Long time no blog...

Wow! So much to blog about since the last time I did this! First, we did not get to skip our October appt. It was an oversite. I got a phone call on a Friday that they needed us to come on Tues. So, we went. No problems, everything looked great, and she is up to the 56th percentile in her height to weight ratio. This is WELL ABOVE where they want her to be. We never heard from the cough culture and I keep forgetting to call. Must not be too bad... but I'll let everyone know when I know:)

In other news, as most of you know, the Stewart clan is moving yet again. This is number 10 in 10 years I think. Aaron has accepted a postition as the Executive Director of the Magnolia Economic Development Corporation (the C might stand for something else, Council, something, not sure really!) Anyway, he accepted the position on Sept 15th, and the movers came on October 5th. How's that for turnaround! They came on the 5th because that is the only time they could come. His first day on the job was the 19th, however, the house we want to rent in Magnolia is currently occupied until the house the current residents are building is complete... so we are living it up in Hampton at my parents house until we can move in. That is supposed to be next week. We are PRAYING! I love my parents, I am so grateful to them, and I know they are loving the time with the grandkids, both sets of grandparents are, but I am ready for my own house again:) LOL! I am sure they won't mind some peace and quiet either! We are just excited to see what the Lord has in store for us in Magnolia, Arkansas. We are excited to start visiting Churches, meeting friends, and bringing glory to His name in whatever way He has in store for us!

I have had two job interviews... waiting to hear back from one so we can make a decision if their is a decision to make. I will keep everyone updated.

Ashton's next appt is Nov 19th and we are really praying they have all the flu vaccines she needs then. They will vaccinate us too if they have the supplies, so that will be good:)

Sept appt

We had our Sept appt today. More of the same really... except that she has jumped from the 50th percentile on the growth chart to the 51st...she got a smiley face sticker for that! Also, there was the warning for the cold and flu season coming up. We were advised to not go to the mall or Walmart during "peak" hours and to not used the nursery at Church if we know there are sick kids in there or that there is something going around. They are of course pleased that she in no longer in child care for as long as that can last. So we may be hermits this winter! Still, they did not recomment the RSV vaccine for this season, which is good, and we will not go back until the first week of Nov. That is skipping another month! I'll report the cough culture results when we get them.

Ashton took three steps yesterday, on her 9 month birthday. I am currently having to remind myself to shut the bathroom doors to keep her away from the soap ( her new favorite snack) and the potty (she has deemed it her personal aquatic park). Jackson is as wild as ever, all little boy, with a mouth that rivals mine as a child, and that is bad. He love his sissy though, and is still loving his new school.

August appt and other happenings...

There was a surprise for the August appt... there wasn't one! I guess since we basically skipped July (didn't go until July 30th...) and our dr is out in August.. they just skipped! We go on Sept 3rd... another LOVELY 8:00 am appt. The ONLY good thing about that is that we get in and out faster, we did last time at least.

In other news, Jackson started WEE School at our Church last week and LOVES it! He is already learning more and it is only from 8-12 3 days a week, which is much less school that he is used to.

Ashton took a step, well, really it was more like a stomp, she moved one foot forward while standing on her own so I am putting it on record that her first step was at 8 months. I am sure she will wait until she is at least two to take another one since I have put that in writting! She has also given up on baby food almost all together. Some new foods that she has tried recently and really taken a liking too are real green beans, carrots, turkey sandwich with mustard, ramen noodles (I cannot eat these in front of her if I want her to eat something else), and cinammon toast crunch. She has pretty much decided it is only big girl food for her! She also broke another tooth through yesterday, top left...

Health wise, all is good. She is coughing a little more, but I am CONVINCED it is from extra saliva from teething... you can just about see it choking her... So, we are just doing our treatments and continuing to pray:)

She speaks!

So Ashton has now said 3 words! First was "Dada", which started out and still is sometimes "ada,", then was "Mama" (only once, never since!), and now, and the most frequent, "Bubba!" Jackson has been visiting the grandparents and we just got him back. She looked right at him and said "bubba" more than once in a several minute span...she was soooo happy to have him back, as were we:) He missed her too... he went straight for her when we picked him up. They definitely have a special bond and I pray that it grows as they grow older.

Some of you may have gotten an e-mail from Aaron in the form of a prayer request for a new CF drug. For those of you who didn't, here is your request. There is a drug that is in the works that will affect people with the DelF508 mutation, which is the mutation Ashton inherited from me. If approved, it will actually treat the actual defect in the gene, if I understand it right, not just the symptoms it causes... this drug has just moved to the next phase of testing! It is that much closer! Please pray for wisdom for the drs and scientists involved, as well as the safety and health of the patients particpating in the trials.

July Cough Culture

Just a short update... nothing abnormal on the July cough culture...yaay!

July appt and random pics

Ashton's July appt was uneventful, which is always good. They did say they would measure her for a vest at 18 months, and we will cross our fingers that she is big enough... since there wasn't much to report, I thought I would post some pics for you to enjoy. She has two new fave foods, pickles, and Nanny cookies. She devoured the Nanny cookie (aka tea cake) and sucked the pickle for like 10 minutes. She just grabbed it off a plate and went for it! The other two pics are just my babies showing out, Jackson is teaching her:)

update on vitamin levels

This will just be a short update. Nothing major, and really I just wanted to post;) They are probably going to reduce Ashton's vitamin dosage by half. I truly believe she should have always been on a regular vitamin like is recommended for all breastfeeding babies now rather than a CF vitamin. The difference is that the CF vitamin takes the fat soluble vitamins that people that have the digestive problems that come along with CF have trouble digesting, and make them water soluble. Since Ashton has no trouble digesting fats, I believe she should be on a regular vitamin. Don't get me wrong, as long as she is healthy, no big deal, but too much of a vitamin in your system can cause problems also. The nutritionist at Children's is great and has worked with us so much. As much as she could anyway. We haven't really needed the attention that most do, which we are extremely thankful for and Praise Him for! I don't think we are even going to see her anymore now unless we run into a weight or vitamin issue:) Anyway, yes, this is a random post, but I like to post every two or three days if possible...

Oh, and Jackson swears Ashton said "bubba" this morning! Also, it is becoming very obvious that Ashton's favorite place to play is "bubba's" room, and she LOVES purple hull peas:) (Talk about random!)