new blog layout

I went through the trouble of making a header and finding a new background only to discover I can hardly even see any of the background! Hmm..perhaps those with larger screens can see more of it. ;] It's also pinker than I originally thought, so I'm not sure how long it will last.

By the way, if anyone does not want their blog linked to on the side, please let me know and I will remove it.

answers!

What a relief! The tests have come back, and the (new) doctor said that yes, Mark has adrenal fatigue -- and a hypothyroid. It explains his severe food allergies too, because you need a strong adrenal gland to fight antibodies in food. We are so thankful to finally know what the problem is! Hopefully now he can be on the road to recovery.

I took some video of Olivia yesterday morning. I had no idea it took so long for videos to upload on Blogger! I had more but I don't have the patience to wait for them to upload.
I realize her hair is kind of everywhere and she's not dressed... but she'd just woken up and was quite happy and I wanted to catch it on camera.

Lately she's been rather fussy during the day. She's having difficulty sleeping long enough in her naps and as a result has been very overtired and very sensitive to sound and movement during the day. I'm beginning to see what other mom's experience when their child is exhausted but just can't go to sleep! Thankfully her nights are still relatively peaceful. She normally sleeps about 12 hours and wakes up twice to feed.

moving

Playing with her "baby einstein" toy that plays classical tunes... which she has a lot of fun with!

We never heard back from the bank on our last offer on a house. (It was in short sale, where apparently it takes the bank a long time to get back with you -- which makes no sense to me, because it's supposed to be a "short sale" so the house doesn't go in to foreclosure...) Instead we are moving to a new rent property in November, all being well. Mark has had to cut back on work because of his severe fatigue, so for the time being we are downscaling to a little garage apartment. The kitchen was in desperate need of some remodeling, so we worked something out with the property owner and they will provide an amount of money, and we will supply the labor. Hopefully we can get some volunteers to help us out as Mark could hardly manage it himself at this point!

We are hoping to find the cause of Mark's extreme fatigue. He took a test to see if he has adrenal fatigue and should get the results back soon.

In other news... congratulations to Joseph and Carolyn on the birth of their son, Calvin Austin! He was born on the 9th.