So big, so fast!

This past week has been a busy one for us. Monday we had Courtney's psycho-therapist appointment. I finally had a break through with some of the stuff he said. He has been telling us the best ways to handle children with special needs, but he finally put it in a way to me that really hit home and it has really worked out well for me this past week! So for me, things have been a lot calmer this past week. Granted things are not 100% normal, or happy, but getting better!

Tuesday was Kasey's 9 month old appointment. 9 months? How did that happen? She checked out well, came in at 18 lbs, still has a big head, but overall is happy and healthy. Only issue is the fact that she was still waking up 2-3 times a night and eating. So, we waited until the weekend and we are working on 're-programing' her. She is used to getting all her calories in a 24 hour period, we have to teach her that can't be, she needs to get her calories in about a 12 hour period instead (or a little less, but you get the idea). How do you do that? Well, the easiest way for me is to just ignore her crying at night (which, by the way, isn't actually easy for me). The doctor said we could go in and comfort her in her crib, but if I did that I would give in, pick her up and probably end up feeding her. The doctor said we could also ignore her, I choose that option. The first night she woke up twice, she cried for about an hour the first time and about 30 minutes the second. Last night she woke up once and cried for about 20 minutes, so we are headed in the right direction! Hopefully tonight will go just as smooth!

Wednesday was therapy day. Courtney is really enjoying her occupational therapy, as am I. She should have been in OT a LONG time ago. Her therapist is wonderful and has helped us in SO many ways, not just the therapy way! I am thankful we have found her!

Kasey had her psychical therapy and of course she screamed the whole time. It breaks my heart. I hid around the corner so she couldn't see me to see if it would help. It did a little, but not much. She's not being hurt, she just doesn't want to do what the therapist wants her to do. She's uncomfortable doing some of the stretches which is why we are there to begin with, so she just HAS to do them! I really look forward to the day that we don't have to do this anymore!

The next day was zoo preschool day. Hubby has been going with us. So, we all went and learned about Lemurs. The theme for this month is Madagascar. Courtney hasn't seen the movie, so we have it coming as our next movie from Netflix so she can figure out what they are talking about at preschool.

Speaking of which, Hubby and I watched the Curious Case of Benjamin Button this week. Great movie! Highly recommend it!

Anyway, back to the zoo, Courtney can't leave without feeding the giraffes. So, for her very first time, we let Kasey feed the giraffes too! She loved it and fed them several crackers. I guess from now on, the two girls will be feeding them!Friday was a MOPS morning. As usual I really enjoyed it. However, in our small group we have several moms that are experiencing different health problems in their lives right now, and it's tough to hear. I want to help them, but at this time there is nothing I can do. It's hard to feel helpless.

Saturday was a busy day around here also. Our neighbors next door got a dog over the summer and crazy Maggie has been trying to dig THROUGH the fence to get to it. Both her and Bristol go bonkers when the little dog is out next door. So, Rick and Brian covered the fence with plywood so they can't see through it anymore, or dig through the fence slats.

That night Hubby had planned a date night for us. It's been a LONG time since we have had a date night. We went and saw Avatar. We really enjoyed that and we are glad we went and saw it in theaters!

Hubby's work continues to be stressful. They have reached a real rough patch right now. The next few months are going to be long, and interesting.

Kasey is really big into waving and saying HI, it's so cute! She also started on a sippy cup this week! Plus more finger food, she had her first taste of meat the other night, and what did she have? Lamb. Yes Kasey's first meat was lamb. Hey, it's what the pediatrician recommends because it's softer. That or veal and we don't eat veal at the house so lamb it was!

Today our friends baby got baptized. So, we went to their church (St. Francis of Assisi) for the service. I am always lost at catholic mass, but got through! Natalie is a cutie, doing well and off oxygen! We left our kiddos with my parents. After running one errand, we went and picked them up. It's been a busy week and it starts all over again tomorrow!

Hope all of you are well!