I'm going to make a point to start writing again.
I used to be an dedicated journal writer. I'm going to tap into that love for writing to try to document some of what is going on in our lives...or we're going to forget. I got a new computer in March of this year, so that I can (as I am currently) sit on the couch & work on the computer!!! Yes, I'll try to add photos from time to time, but if I can just get the words down, hopefully we'll have something to refer back to someday. It will most likely be just small entries, not every day, but often. It will probably be boring to anyone outside our immediate family who might come across it, but that's OK, it's not intended to interest anyone but us. If it does, great.
Amanda will be 5 at the end of this month. She will be starting kindergarten in the fall, attending the same elementary that both John and I attended. How strange is that? Somewhat comforting as well. We have made some really great friends while she's attended Trinity Methodist Mothers Day Out, some will attend Hill, but a lot will not. We'll do our best to stay in touch with those friends. Amanda is quite precocious...smart and extremely funny.
Abbey is doing GREAT. Had her first surgery this year (since her initial surgery when she was born) - April 1. A foot surgery. She had begun to walk on the side of her foot and we felt the timing was right to address the issue. Her surgeon worked with all of the tendons & ligaments in her right foot. She wore a large cast (from hip to toe) for 2 weeks. By the end of that 2 weeks she was crawling around, standing up, and could roll herself around in the wheelchair they lent to us. She tried to attend MDO one day, but felt a little on display and didn't want to stay. I think the kids at that age (3) just don't know how to express their curiosity. No harm, we just let her stay home. Then she got her short cast on (from below knee to toe), it's purple, and she will keep it on for 2 months (until the end of June). It took her about 2 weeks but then one evening, she just decided she would start walking on it & she did. And she hasn't stopped. She climbs the swing set, goes down the slide...by the way, she learned how to swing last week. Again, it's like she just decided she was going to do it & away she went. Abbey is a true miracle, one that we get to witness every day, we are so blessed.
Audrey will be 2 at the end of August! WOW - that happened fast. She is such a hoot! Follows Amanda & Abbey around, thinks she is as big as they are, and she almost is - physically anyway! She's HUGE! :) And so much fun to have around. She's very easy going, strong as an ox, determined & very independent...looks like her father and has her mothers zeal for life. What a joy.
Raising these 3 young girls is definitely keeping John & I on our toes! It seems like sometimes there are days when he and I hardly "talk" at all. It's hard, but of course, we wouldn't have it any other way. Our dreams have come true and we're living the life we always wanted. The life we feel God planned for us. We are so blessed.
