Peach of a Week - Mind Readers

Brooke had a good week - FINALLY. She went back to school, had fun, and got to play with her new tube of bubbles yesterday. Life is good. Today she acts like she feels halfway decent. YAY! She's still a little congested, but maybe she's on the mend. She'll stay with ma and papa tomorrow, have another INR done, and hopefully get in some much needed rest. The INR was 1.9 on Monday and the CBC showed that she is a little anemic. Didn't I say that? My Jr. MD degree is really starting to pay off. Ha. I had already guessed she was anemic and started her back on SlowFE. Today, knock on wood, the much dreaded 5 Mg of Coumadin (the big, bad dose that we all dread) didn't tear her stomach up. Thank you God!!

Mothers learn to read the minds of their babies out of necessity but as the babies grow into toddlers and start to communicate, the need eventually goes away. Mike and I have been reading Brooke's mind for almost 20 years now. It's a gift but can be a little freaky at times. I literally know what she's thinking at times just by the look in her eyes. How weird is that? She communicates very eloquently once you've been around her enough to learn her signs, her gestures, her verbalizations, and her mannerisms. But there are instances where we remain clueless to what her needs/wants are. Please forgive us Brookie for those instances where mommy and daddy don't have a clue!! Thank you for not giving up on us!! We try...we really try very hard!!