Ok so it's been over a year since I've written anything. I wasn't even sure anyone was reading this so I guess I wasn't overly concerned with updating. Maybe while reading the blogs that I visit daily, I should remember to write in my own. Even if no one is reading - I'm sure it would be something good to look back on. And I just happen to know of one person who DOES check this thing out and was gently reminded that I had no updates. It's good to have friends who can give you a little nudge in the right direction - You know who are you - and THANKS!!
Let me start with the girls...
Abigail has finished up life as a 1st grader and made all A's the entire year. It was a lot of work on everyone's part. I only thought my homework days were over. Well they aren't - not by a longshot. She LOVES reading and almost always has a book close by to pick up when she has nothing else to do (aka grounded from the TV and computer!) She's really into "chapter books" now - but still likes the ones with a few pictures. She also finished up her 2nd semester at The Little Gym. She's really grown a lot in her gymnastics skills and has a great time. We're going thru some trying times with her attitude right now but I think it's just the age. At least that's what I keep telling myself. Still working on loosing more teeth - 2 down and about 3 loose ones to go.
Emily is my 4 yr old drama queen. She starts Pre-K in the fall and im SO happy that she will be wearing a uniform. I'm tired of hearing "I don't like that color today","not like pink i wanted dark pink" or "I want a dress - a purple dress" every single morning. I finally gave up trying to pick out her clothes so I just ask her now. She loves clothes and shoes and will ask for those above a toy on any trip to the store. I know I'm headed for trouble with those teen years. She too has been in The Little Gym and is having a blast. She is fearless when it comes to the balance beam and was quite eager to perform a forward roll on the beam (which is about 3 ft off the ground) during show week.
Healthwise she's doing very very well. She just had a checkup with the CF Clinic and she's finally up to about 29 lbs. She had a big boost in her height too. One of the issues we have is the amount of pancreatic enzymes she has to take. Basically we have to open the capsules and empty the little "beads" into applesauce for her to eat. It's nothing for her to have 10-12 of them with any meal. Side Note: the enzymes she takes has beads small enough to fit thru her g-tube should she be so stubborn as to refuse to eat the applesauce. Due to some issues with the FDA we are have to change her enzymes. There are no others that are small enough to fit in the g-tube so she's gonna have to suck it up and eat that applesauce - OR - she can learn to swallow them. What that means basically is that the beads in the caps are bigger (and higher strength) so she will actually take a fewer number. We discussed this with the dietician and I was given a contact number to schedule Emily for pill swallowing class. I thought they were crazy when they first mentioned having a class sometime last year but really - they have one. We had tried getting her to swallow tiny M&Ms but that didn't work - that whole part of "melt in your mouth..." is really true! So this weekend we decided to just see what she would do if she tried to swallow a pill. I explained that she couldn't bite it, just drink and let it wash down. And... SHE DID IT. Not just one pill - she continued until all 5 were gone. She has since become obsessed with swallowing her pills. This makes for a very happy Daddy who so wonderfully gives her the meds daily. No more mixing up applesauce and enzymes !! She is so proud of herself - so much so that she had daycare call me yesterday to tell me she swallowed 10 (yes 10) after her lunch. WAY TO GO EMILY!!
Are you still reading?? I told you this was going to be a long one!
For Jonathan and I, things are pretty much unchanged. We both made it thru layoffs at work a year ago and everything is going good now. The years seem to just get faster and faster with kids in school. It doesn't seem like we should be having a 2nd grader already. We received horrible news in December that our 1st "baby" (our yorkshire terrier, Skittles) had lymphoma. It was a hard decision on what course of action to take but we couldn't help but to think of the bond that Emily has with "her boy" as she calls him. So what other option did we have but to treat it. It was caught early and I'm happy to say the lumps are gone and he's in remission. HOORAY!
I'm counting down the hours until we start vacation. No major plans but my parents will be coming down to spend the week. We'll hit the local museums and "touristy" things and then head to San Antonio at the end of the week to see my sweet niece (and her parents too of course!).
I promise to be better about this blogging thing - especially now that I know someone is watching!
9 years ago
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