Check up

Anna had a three month check up with the CF team yesterday. She is doing well and showing "no signs of lung disease" as the doctor put it. We will continue with once a day therapy as a preventative and maintenance.  My biggest concern was her eating habits and whether she was gaining sufficient weight. Despite the fact that she only eats dairy and carbs - she gained the weight to keep her on track. We were told to keep introducing new foods or re-introducing those that she has rejected in the past in hopes she will try them and like them someday....  We will have to wait a week for the results of the throat culture which will indicate whether she has picked up the "CF germs" that I so desperately want to avoid.

Speaking of "CF germs", today we went on a walk around a beautiful pond. No longer content to stay in a stroller, she wanted to throw rocks into the water. I wanted to tell her "no" because I didn't want her to touch the wet soil around the lake. But how can I not let her throw stones when the rest of her siblings are?  I resolved to wash her hands asap, but before I could she threw a fit (as I wanted to continue the walk and she wanted to continue throwing stones) and as she did she stuck both of her hands into her mouth! I was alarmed and angry, and desperate, and crushed, and fearful all at the same time.  She cried the rest of the way around the lake path- and I felt like I wanted to as well.