12 Weeks Today!!

Well everyone tells me that life gets better once the baby hits 12 weeks, and whether it was coincidence or development, we had a fabulous day today. (And those who have kept in touch know that we haven't had too many of those since August!) Kate has been all smiles today and has been eating today too. Eating has been a big issue for us - our daily prayer is that she would eat.


After weekly visits to my pediatrician and medications that seemed to make Kate more upset than comforted, I opted to try some alternative routes. We took her to Dr. Tedesco, a chiropractor who specializes in pediatric care. After the first visit, some improvement was immediately noticeable; Kate was a new baby. Today marked the half-way point in our treatment plan, and we keep making more strides toward improvement. It turns out Kate had a significant amount of trauma in her lower back (probably from her spinal tap at 2 weeks) and even more muscle spasms at the base of her neck (either from the birth process or perhaps the virus she had at 2 weeks settled in her neck). For the last 3 months Kate has resisted being held, hates being touched along her arms and neck, and prefers to be in a bouncy seat rather than in my arms, but today she let me hold her for quite awhile -- I was in heaven. I hope we are turning a corner.


Thanks to everyone who has offered us advice, support, and babysitting so we could get a break from a lovely but often fussy baby. We love you all!!

We wanted to share a video clip of Kate being happy. Enjoy!