7/1/21 – Mama, Your Turn!

You were sleepy this morning and not super interested in getting up lol. When you finally got dressed, you were scouring the fridge for your breakfast even though Daddy already made you eggs. We went to Michelle Adams office to meet one of her therapists to help make sure we are on track for school this fall. When I told you we were going to Michelle’s you asked if that’s where the turtle was (at Dr. Ordetx’s office) that you played with before. I told you that was a different office and I knew they would have cool stuff to do but I wasn’t sure if there would be a turtle. You were delighted to find that she had a swing in her office and you showed her how well you can swing while singing the days of the week in Spanish. She indicated that we are on the right track and suggested we play more non-verbal games like charades and Hedbandz. When we left we headed to theater camp and you were very happy to go there! After camp we went back to SaraFresh and you tried a PBJ smoothie, but you didn’t like it so instead you ate a charcuterie plate on the way to see Dr. Dan.

We hadn’t been to him in quite some time. He was astonished at how tall you have grown and how well you were speaking. The last time we were there you were afraid and wouldn’t really let him adjust you. Today you jumped right up and told him you wanted a back massage lol. You did great!!! Then you said, “Ok Mama, your turn! Get on that table!”

We stopped by Daddy’s office to say hi on the way to gymnastics. You were playing with Gabriella before class and you two were buddies most of the class. At one point, you looked up, realized Daddy was there and said “My Daddy’s here!!!” so excitedly. You are gaining more skills every week. Your strength on the bars is amazing and your cartwheel is almost there. You LOVE Coach Trey and he’s so good with you. I’m so happy that you are enjoying gymnastics again! I was worried for a minute that you were losing interest. The change in teachers has been perfect timing and has really helped reengage you.

We went home to have dinner and saw an awesome rainbow on the way! After dinner we went to check on the lot and see how close we are to getting a slab. You got your shoes really muddy which you thought was pretty awesome. I was a little less enthusiastic lol. We dropped Daddy off at Tom Chiappone’s house for man night. You really wanted to go in and tell Tom hi. I said no, but you jumped out of the car and followed Daddy in. You weren’t coming back out so I went in to get you. You were running in circles around their house and wouldn’t listen to me or Daddy. I got super frustrated and lost my cool. I walked you to the car and we didn’t speak for several minutes. You apologized and made me a card in the car. You called Daddy to apologize. I hate when this happens because I’m never exactly sure how to handle it and I know losing my cool isn’t the best way. I made sure to tell you I love you so much even if you make choices that aren’t great. I don’t know if being tired affected you or why you did that. You are seldom disrespectful like that. We went straight to bed when we got home and you were out quickly.

I love you so much!