October???
Wow! I cannot believe it has been a month since my last post. I love writing and it is quite therapeutic for a stay at home mother whose adult conversations are few and far between...however, with 2 toddlers at home, 2 in school, a business ran out of the home, 2 starting basketball, getting the house ready to put on the market, hosting a Halloween party, planning a birthday party, plus all the demands of "normal" day to day, I have no clue where October has gone?!?
First, Anna is doing great. She is just as rotten as they come and she knows exactly what to do to get what she wants...or at least TRY to get what she wants! She has the pitiful crying, with no tears, down to a science. As soon as someone picks her up, miraculously the crying stops. She knows what she can do and what she is not suppose to do. She tries and sometimes succeeds in sneaking up the stairs. If she is caught, she will slowly start to descend, knowing she is in trouble. She also has started getting into the drawers of her chest. She will clean out the bottom two drawers, throwing clothes over her shoulder and never looking back. I have caught her a number of times and now, if she is doing it and hears me, she will jump up, run away from the chest and lay down on the floor...almost like, "I didn't do that, I was laying right here the whole time." Yes, she is in training for her "terrible twos".
She is still not verbalizing anymore than she was two months ago. She is making a few different sounds, but not trying to mimic any words. Anna's eating just keeps improving. She is eating more "table" foods. Still nothing with a lot of texture or big pieces, but she loves mashed potatoes, black eyed peas, beans, chicken noodle soup with crackers crumbled and grits...yes, grits.
First, Anna is doing great. She is just as rotten as they come and she knows exactly what to do to get what she wants...or at least TRY to get what she wants! She has the pitiful crying, with no tears, down to a science. As soon as someone picks her up, miraculously the crying stops. She knows what she can do and what she is not suppose to do. She tries and sometimes succeeds in sneaking up the stairs. If she is caught, she will slowly start to descend, knowing she is in trouble. She also has started getting into the drawers of her chest. She will clean out the bottom two drawers, throwing clothes over her shoulder and never looking back. I have caught her a number of times and now, if she is doing it and hears me, she will jump up, run away from the chest and lay down on the floor...almost like, "I didn't do that, I was laying right here the whole time." Yes, she is in training for her "terrible twos".
She is still not verbalizing anymore than she was two months ago. She is making a few different sounds, but not trying to mimic any words. Anna's eating just keeps improving. She is eating more "table" foods. Still nothing with a lot of texture or big pieces, but she loves mashed potatoes, black eyed peas, beans, chicken noodle soup with crackers crumbled and grits...yes, grits.
Can you see the little double chin??? Yes, she is my daughter :-)
I had never eaten grits my entire life, and actually thought they were gross. But, we went on a little weekend excursion while the boys were on Fall Break to Gatlinburg, TN. While enroute, we stopped to eat breakfast and I tried to find something on the menu that I thought she would eat. Normally, she will eat oatmeal in the mornings and I knew that grits had that same consistency, so I ordered them. She ate grits every morning we were gone and has since eaten 2 boxes. Much to my surprise, they are actually pretty good. Kind of sweet and just a hint of a corn taste, but not gross at all. We have joked that she is definitely a little southern girl now since she loves her grits!
Kiss My Grits!
We go for her first consultation on November 20 in Louisville, KY. She will see a whole host of doctors. We expect to be there all day. I really dread the whole process, but am anxious to get it started at the same time. We expect to get the timeline of treatment for her surgery on that date. She has adjusted really well and I think that Anna feels safe with us for sure, so hopefully it will not cause any set backs.
Anna had her first Halloween with a party and trick or treating. We had some family and friends over the Saturday before Halloween for a costume party and then Anna and the boys went trick or treating on Wednesday. However, I really don't know if it would constitute as really trick or treating since we only went to one place. Anna has had a runny nose and cough as well as Parker, so I really didn't feel comfortable with getting them out in the first place, but Parker, Jacob and Carter really wanted to go. So they got dressed up and we went to Rodney's parents. Carter was a "skater", Jacob was a "Optimus Prime" at the costume party and then a "military man" for trick or treating. I don't know if the Transformer costume had just been done, so he wanted something else for Wednesday or what, but he refused to wear it again...so we were trying to come up with something to appease him 30 minutes before we left. Parker was "Darth Vader" and Anna was a "spider".
Anna had her first Halloween with a party and trick or treating. We had some family and friends over the Saturday before Halloween for a costume party and then Anna and the boys went trick or treating on Wednesday. However, I really don't know if it would constitute as really trick or treating since we only went to one place. Anna has had a runny nose and cough as well as Parker, so I really didn't feel comfortable with getting them out in the first place, but Parker, Jacob and Carter really wanted to go. So they got dressed up and we went to Rodney's parents. Carter was a "skater", Jacob was a "Optimus Prime" at the costume party and then a "military man" for trick or treating. I don't know if the Transformer costume had just been done, so he wanted something else for Wednesday or what, but he refused to wear it again...so we were trying to come up with something to appease him 30 minutes before we left. Parker was "Darth Vader" and Anna was a "spider".
The cutest little spider - EVER!
Probably, the youngest true Star Wars fan. He knows everything about every movie and has since he was 2.
The Wild Crew...they never all cooperate for a picture
Anna's birthday party is this Friday night, so hopefully I will have some really good pictures to post from the party. She has the "cutest" little dress to wear...sorry, but that sort of thing excites me :-)
I will try to do better about posting. So sorry to all you who faithfully check only to be disappointed!
All she had to do to get her way
Loving this great fall weather in Kentucky and sending love from Rodney, Marcy, Carter, Jacob, Parker and Anna.
