It's been almost 2 months since my last post and Aesha has changed significantly. I took Aesha to UCSF Children't Gastrointenstinal department. They checked her reflex and her gave her a once over and determined that for now, she needed to increase her caloric intake. Since then, Aesha's eating has turned a corner and she's taking in more food. I believe the signing language CD's have helped her to communicate with us when and what she wants to eat/drink. Also, Karen has helped immensly during the times she's stayed to take care of Aesha on two separate occasions.

Aesha is still small, but she's not gaunt anymore. She's also longer and bigger and so full of life and character. She's constantly signing now and it's such a pleasure to watch her take everything in and process it. I love snuggling with her every day still. Yes, she still sleeps with me, but I can't help it - I miss her so much during the day. We only have a couple of hours in the evening from when I pick her up from daycare to when she goes to bed. As she gets older and communicates more, becomes more of a person/individual, I miss her more. She continues to show signs of stubborness and a mind of her own, which I love and want to nurture. AG and I have to catch ourselves from congratulating her when she refuses to acknowledge us or something we've asked of her. We find it highly amusing, but of course, we don't want her to roll over us. She still needs to be taught some things (i.e. she bites me many times for fun, and I think it's adorable and have not told her it was wrong. She has then decided to bite Nora, another little girl, and we realized she doesn't know the difference.)

This weekend, AG and I get a rare opportunity to leave Aesha with her Grandparents while we jet off to Santa Cruz for a romantic getaway. I'll miss her, but I've been missing AG and our time and am excited to spend a weekend together, snuggling, reconnecting and dreaming together.