the doctor is IN

woah, today was another busy day! i had a house full of 6 kids and then juanita joined us with her 3 kiddos too! it got very busy and the entire house, top to bottom, was pretty much a disaster by the time everyone left! thankfully i had it cleaned up before kipp got home...........

we had a doctor appointment for miss emerson this afternoon, so the dayhome kiddos left early. i love our pediatrician. we met him when emerson was 6 weeks old and in the hospital with RSV. he was covering for our regular ped, and he put emerson's IV in. i left the room while they poked her because the first time she had one (when she was 3 days old) i was in tears. anyway he did an amazing job and made it all seem so simple, and he was the sweetest man. i chased him down the hallway and asked if we could switch to him (i had issues with our ped at the time) and he laughed, and we talked and it all worked out in the end. once we finally switched to him (it was a long process, they don't make things like that easy) he really helped my baby. he got the ball rolling and got her on the right meds, got her a g-tube within a week of meeting him. it was all just amazing. he is the most caring man! whenever he would come see us in the hospital, he just always had a hand on emmy's head while we chatted. just very genuine. he's from africa i believe. anyway today i finally got a picture of him with emmy. she has been through so much and he has been a huge part of her life, so i wanted a picture of him for her scrapbook. can i mention one more time that he is the best and we love him!!!

oh, i almost forgot... the doc says that emerson sounds great and she can stay OFF her meds! yay, mommy was right! i feel so good... so proud that i was doing the right thing. our old pediatrician would've made me feel like dirt, like i was killing my child.... but this time i feel GOOD! and my baby is healthy for the first time ever! wooo hoooo life is good!!

on another note, i had to say the word "testicle" out loud today in a professional conversation... i don't like that word. ew.

ok tomorrow is thursday....... 2 dayhome kids coming for the day. i think my mom is going to be home tomorrow, finally. her short little trip to visit my grandma turned into a week long thing! my dad won't be home until fri or saturday though. i miss them. we normally see each other a few times a week at least. friday i meet with the builder. i'm so nervous. worried. angry. excited. unsure.