Siri -- Week 31

Here are some new pictures of Siriana. I have been spending more time with her since I graduated. I start my bar studies next week, and then I will be away from home more frequently. : ( We had been told that some babies, especially bigger ones, never get into the whole rolling over thing, and it seemed like Siri would skip it. But, this week she decided that spending time on her tummy was ok-- mainly because she is finally strong enough to easily lift her massive girth and roll over whenever she wants. The new solid food this week is pureed green beans: they look and taste disgusting. But Siri actually seems to like them. She had them for breakfast and although she made a disgusted face when she first tasted them, she ended up eating the entire helping. Unfortunately, we had some bad news this week. Evie was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure. We have no idea how long she has to live, a few years if we are lucky. The treatment regimen involves putting her on a special "kidney" diet and giving her daily subcutaneous fluid injections using an IV bag. It stresses all of us out, but hopefully it will get better as time progresses.