Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Father's Day
Grace gave Chad a great Father's Day gift...she did great practicing walking! Here is a video...this is her first time practicing at home!
Friday, June 14, 2013
BIG Deal
THIS happened today!!!
Join me in praising God for his mighty and amazing work in our lives! I am blessed to get to see and touch evidence of His work. To HIM be the glory!
Join me in praising God for his mighty and amazing work in our lives! I am blessed to get to see and touch evidence of His work. To HIM be the glory!
Friday, June 7, 2013
Grace Creations
Chad and I have started a new adventure - Grace Creations! We are creating handmade photo frames as a fundraiser for Grace's AMAZING school, The Little Lighthouse!
Below are some examples of our work!
Please visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Break Update
Hello! Today is Grace's last day of her break from school with me (I start my "long" week at work tomorrow). We have been busy, but have had SO MUCH FUN!
We celebrated Grace's little cousin Lydia's first birthday, had fun with friends from out of town that we haven't seen in forever, had a trip home to visit with my parents, played in the pool, had Grace's first dentist appointment, and worked really hard with therapy.
Grace started water therapy during her break. She has done really well with this, and her teacher is amazing! Being in the water is so beneficial, not only for her muscles, but it also has helped her to build up her confidence and her social skills. We have one session left. I hope to continue the skills I've learned from her teacher in the pool for the rest of the summer.
Grace has continued to do well with pulling up and cruising. She still isn't really pulling up much on her own except for at our babysitter's house (on her leather ottoman). So I ordered us a leather ottoman to encourage her to do this skill independently! She is doing well with cruising, although not independently yet. She is sitting in the "w" position less and less, and is really learning how to swing her bottom around to sit correctly. She is also putting her feet down on the ground more and more on her own. All of these things are leading up to our next big deal: WALKING! Our PT told me to bring Grace's walker to our next appointment (next Friday)!
Straw drinking. We have worked off and on with this all break. Basically, we have been working hard for Grace to tolerate the straw touching her lips, and for her to understand that her juice comes from the straw. This took a while, but I've finally found the trick! As long as she is distracted by her favorite app (Scout's Music), she does really well! She has even started sucking from the straw some! I am so proud! I was getting really discouraged for a while, but God knows how to encourage and lift me up at just the perfect time! I have prayed for patience for us, and He has provided it. That is just like Him, He always provides our needs, but yet knows how to help us understand our dependence on Him. Until Grace really "gets" straw drinking, I will continue to enjoy bottle feeding her in between meal times. One of the benefits of prolonged bottle feeding is snuggling with an otherwise nonsnuggly toddler. I love how she touches my face and plays with my wedding rings. And then after she lays her head on my shoulder and puts her arms around me as I sing rockabye baby. I hope we can wean her soon, but for now I will enjoy this lack of independence. I'm sure one day I will wish she was more dependent on me. :)
And some pictures. These are from our visit at my parents. Thank you for praying for us over this break. We have LOVED it!
We celebrated Grace's little cousin Lydia's first birthday, had fun with friends from out of town that we haven't seen in forever, had a trip home to visit with my parents, played in the pool, had Grace's first dentist appointment, and worked really hard with therapy.
Grace started water therapy during her break. She has done really well with this, and her teacher is amazing! Being in the water is so beneficial, not only for her muscles, but it also has helped her to build up her confidence and her social skills. We have one session left. I hope to continue the skills I've learned from her teacher in the pool for the rest of the summer.
Grace has continued to do well with pulling up and cruising. She still isn't really pulling up much on her own except for at our babysitter's house (on her leather ottoman). So I ordered us a leather ottoman to encourage her to do this skill independently! She is doing well with cruising, although not independently yet. She is sitting in the "w" position less and less, and is really learning how to swing her bottom around to sit correctly. She is also putting her feet down on the ground more and more on her own. All of these things are leading up to our next big deal: WALKING! Our PT told me to bring Grace's walker to our next appointment (next Friday)!
Straw drinking. We have worked off and on with this all break. Basically, we have been working hard for Grace to tolerate the straw touching her lips, and for her to understand that her juice comes from the straw. This took a while, but I've finally found the trick! As long as she is distracted by her favorite app (Scout's Music), she does really well! She has even started sucking from the straw some! I am so proud! I was getting really discouraged for a while, but God knows how to encourage and lift me up at just the perfect time! I have prayed for patience for us, and He has provided it. That is just like Him, He always provides our needs, but yet knows how to help us understand our dependence on Him. Until Grace really "gets" straw drinking, I will continue to enjoy bottle feeding her in between meal times. One of the benefits of prolonged bottle feeding is snuggling with an otherwise nonsnuggly toddler. I love how she touches my face and plays with my wedding rings. And then after she lays her head on my shoulder and puts her arms around me as I sing rockabye baby. I hope we can wean her soon, but for now I will enjoy this lack of independence. I'm sure one day I will wish she was more dependent on me. :)
And some pictures. These are from our visit at my parents. Thank you for praying for us over this break. We have LOVED it!
