Keep On Growing

Last week Audrey had a check up to see how her vesicoureteral reflux has progressed over the past year (I blogged about this last July) and while I remained hopeful that the problem cured itself, I wasn't so lucky. She still has it however it is getting better, which is good news even though I wasn't convinced of that at first. We received the news immediately following the horrific procedure she's forced to endure while Mike and I aid in holding her down. It was hard when she was 2 months old but this time it was agonizing ...I absolutely dread next year! The news started to sound better once we met with the urinary specialist who told us that it's not uncommon for it to still exist after the first year (only about 25% cure within the year) and that her chances of having to have surgery are slim to none. So for now she remains on the antibiotic and we pray that her body fixes the problem as she grows some more.

To help brighten the rest of her day we spent the afternoon at the park with her BFF Remi. Even though Remi is still too young to play Audrey just can't get enough of her, and I get the feeling Remi has a soft spot for her too!

These boots were made for walkin...

It's official ...Audrey's walkin' and non-stop! For the past few weeks she was dabbling in it here and there but just last Thursday she decided it was going to be her main form of transportation. The bad part, she's teething too (molars) so there is a lot of built up frustration for her right now. She's grown quite attached to her dada and mama and has even developed a very dramatic, attention getting, whimper complete with the quivering lips and rubbing eyes.

We've had a pretty busy summer thus far. We had our second camping trip a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate, it was a bit chilly and rainy so we never did get a chance to do some of the things we had hoped too, like swim but we did enjoy the company with Aunt Sara, Uncle Dave, Aunt Krista, Uncle Randy and of coarse Audrey's BFF Remi. We also made a trip up north to spend some time with Audrey's Grandma and Grandpa Nelson. This is where we got to do some swimming! Audrey loved the water just as I expected however was not a big fan of the sand, at least not at first. She stayed safely on her towel and slowly eased her way to sandy beach.

For the forth of July we spent the day at the Partin's 4th of July BBQ. There were a lot of friends, family, food and non-stop fun! Audrey had a great time combing every inch of the backyard. She was so tuckered out by the end of the night she slept right through all the firework celebrations later that night ...and so did Mike and I!