Cruising

So it's January and this is the time I usually feel a bit depressed.  For some reason it hasn't happened this year.  Maybe I haven't had time, maybe the vitamin D and B-12 I'm holding under my tongue is having a positive effect on my serotonin levels, or maybe I just feel completely loved and cared for by so many of my friends and family...and of course, by God.

I can't lie though, I've had some hard days.  Last week alone I had five doctor appointments, five days in a row, along with three therapy appointments back to back.  The last appointment was an overnight hospital stay with a sleep study to see how June's CPAP mask for her sleep apnea would work.  All seems to be well and we are now just waiting for the machine so we can hook her up and give it a try at home.  Praying that she keeps the mask on her face all night, every night so she'll be more energetic during the day.  It's really up to her.  Do you know any babies that keep masks on at night?

June's glasses prescription has also changed.  Back in October she started yanking her glasses off, as if to say, "I don't need these annoying things anymore."  Her opthamologist  said the prescription change was significant enough that she would have ripped them off for sure. My therapist also suggested that maybe we change her frame style because they were sitting close to her face. I popped the lenses out and tried them on her. Sure enough. Her beautiful long lashes were sticking out from the frame at least a centimeter. Imagine that every time you blink your lashes hit an invisible wall.  Obnoxious. I changed them to the only other option.  Traditional Pink Wire (boring). We'll see how she does when she gets them this week.

It's been one of those months where June is making incredible progress.  Just yesterday she responded to a command for the first time ever.  She was about to slide down the stairs head first and I said, "Turn around!" and she stopped, looked up, smiled, turned around, and went down the stairs (2 steps) the correct way.  Yay!  And just yesterday, she was eating and she signed the word "more" for the first time ever...and has continued to with things she really likes.  She's also been cruising all over the place and even sitting for a little while on her own...which has been a milestone we've been eagerly awaiting!

Thanks again for even reading this.
I know you have laundry to fold.

Oh-and pictured below is June with her Papi (my dad). My therapist gave us these glasses that light up.  They really promote some great eye contact!