Lola has had a few sleepless nights - lots of crying in the middle of the night. She does it with her eyes closed though, and stops once she fully "wakes up." ....almost like nightmares or something. She is in a great mood during the day though, so it's only Mommy who's suffering. *yawn* So today's new thing - rolling over both directions, then grabbing behind her knees. She's also been doing lots of smiling lately, which we all love to see. She's continuing to use her left hand to grab toys, her brother's shirt, mommy's hair, etc. - and is starting to slowly do the same with her right hand. Today, her nanny (Leni) got her to eat an entire minigo! She was opening her mouth on command, and "chewing" when she was asked to as well.
She did really well at physio this week, though I wish they would be more aggressive like the in-patient team was. Oh well......I'm just being impatient. We only have an hour of week of physio/OT/SLP now, so I really want it to count.
Liam's having a blast - he's on Easter break. His favorite pastime is teaching Leni the "Liam rules" of the house - yeah, right. He started gymnastics last week, and he told us that today he did a somersault on the balance beam - that's quite an accomplishment in a week! ha. He's counting down the days till his birthday. He's not having a party this year, because he went for the big present instead - so he'll be getting a big boy bike and a full face helmet this year. Lucky boy! He's told us his special birthday supper will be any of the following: shrimp and rice, pizza and crazy bread, spaghetti, ravioli, and steak and shrimp (of course I'm secretly hoping for the last choice). Daddy's making a chocolate cake for him - that's what Liam picked.
So both kids are doing well. Steve and I are loving (not) our commutes, and doing the 9-5 gig. I'm counting down the days till the end of the school year. Actually, I'm only counting down the days until the musical is finished - get me to May 29.....
Off to watch Bedtime Stories with the kids.
Isn't it great to blog about totally normal things. It must be such a relief to be home.
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that Liam is not having a party and has gone for the big gift and HUGE meal. Too bad our Bunka couldn't be there to cook for him. I hope he has an awesome day.
You both sound like you're coping and thank God for nannies.
Keep up the great work and I'll check in again soon for more good news.
xo from New Zealand