Little Stinker

Well, we know this.....Taylor is smart enough to play her parents like a fiddle. I took her to the doctor yesterday, certain that she had an ear infection, and guess what? She's totally healthy. Little stinker....she rubbed her ear so much that we were sure she had an ear infection, but she must have realized that we'd cave on sleep training. So, now we're back at it and more resolved than ever after another few bad nights of sleep. She is so much like Lauren in the sleep department - Lauren went backwards in the same way. Just when you think you're in the clear, they decide they'd rather be held than sleep and then they're fighting sleep, taking short naps, and waking up a zillion times in the middle of the night....ahh. Tonight David put her in her crib wide awake and she went to sleep without a peep - hooray!! - here's to a decent night ahead.

We also made a lot of progress today on the therapy front. I spoke with Kelvie from the Boyer Clinic and she will be our official Family Resource Coordinator - essentially the person that makes sure that we have all of the tools/therapists/resources we need. Our new physical therapist, Sarah, is coming to the house tomorrow am to do the physical therapy assessment with Taylor. We found out so late today that I didn't have time to get her a cute new work-out outfit...oh well. We're thrilled to get the ball rolling. We now have a weekly appointment with Sarah for Tuesday morning physical therapy at our house. We can't wait to feel like we're really helping Taylor and see some progress. I can't wait for Taylor to sit on her own - right now she either has to be propped in a swing/exersaucer, or laying on her back and the world just seems so much more fun if you're upright.

We have a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks. My mom and little sister are coming to visit on Tuesday and I can't wait to see them. And, David's sister, Shannon and family, are returning to Seattle after a year in Hawaii next week-end. It will be so fun to have these special people back in our everyday lives.

Today, Katy, our last nanny who helped care for Taylor in the first few months of her life, came by to visit. It had been three months since she'd seen Taylor and it was great validation hearing how much she'd thought Taylor had grown and developed since then. It's easy for the days to blend together and not see much improvement, so this was great to hear. Taylor does have a new trick - last week we were thrilled that she was bringing her hands together and putting them in her mouth. Today, she definitely found her thumb and is enjoying checking it out. It would be dreamy if her new trick could comfort her in the middle night instead of me getting up:)