We are now in Amarillo. It took a few weeks but we got all unpacked and settled. Ella is adjusting really well to her new house. She loves her new room cause it's much bigger. In the last month she has learned to sit up unassisted and is making a lot more noise!
She got to see a blizzard last week, which was amazing to her! She was feeling a little sick so we didn't get to go outside and play in it. Last week she went to the doctor and weighed in at 19.2 pounds...wow! She's a chubby baby.
Recently we've made the decision to start treatment on Ella's hemangioma, which is a vascular growth that she has developed on her upper lip. This didn't pop up till she was about 3 months, but it's considered a type of birth mark. There are several options for treating this, but it may go away on its on by the time she's 3 or 4. It could keep growing till she's 12 months old though. After talking to several doctors and a pediatric dermatologist, they've recommended starting steroid treatment. She will be on a low dose for 4 weeks to see if it stops or shrinks the growth. We are optimistic about it. I'll update each week with pics to show her progress. If the steroids are ineffective, then we will move on to other options.
We are so lucky that Ella is such a happy, healthy baby. This is really a minor thing that she will grow out of someday.
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We miss you.
K&M
How is Ella doing on the "roids"? We are having our garage sale this weekend and our chaos is almost over...I sure hope we can all do something when life settles down.
How is the sell of your house in Arlington going? Any takers?
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