Reminded today how truly blessed we are. A trip up to St. Pete is a great way to remember that life could be much worse. And yet you look at other children and their families and you see the strength in their eyes. Ashlynn had a 6 month appointment with Dr. McCormick. We have been discussing how they would put stickers on her to listen to her heart and we tried very hard to prepare her for the appointment....but it didn't work. She cried so hard but she did stay put on my lap which was a new behavior. She placed the EKG stickers on Curious George, mommy, daddy and our nurse. So all in all we were very proud of her. Dr. said that her EKG looked good. He was concerned that she had actually lost a little over a pound in the last 6 months. We called Dr. Krishnan her ped. and she was not concerned so that was a relief. She grew from 73 cm to 88 cm. She is just stretching. :) McCormick did want to do a 24 hour halter monitor, so that has been a bit uncomfortable but all in all it doesn't even bother her.
I can't believe that our little girl is almost 2. She has become quite the little character. She is talking up a storm. Some new words that are hilarious include..cool, nice, poop, Amen, airplane, and pretty much anything she wants to say. She still signs a little but all in all she is a talker.
We have been working a little on potty training and she has been doing good. But we are not pushing it. She poops every once in a while and pees at least once a day. She helps get dressed, feeds the cats and dog, puts her clothes in the hamper, brushes her hair and teeth, cleans up her toys, wants to use big girl forks and cups, is counting almost to 10 and singing ABCs. I am amazed with her every day and thankful for this time.
She loves her friends even though she doesn't see them much. She talks about them all the time. We ask her at the end of the day what "fills her bucket" or what her favorite part of the day was and her answers amaze me. Kisses, hugs, Emma, JJ, momma, love, Amen.
We are traveling to KC on Friday and hope that it goes great.
Can't wait for her birthday. Be on the look out for penguins in Florida!!!
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