Now, where was I?

this was taken by Shawn... I have to give him credit, because I can't capture Audrey like this.

I love my husband so much! Fatherhood does something to a man. It makes them more attractive and I can't believe how much more respect I have for him. Right after Audrey was born, I thought I would be carrying the majority of the weight around here... and I have to admit, I would punish him a little bit because I truly believed I did. Grant it, I was soley responsible for all of her medial care, but I also blurred that with home care too. How dilusional was I?
I can see clearly now, though. My husband does everything and without complaints. A little snip-it of our daily lives:
Weekdays:
5am - I get up and get ready for work.
6:30 - Shawn's alarm goes off (my cue to heat Audrey's bottle up and prepare her bag for daycare). Shawn gets up soon after and gets Audrey ready for school.
6:45ish - He puts her in the car and I drop her off at school on my way to work.
5pm - I pick Audrey up and we get home. Shawn comes out to the car, gets her and takes her inside.
5:30 - I make dinner while Shawn gets in some Daddy-Audrey time.
6:15-30 - Shawn does the dishes while I get Mommy-Audrey time and feed her her dinner .
7pm - I give Audrey a bath and get her ready for bed. And... this is when Shawn does everything. He cleans up after Audrey's bath. He prepares her bottles for the next day, saving me one to feed her before bedtime.
7:30 - He brings me her bottle and I feed Audrey while Shawn fills her vaporizer and straightens up a little bit. When she's done, we read a story, rock and sing a lullaby.
8pm - we lay her down, kiss her goodnight and then Shawn tells me the computer is all mine...

I married the right man!!! On weekends, he gets up with her on Saturdays and lets me sleep in :)... but the rest of the day, it's a team effort. Sunday's are my days to wake up with her while he sleeps in a bit. It's all about give and take...

So, Shawn took Audrey to her Urologist appointment. Audrey had not been seen since December. They waited to see the doctor for a while and then saw him for a whopping 5 minutes. Dr. Ewalt did a sonogram on Audrey's kidneys. Last December her Right kidney was at 13mm and her Left kidney was at 6mm. This go-around, her right decreased to 10mm and her left decreased to 5mm. YAY!!! And, Dr. Ewalt told Shawn he'll see Audrey back in a year! Mommy is a happy lady!

Audrey gets her casts removed tomorrow! We're so looking forward to that. Dr. Morcuende ordered us a bigger shoes so I've been working on those and I want them all ready for tomorrow!

Next Friday, Audrey goes to her first appointment at Scottish Rite!! We'll keep you updated.

Audrey trying a teething biscuit for the first time... Success!
She threw her first one on the floor, so I gave her a new one... After gnawing on it for 10 minutes she threw it on the floor too. And, then I got a taste of the ol' temper tantrum medicine because I wouldn't give her another one. That made me very happy to see that reaction, I don't know why, but it did!

Her Early Childhood specialist came to my office today to do Audrey's 6 month evaluation review. We're keeping her goals the same until after her PT can work with her with the braces on. Once she has a good idea of what Audrey can do, we'll make new goals. But, I'm happy and will take what we get from Audrey. When we first started ECI, our goal was to get her to reach for Mommy and Daddy, to sit, and to reach for toys. Audrey's not reaching for Mommy and Daddy but she is leaning... that's good enough for me! She's sitting but she hasn't taught herself self-defense when gravity is pulling her down... but she is sitting!! She reaches for toys. We have met all of her goals, in my eyes and I think we can set newer goals!
She did mention to me that they feel Audrey will most likely start walking around 20 months. I feel like that is a reasonable prediction and I'm completely fine with Audrey pacing herself slowly. Reminds me of the story of the Turtle and the Hare... I think I'm the Hare in our story and Audrey's the Turtle. I'm trying to get "us" to the finish line and don't know how to pace "us". Audrey knows exactly the speed she needs to be at to succeed. I can learn a thing or two from her.

Shawn and I realized our calendars for the next month and half - YIKES! We have something going on every single weekend until May 16th (Audrey's birthday party). I've been planning her shindig for a month now and it's going to be HUGE! Shawn and I have given ourselves a "honey-do" list of things to get finished before the big day and that's what's keeping us busy. I'm going to have a grudge against paint by the time her birthday rolls around, I just know it!