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| First day of school! |
The best news is that we found Kate the perfect preschool/daycare! She started on Tuesday, September 6th and we are all settling into a routine finally! She is at the daycare I had written about earlier. There are three other four year olds and a two year old. They have preschool lessons in the morning, plenty of exercise, fun art activities, field trips, and nap time. Kate has been exhausted when she comes home so last week was a bit tiring for all of us. She usually adjusts to everything so well and with the perfect bribe, life has been calmer and happier. The bribe is that she can snuggle in my bed at bedtime for a little while, and then I'll carry her to her bed if she doesn't fuss too much after school. I love the snuggling time so it's a win-win situation!
Kate has been back to her pediatrician and received four more shots (seven shots total since coming home);. She was a trooper and didn't cry again... although she announced to all of us that, "Kate is so mad!" Both Brennan and Kate went to the optometrist where we found out they both have 20/30 vision- so no glasses needed yet. Kate's eyes "float" but the fabulous optometrist (Dr. Board) wanted to wait a year and see if she gains control of her eye muscles on her own. Apparently in 50% of the cases, the kids do. In the other 50% of cases a little surgery is needed. Kate did NOT like having her eyes dilated and this time cried A LOT!!! Brennan was VERY happy that he didn't have to have his eyes dilated! Kate's MRI came back positive for cerebral palsy so no more tests will be needed. I meet with Dr. Board next week to go over her results in more detail. She goes for her occupational and physical therapy evaluations on Thursday. We see such changes in her in the three months we've been with her! She hardly falls at all anymore and gets around much quicker and with more confidence. Even her daycare teacher noticed an improvement in the one week she's known her. It is so exciting to see her develop in so many ways each and every day!
Kate's favorites right now-
princesses, Hello Kitty, Barney and Blues Clues movies, music of any kind, the letter K, baby dolls, play kitchen, swimming, french fries, chicken nuggets (which she calls anything chicken), watermelon, doing her nails, reading books (Llama, Llama, Goodnight Gorilla, The Going to Bed Book, and Goodnight Moon are her favorites) and mommy's bed.
Things Kate does not like-
"muskie bites" (mosquito bites), sleeping in her Hello Kitty bed (although she likes the bed... just not sleeping alone), bedtime, shots at the doctors, people who are sad, and dogs that surprise her.
Kate's new favorite word- "crap"... used totally correct and quite often! It's hard not to laugh because it truly is funny!
And life for Brennan with a sister is getting easier. He has more and more sweet moments, but he also has his days when he thinks his life is so rough (if only he knew how lucky he really was). He is enjoying fourth grade and is very independent about doing his homework. He is still my snugly little man with a heart of gold. He uses a calming voice when talking with Kate and can cheer her up the fastest of all of us when he feels like it. Kate adores Brennan more and more and ALWAYS wants to do what her big brother does! They are both learning what it means to have a sibling. I love them both so much and continue to pray that they will learn to love each other as much as I love them.
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| We had a sleepover at Lisa and Greg's house. I watched the kids so they could have a night away- of course the kids were excited! |
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| Kate and Emma are such good friends! |
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| Joe joined us for the sleepover too- so there were five wonderful and perfect kids for the night! |
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| I had a jewelry party on September 9th with about ten friends. Kate and Brennan loved hanging out with the grown-ups. It was a fun night. |
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