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Pictures Promise
I promised pictures, so here they are! This is from this morning after breakfast while Grace, my pig-tailed princess, and I played! :)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Nothing New
We are still here! The reason for a lack of posts is that there has been nothing new going on with our family. Just more of the same. We have been busy with work, school, therapy, and just life. Grace is growing and learning more and more everyday. To be honest, I don't have any updated pictures or videos. :( I promise I'll take some soon!
We've had a few sicknesses/accidents since my last post. One night, Grace fell and hit the back of her head during her bath and was terrified. The look on her face was one of terror. She screamed, but finally realized she was okay. She went to sleep, but woke up after throwing up in her crib several hours later. :( Needless to say, we were worried! Thankfully our (amazing) pediatrician was awake and able to text me back, and told me just to watch her and only take her to the ER if she continued to throw up. Grace did not throw up again, and after sleeping with us that night (for the first time ever), we knew that she was okay. She's also had an ear infection during this month of my blogging break. She's well now.
Grace got new AFO's last week, and they are precious! They have purple butterflies, with purple foam and pink straps. They fit so much better!
I worked on Mother's Day, but Chad and Grace came to visit me and brought beautiful flowers with a balloon that says "Feliz dia de las Madres". I asked Chad if he realized that he got a Spanish balloon, and he said Grace picked it out. This is a joke because Grace loves Dora the Explorer, and will change any toys with the option to Spanish. :) Chad also made me a picture frame/key holder that I love! He did such a great job. (We are thinking of making frames as a fundraiser for Grace's school, so be looking for a post about that!)
Grace is about to have her three week summer break from school. My plan for her break is to work hard on straw drinking, "sitting pretty" on her own (not sitting in the "w" position), pulling up, and cruising. She is continuing to pull up some on her own, she just needs to continue to improve. She's thankfully picking up cruising quickly. Straw drinking is a whole other story. Please pray with me that she will learn this skill quickly, and that we will both be patient during the learning phase. I also plan on having some water fun during her break! :)
I promise I'll write a better post soon! For now, just know we are enjoying life and loving our little girl!
We've had a few sicknesses/accidents since my last post. One night, Grace fell and hit the back of her head during her bath and was terrified. The look on her face was one of terror. She screamed, but finally realized she was okay. She went to sleep, but woke up after throwing up in her crib several hours later. :( Needless to say, we were worried! Thankfully our (amazing) pediatrician was awake and able to text me back, and told me just to watch her and only take her to the ER if she continued to throw up. Grace did not throw up again, and after sleeping with us that night (for the first time ever), we knew that she was okay. She's also had an ear infection during this month of my blogging break. She's well now.
Grace got new AFO's last week, and they are precious! They have purple butterflies, with purple foam and pink straps. They fit so much better!
I worked on Mother's Day, but Chad and Grace came to visit me and brought beautiful flowers with a balloon that says "Feliz dia de las Madres". I asked Chad if he realized that he got a Spanish balloon, and he said Grace picked it out. This is a joke because Grace loves Dora the Explorer, and will change any toys with the option to Spanish. :) Chad also made me a picture frame/key holder that I love! He did such a great job. (We are thinking of making frames as a fundraiser for Grace's school, so be looking for a post about that!)
Grace is about to have her three week summer break from school. My plan for her break is to work hard on straw drinking, "sitting pretty" on her own (not sitting in the "w" position), pulling up, and cruising. She is continuing to pull up some on her own, she just needs to continue to improve. She's thankfully picking up cruising quickly. Straw drinking is a whole other story. Please pray with me that she will learn this skill quickly, and that we will both be patient during the learning phase. I also plan on having some water fun during her break! :)
I promise I'll write a better post soon! For now, just know we are enjoying life and loving our little girl!
Friday, April 19, 2013
Big Day
Journey Partners,
Today was a BIG day for Grace in therapy.
I'll just show you in video form.
Yes, that's right! SHE PULLED UP ON HER OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!
We have been working on this skill so hard and for so long (10 months), and the reward is priceless!
We didn't have ST today, but in OT, she had to be reevaluated because ALL HER PRESENT GOALS ARE MET!!!!!
She has been working SO hard, and has accomplished SO much over the past month. I continue to be amazed at God's work in her life. His hand is always on her.
For HIS glory.
Today was a BIG day for Grace in therapy.
I'll just show you in video form.
Yes, that's right! SHE PULLED UP ON HER OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!
We have been working on this skill so hard and for so long (10 months), and the reward is priceless!
We didn't have ST today, but in OT, she had to be reevaluated because ALL HER PRESENT GOALS ARE MET!!!!!
She has been working SO hard, and has accomplished SO much over the past month. I continue to be amazed at God's work in her life. His hand is always on her.
For HIS glory.
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