my girls

I am so thankful to be a stay at home mom. I feel so blessed to have the ability to spend every day with my girls. Although there are moments they drive me batty, I wouldn't change it for the world.

Kasey is at such a cute age right now. Her babbling is so cute, and she is just a doll. She is such a happy kid, and she makes us laugh regularly.

Courtney is growing up so fast, I can't believe some of the things she says. Today she thought she saw the Statue of Liberty. Really? How on earth does she know what that looks like? Granted, it was actually St. Francis, but he was wearing a robe and he had his hand up in the air (with a bird on his finger). So I can kind of see how she thought it was the Statue of Liberty.

Of course, looking back over the past year, it really would have been impossible for me to work a full time job and take care of Courtney in the manner she needed. Meaning all the therapies she was going to. We made the decision last summer to push her through all the therapies now, instead of waiting, or doing them one at a time. Some people want to wait to see if their kids will outgrow whatever issues they are having. We came to the realization that she isn't going to outgrow her issues. And we decided to try to get her through all the therapies now while it wouldn't affect her school schedule. We are really happy we went with that decision. After all, she is off the thickener now, and she is making strides!

She also has started to become much more affectionate recently. Not sure if it's an age thing, or part of her own personal makeup, but I love it. She is always telling us she loves us out of the blue. She always wants to snuggle. She wants to hold hands. She tells us she will miss us if we have to leave her. It's all so opposite of how she always used to be, and it just warms my heart.

I did have to run her to the doctor's office today. She has another ear infection. She has been fighting a cold or something for about a week and a half now, and it finally made it into her ear. In fact the Nurse Practitioner said that she had an internal and external ear infection, so pretty painful. So, she is on medication now, and drops to help the ear canal. How did I know she had an ear infection? She told me when she was screaming for me at 5am.

But Kasey and I have both had a slight cold to, so I guess we shared this one. The only downside to being a stay at home mom? No sick days. But still, I am thankful.

Just wanted to share with everyone just how blessed I feel, and I am thankful everyday...