Today is a day that we're counting lots of blessings. David went to a life celebration this morning for a colleague's 3 month old baby. Sadly, she died inexplicably of SIDS. It is just too heartbreaking to comprehend. With each baby that has joined our family I have prayed that I will treasure each moment and remember that each day is a gift. Some days I am better at this than others, but today I was reminded that our family is so, so blessed. And, I have treasured today.
I had the much more fun job of taking the kids to their first fun run this morning. They had watched their cousin win a cross-country race a few weeks ago, so they were excited to give it a shot. It was a Halloween race at the park - very low-key. Jacob ran in the 3-5 year-old race and got third place! He was so determined and just bounced along the 1/2 mile course. He was close to first and of course my competitive juices were flowing as we cheered him to the finish line. Lauren was in the 6-10 year-old race and I was worried that it might be a bit much for her (i.e. she definitely would not win). She asked Jacob and I (and Taylor in the jogging stroller) to run with her so we all lined up and when the race started she took off! There was no way I could keep up with the stroller and other kids. Her race was one mile and she ran pretty much the whole way. She finished well (second for 6 year old girls) and had fun. It was a great morning - the sun was out, leaves are beautiful, and the kids were embracing one of my favorite activities. I wish so badly David could have been with us because it was a treat to watch. Taylor watched the kids run and finally took a nap in her stroller while we waited for the awards to be passed out.
We've been cruising along since I last wrote. Taylor is now in a good routine with her therapy and we're contuing to see her make progress. No major new skills, but she's continuing to progress with her sitting and tolerating other new skills. We're trying to make more time to work with her at home too, but given the craziness of our lives, we do a better job some days than others. This week was nutty - David went to Pebble Beach forfor a few days and I had my first work trip in two years - an overnight trip to LA (where I blissfully slept for 11 hours). So, that's why the posts have been few and far in-between.
Our big dilemma right now - once again - is sleep. Taylor is really struggling (and so are David and I). She's waking up many, many times during the night (honest to goodness - sometimes like 20 times) for someone to put her binky back in her mouth, practicing her new sounds, or her latest trick - rolling on to her tummy and then crying so someone can help her turn back over. I had gotten so desperate that I was ready to let her cry it out, but I keep delaying due to a small cold she picks up, or now the new tummy roll trick. We need to figure something out though - she and I both are not getting near enough rest, which is why the LA sleep was pure bliss. Not really sure how we're going to handle this one, but we need to figure something out - soon.
We also got to see David's brother, Jon, wife Monica and new baby Kyla today. They live in Park City, Utah so we don't get to see them as much as we would like. They came over for several hours and it was so fun to see Taylor and Kyla together. Kyla is almost 4 months, but she and Taylor will surely have many wonderful memories together over the years.
I had the much more fun job of taking the kids to their first fun run this morning. They had watched their cousin win a cross-country race a few weeks ago, so they were excited to give it a shot. It was a Halloween race at the park - very low-key. Jacob ran in the 3-5 year-old race and got third place! He was so determined and just bounced along the 1/2 mile course. He was close to first and of course my competitive juices were flowing as we cheered him to the finish line. Lauren was in the 6-10 year-old race and I was worried that it might be a bit much for her (i.e. she definitely would not win). She asked Jacob and I (and Taylor in the jogging stroller) to run with her so we all lined up and when the race started she took off! There was no way I could keep up with the stroller and other kids. Her race was one mile and she ran pretty much the whole way. She finished well (second for 6 year old girls) and had fun. It was a great morning - the sun was out, leaves are beautiful, and the kids were embracing one of my favorite activities. I wish so badly David could have been with us because it was a treat to watch. Taylor watched the kids run and finally took a nap in her stroller while we waited for the awards to be passed out.
We've been cruising along since I last wrote. Taylor is now in a good routine with her therapy and we're contuing to see her make progress. No major new skills, but she's continuing to progress with her sitting and tolerating other new skills. We're trying to make more time to work with her at home too, but given the craziness of our lives, we do a better job some days than others. This week was nutty - David went to Pebble Beach for
Our big dilemma right now - once again - is sleep. Taylor is really struggling (and so are David and I). She's waking up many, many times during the night (honest to goodness - sometimes like 20 times) for someone to put her binky back in her mouth, practicing her new sounds, or her latest trick - rolling on to her tummy and then crying so someone can help her turn back over. I had gotten so desperate that I was ready to let her cry it out, but I keep delaying due to a small cold she picks up, or now the new tummy roll trick. We need to figure something out though - she and I both are not getting near enough rest, which is why the LA sleep was pure bliss. Not really sure how we're going to handle this one, but we need to figure something out - soon.
We also got to see David's brother, Jon, wife Monica and new baby Kyla today. They live in Park City, Utah so we don't get to see them as much as we would like. They came over for several hours and it was so fun to see Taylor and Kyla together. Kyla is almost 4 months, but she and Taylor will surely have many wonderful memories together over the years.
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