Pasta, popcorn and ice pops

I get woken most nights at least twice by little G, however recently when I tried the usual tricks in the early hours (fumbling around for the dummy, finding her comforter,  giving her some water), I was surprised that none of these worked.  Then I heard a little voice asking me for a kiss. A kiss. That was all she wanted. I certainly didn't moan about the get-ups that night!

Recently we've noticed that Grace has slimmed down a fair bit. That on top of her growth steadily starting to slow down (though still not noticeably) has meant we've been caught out when buying clothes. It seems her current age clothes are far too big! I had to laugh when I realised the other day that I'd needed to  roll back her cardigan sleeves so far that they were back up to her elbows.  Note to self, this will become the norm soon....

Another reason for her more slender figure may also be down to food issues. A combo of sheer fussiness,  her strong will, and her food intolerances mean that I could probably count the food she'll eat on two hands. No joke. OK maybe hands and toes but that really is it. Currently we have a repertoire of  2 veg, 0 fruit, 1 soya yog, 3 meats, 1 cereal, 1 fish, egg, ice pops, cake, popcorn and a ton of GF pasta. All covered in tomato ketchup, coleslaw or mayo. She's still on prescription milk thankfully, at least she may have some intake of nutrients.
Now I've always been one of those 'my child won't eat junk, and will try everything' kind of mums. At least in my head I have. I bake different things, I look for new recipes,  we eat everything with her and in front of her, and we literally will eat anything. But it just won't do. She is stubborn!
This is a common Turner Syndrome issue, and I think I'll need to turn to the TS experts themselves for some much needed advice. The charity I mean, the only ones who know TS inside out.

No real other news for us, just lots of outdoor fun, giggles and cuddles! Oh and her insistence that daddy is no longer daddy but Tim, Timmy or my Tim. He he he (sorry Tim, I'm not laughing!).

Mummy please lick my snot

Isn't she just adorable?? Polite at least!

Sorry it's been so long since I last wrote, I've had serious brain fog. G however has kept me on my toes! Her G-isms have certainly helped me to crack a smile or two. The funniest being her saying 'hello kitty, meow' to the tiger that was sat several inches away from her at the wildlife park....

We've had one appointment since I last blogged, and that was a routine eye check (covering all bases with regards to Turner Syndrome). I was all set with G's present/bribe for being a good girl/screaming down the department and had my fingers crossed for a swift visit. It was far from swift. Over an hour we waited to be seen, in a clinic that had only started ten mins prior to our appointment  time. How were they so late?  Why was it acceptable to keep a clearly distraught child waiting, only to decide at the eleventh hour that we needed to see a different eye specialist first. The original consultant chose not to see her afterwards due to her 'not being cooperative'. What did he expect of a 2 year old who's petrified of hospitals and had been made to wait in a terrifying  environment for a ridiculous amount of time.
The long and short of it? Back in 3 months.

In other news, we've had a mini break as mummy desperately needed a change of scenery.
It had the potential to be a disaster- a few nights in an unfamiliar place, cramped in a caravan, with oversized furry animals as entertainment. How wrong we were. G adored everything about the holiday....the caravan site, what turned out to be her favourite furry entertainer-Anxious the Elephant, the bright lights of the arcades, the abundance of playparks, sandpits, a tree house and wildlife.  PHEW! I sure as heck needed that change of scenery so daddy would have been taking G home without me.
Granted birds are still her least favourite, but we also managed to take her to a zoo and stay for longer than 10 minutes. Anyone who knows G, knows she doesn't do animals (except Winston of course) so that was an incredible break through!

Also we have an ENT appointment coming up in June,  which is good for two reasons:
1 ) She's had ear troubles despite being on a daily dose of antibiotics for the past 5 months.
2 ) She burst her ear drum a few weeks ago.

I cannot think of what else we've been upto over the past 5 or 6 weeks, but I think I've covered the main events.