Road trip

1,970 miles left. 30 hours left. Longest day ever.

I guess I should say days, longest days.

kalob had finals. I was trying to slowly pack up the apartment. Lincoln had a fever as soon as we got back from California and it took him a weeks worth Tylenol and Advil switched off every 6 hours to finally get over whatever bug he picked up. And just when we thought he was on the mend....
Lincoln had a follow up appointment at the pediatricians, for his growth issues. Hardly any weight and height gain since 7 months. He is 20 lbs 3 ounces and 30.75 inches tall right now. He's a very picky eater still. His lab results were all normal 2 months ago, but he still hasn't made any progress. he went from being way above average, in the 90th percentiles until he was 6 months old and then his growth pace slowed dramatically, and now he is just 9th for weight and 21st for height. his curve is just a straight line now :/ and is concerning to his doctor so Lincoln had the misfortune of getting tested for Celiac disease, a hyperthyroid, and cystic fibrosis. all of this is scary for me. I hope it's nothing, he's happy and he's so smart. I can't help but think there is something we aren't doing right. Why won't he just eat! His pediatrician said most kids his age just take a couple bites-But those few bites give them the energy they need plus the goods to grow. and Lincoln obviously can't. so we need to figure out why. Not absorbing the nurtrients? food allergy? Not getting enough oxygen to grow? Not enough growth hormones? rapid metabolism? What is it!? Or is it really that he just likes nursing and is too stubborn to eat other things even though nursing can't give him everything he needs anymore. We are patiently waiting the results. he got a new toy car and sticker from the nurse, after they drew blood from each arm. his tears were like gallon droplets( well that's what it seemed to mommy watching) and that wasn't all. He had to get all his vaccinations before we could leave to nj. so he got 6 shots as well. it was probably the saddest day of his life thus far. maybe short of his circumcision, but I wouldn't know really, since I made his dad go to that.
he has bandaids all over, 2 on each leg and 1 on each arm, plus one in each inner elbow. I was crying along with him. we got some good snuggles in after that.
Then after that we had a lot of work to do before we could get on the road to nj. it took hours :/ at 8 we were finally all loaded. Now we are just cruising along. I'm wondering how far we will even get tonight. We are all super tired. our hotel better have the softest mattress ever!

I've been so busy, I haven't even taken any pictures of my sweet babe in days! Next time. I'll picture overload. Promise. I'll leave you with a picture of these two best buddies from last summer , who will be reunited soon!