a small world! Helen Grace did beautifully during the test and was more than willing to drink that nasty barium. They didn't find anything wrong- everything is going down correctly- so it looks like it is acid reflux causing her to spit up, choke/cough, and sound raspy after eating. I'm hoping to hear our plan of action from our pediatrician soon.

We are excited about the fourth of July holiday weekend coming up! I wonder what HG will think about fireworks??

I'm five weeks old! June 29, 2009

Meeting cousin Ryves

Meeting the Hancock cousins

Now that Helen Grace is getting a little bigger, she is beginning to fit in her clothes. This dress she is wearing is the one I wore home from the hospital as a baby. :) First trip to Huey's...and let it be clear that it was her granddaddy's idea to put the straw to her mouth.