It's Been Awhile

Yes, I still have a blog.

Yes, I still have things I would like to say.

Yes, I will start writing in it again.

Let's start with an update.

The last time I wrote, Miss A was 10 months old and just started crawling. Well shortly after that post she also started teething.

In October we celebrated Miss A's first birthday. It was a great day, though she didn't really enjoy her cake.

For a few months prior she was struggling to eat table food and finger foods. Her tongue would push out the food instead of pushing it around and back. She loved Cheerios, but couldn't eat them, just push them out.

At her one year wellness appointment we voiced our concern to her Pediatrician. She referred us to an Occupational Therapist. Miss A responded quickly to therapy. We learned it wasn't a taste or texture issue, but an Oral Motor delay and disinterest in food. Once those issues were resolved, mealtime greatly improved.

In December we moved into a house. No more apartment living for us!

In January, she started walking. One time while watching Figure Skating she took her first steps. It was awesome to watch. She took more steps while watching Rock of Ages bopping and stepping to the Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive".

We survived our first family Tummy bug in February. Miss A bounced back within the day. I, on the other hand, took 3 days to recover, I can no longer eat sweet potato fries and I'm no longer "vomit-free since '85" (but "vomit-free since 2014 has a nice ring to it).

In March Miss A's adoption was finalized.

Right now at 21 months, Miss A is about 33 in tall and wears 12-18 months clothes. She is our petite flower. She talks non-stop, loves books, Minnie Mouse, and Hello Kitty, and if I let her, she would eat "Cado" (avocado) with every meal.

Every day, and week she surprises us with all the new things she wants to do. She wants bigger bites of food, she wants to go up and down the stairs. She doesn't want us to carry her anymore, though this means she MUST hold Daddy or Mommy's hand.

She is growing up fast. I hate it, but I also love it.