JenniferTenney

I had a fabulous mother's day with my little girl! First, on Saturday, we drove with Dakota and my mom to Sawgrass Mills Mall in Fort Lauderdale (an hour and a half drive) to meet my Nana and Aunt and cousin to celebrate mother's day and do a little shopping. Dakota did perfect in the car and slept the whole way there and back! She, of course, impressed everyone with her cuteness and showed off walking!! I love, love, love, so see her walking around now! It took her a while to gain her confidence, but she is so adorable when she walks!
Then Sunday, I got a massage which was wonderful, and then spent the rest of the day doing chores or relaxing until my parents and Derek's parents came over for dinner. I am so grateful to have my little girl, my mom and my nana to celebrate mother's day with. I am a blessed woman.
On the eating front, I think finally, Dakota gain a few ounces. She has been the same weight for the last 3 months .... not good!!!!!!! I called the local hospital and they are supposedly working on finding me a pediatric nutritionist. It is so hard in this area to get any services for children!!! I feel like by reading this forum, I should be doing so much more for Dakota -PT, OT, speech therapy, nutritionist ... but I can't find these things in my area, and if I find them, they are an hour drive away and I have no idea how to get Dakota there with working full time. I hope I am not doing a disservice to her. I know she is a little behind, but she is always progressing. Now she is walking so that is great. She is now behind on speech, but she is very smart and understands everything and communicates ... just not with words unfortunately. I really feel like the words will come though without therapy. Then there is the eating thing ... I suppose I should have got an OT and/or nutritionist a long time ago. But for a long time she was gaining and following a parallel growth curve. I have a lot of guilt as a parent, and I want to do the best I can for my baby, but on the other hand, she is a healthy, vibrant little girl so I can't being doing that much wrong. Ah well, I am greatful that she is here and that I have these worries.