Rowan’s 4️th Birthday

She was walking! Thank you, Lord! This was the best birthday yet because we knew our limits. ⁣⁣

🎂Still going strong with gluten free, dairy free, low sugar, and coconut water again this year. She had been eating this way for over a year now and we were able to cheat on occasion without setbacks. ⁣⁣

👟She had started walking at home 8 wks before her 4th birthday, but was not yet ready to show this skill off at school. Crossing this milestone off before her birthday was an answer to many prayers and meant an enormous sigh of relief for all of us. ⁣⁣

🙊No speech, except Dada and Mama.⁣⁣

👩‍⚕️Still no diagnosis, but we had just been accepted into the #UDN(Undiagnosed Disease Network) and decided this would be our last attempt to find one. ⁣⁣

🎁 “Happy Birthday” was scarier than ever. No wrapped presents but we quietly sang to try to break the fear. I still struggled with her birthday too, despite the progress. ⁣⁣

🏰 We traveled to Disney for the day and had a great time as a family. We knew our limits and were home in time for bedtime. It was a very happy and pleasant day. We scared her with cake and presents the next day. 😉 ⁣⁣