Kasey has been changing and growing. She rolled over again the other day. Her eating habits have changed a bit, so she must be going through something. She is such a happy baby! She smiles all the time at just about anyone!
I have gotten back into reading recently. I hadn't gotten into a book in a while. I had recently been reading more books about dogs and dog behavior. Those books tend to require too much brain power especially when you have a lack of sleep. So, I went down to a used book store called Hooked on Books. I hadn't been there in years. It's such a great place, they have millions of books. I brought some to trade in to. You can trade them in for credit or cash. I picked up a few "easy" books, like another Janet Evanovich book, and a Nora Roberts book, and a new author I have never heard of. I have already gone through 2 of the books. So, we packed up more books yesterday and we all headed down there.
They have so many books and it's so packed that I can't carry Kasey in her baby seat, I have to put her in the front pack to be able to maneuver through the isles. Hubby found about 6 books, which is great because he reads a lot when he travels. I also found about 3 more books for myself. And they have a large Children's section, so Courtney got 2 books as well. We have a credit with them now, so I know I will go back! It's great!
Hubby leaves again this week for 2 weeks again. I am not looking forward to that. I plan on trying to keep ourselves busy to make the time go by. Not sure how I am going to do that yet, but I will find a way.
Courtney is down to 2 mornings a week now in daycare. Starting this week she will only be there Monday and Wednesday mornings. My friend let me know about the preschool program that our local school district has. Courtney would be able to attend starting this fall, if we can get her in. I had to fill out a large packet of paperwork yesterday and I will mail that back in and hope for the best. I have a feeling it's too close to the beginning of the school year to get her in, but we will try! If we can't get her in this year, hopefully we can get her in for next year. The preschool is right down at the school at the bottom of our neighborhood, so really really close! That would be so wonderful!
Courtney's therapy is going well. I am able to see improvements in her!! We work with her constantly at home to not suck her thumb and work on other exercises with her mouth and lips. She is finally getting to the point where she can blow bubbles! The kid was never able to blow bubbles before! And we have been able to use a band-aid during the day on her thumb to get her to keep her thumb out of her mouth. Night time is another story. That is much more difficult.
We are also really concentrating on potty training. She just really doesn't have the desire to use the potty. She will, but she also doesn't care if her diaper is wet. So, we are struggling a little bit with her potty training. And trust me, we have tried bribes!!!
Have I mentioned before that we have discovered that Courtney is lactose intolerant? Which was really hard because the kid LOVES milk and was always asking for it. But then we were always dealing with stomach aches because of it. I tried her on soy milk and she likes it. So, she is able to drink her milk again! And I am not as worried about her calcium intake. For some odd reason I didn't try her on soy milk for a while so I was worried she wasn't getting enough calcium. She is able to tolerate yogurt pretty well, the pediatrician told us to try yogurt because it has a lower lactose count. So, she can eat her yogurt too, which is good because she loves that as well.
Boy I miss my 8 hours of sleep a night. I know someday I will be able to get them again, but I really miss them now!
Well, I am off to get some housework done!
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