In April 2008, we found out we were expecting! What a surprise! We had not planned on having any more kids of our own which is why we were adopting Logan, but God is the Boss! I grieved for a while at first, because I felt like I had a newborn in Logan, he was new to me. I was enjoying having a son, and Sam, the girls, and I were having a blast spoiling him rotten! The grandparents were even in on it! Now I was going to have to share that affection with another baby! It wasn't long before we were just as excited with the fourth one as we were with Caroline. We were pretty far along when we found out we were pregnant, so within a couple of months we already knew we were having a third, and FINAL girl. And due to the clotting disorders that we found out I had while I was pregnant with Caroline, we went on the lovenox injections again (as we did with Caroline but I left that part out when I blogged about her). We knew right away she would be named Laura Beth, because Sam threatened to buy a really big expensive boat that we couldn't afford and name it Laura Beth, if I didn't let him have his way with the name this time. So I did. I decided, after experiencing both an emergency c-section and a VBAC, this time I would opt for the scheduled c-section. We arranged for the c-section to take place the Saturday after Thanksgiving that way I could do my Black Friday Christmas Shopping the day before. Dr. Susan Dodd with Women's Care Group pulled her out sometime in the afternoon (it was postponed due to some emergencies, so i finally quit looking at the clock). She weighed 7lbs 7oz and was 20.5in.long. She was screaming before she was even all the way out. We knew right then that she had a voice that would be heard! She nursed like a champ. I was so proud that I was able to make enough milk for her and that my skills worked for her! But she was always fussy. She would scream for hours after eating. She had a lot of diarrhea. She always acted hungry. She appeared to be in a lot of pain to me. I went to the Pediatrician numerous times over it. They put her on several different medications that never helped. Finally, when she was 5 months old she had dropped to the 3rd percentile for weight on her growth chart and was still in pain. I asked to be referred to a GI specialist. We went there 2 weeks later and found the miracle cure- Alimentum! She had a milk protein allergy, and was being exposed through my breastmilk. The alimentum had the proteins broken way down into amino acids so that she could digest them. After changing to the formula she was a new kid. It broke my heart to stop nursing her, she was the only one who was able to nurse and she had to be allergic! Oh well, her happiness and comfort was more important. She has been doing well and was up to 17lbs 7oz at her birthday. When she was 11 months, we started transitioning her to soy milk. She did well with soy milk, never any problems. She loved eating table foods. Then at 13 months we transitioned to regular cow's milk. She did great with that as well. Now she eats pretty much anything. However she seems to dislike most cheesy stuff and pasta. She loves her fruits and veggies, and especially her instant oatmeal in the mornings! This weekend she has her first beauty pageant (2/20/2010) and I think she will win. The kid can't go anywhere without getting compliments on her beautiful eyes. And she loves the attention. She is not the least bit shy like the other girls were. I think beauty pageants might be her thing.
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