The Text Message

My sister, Katie, texted me, "He got his tooth!"  How cute is that?!  A day before he was six months old.  Katie are Brian are naturals!  After being such a big part of our girls lives and helping watch my other sister's, Julie and Laura's kids, having a baby was second nature to Katie.  He is such a sweet, full of life little boy and so easy to love, but the one thing holding him back from being absolutely perfect is his food allergies.  He is allergic to dairy and eggs, and for Katie nursing, that has pretty much stifled her daily food intake.  She lives on rice, I think.  She rarely complains and makes it work, knowing that is what is best for Landon.  She knows after a couple scares with his breathing and vomitting at night, that it is just not worth it.  If having a newborn and acclimating to her new life isn't enough, she watches several of her friends babies as well, with a waiting list!  Laura goes over with her little one, Tyson, and they are a great team.  Sometimes Ellie and I go over in the morning because we just want to be in on the fun!  I know she will look back on these years and as busy as she was, with as little sleep as she got, and will have no regrets!  She's an amazing mom!  Happy Mother's Day, Katie!