Sunday morning, and Grace and I are sitting at the kitchen table. She's eating Life cereal, singing songs, and telling me the last names of all her classmates at pre-school. She's better at learning names than I am! Also, Grace is reporting some bad news to me--her imaginary friend Hannah is sick with a broken arm. This probably means a round of Doctor Grace and Nurse Daddy after breakfast.
As if our lives wouldn't be interesting enough with Michelle's upcoming amniocentesis, we sold our house last week (to the very first person who looked at it). So now we're freaking out, because we hadn't started looking for anything. We were under the wrong assumption that it would take awhile to sell our house. Because our current house is a raised ranch, we reached the conclusion over the winter that it wasn't going to be practical for us as Grace continued to grow, as we used her Standing Dani and wheelchair more and more, and as Michelle became more and more pregnant. We're looking for a ranch-style home, which as anybody who's been in the hills of Sioux City knows isn't as common as you'd think here. We're not worried yet, but if we're still looking a few weeks from now, things might get more urgent (we're supposed to be out of here by June 17).
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
April 20, 2009
Monday night, and Grace has been in bed for about 45 minutes. Tonight we read the standard two books at bedtime, including one that was about an older sibling adjusting to his new little sister. It was probably wasn't an accident that Michelle checked that one out at the library. We do think that Grace will adjust very well to the baby, although not always being the center of attention will be a challenge for her.
I had sent this in a big email a few days ago, but it bears repeating. Michelle is scheduled to have an amniocentesis on April 28, and we'll find out within 7-10 days after that whether our new baby has SMA. It will be a stressful time, but we're prepared either way. We continue to pray for good news, and we appreciate all of the prayers and thoughts that so many of you have sent. We'll be sure to get word out as soon as we know!
I had sent this in a big email a few days ago, but it bears repeating. Michelle is scheduled to have an amniocentesis on April 28, and we'll find out within 7-10 days after that whether our new baby has SMA. It will be a stressful time, but we're prepared either way. We continue to pray for good news, and we appreciate all of the prayers and thoughts that so many of you have sent. We'll be sure to get word out as soon as we know!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
April 5, 2009
Sunday morning, and Grace and I are sitting at the kitchen table. Grace is stalling during breakfast time, which is not suprising as the stall is one of her favorite mealtime moves. Today her breakfast is cinnamon rolls and bananas, so I don't understand what's taking her so long.
We had Grace's final parent-teacher conference of the preschool year this past week, and Grace received a favorable report. She's learning a lot, she's very receptive to teaching and very eager to learn, and she's doing well socially. We also learned that at times she gets a little too talkative, so I guess we'll try to work on that.
We have decided to sell our house. We love our home, but the fact that it's a raised ranch has become an increasing problem as Grace gets bigger and as we use her equipment more. We're going to take our time selling the house and then look for a more standard raised ranch that will allow Grace to come in on the main floor in her Dani or wheelchair. Part of the issue is that we're concerned with Michelle having to carry Grace up and down our stairs while she's pregnant or after the new baby is born.
On that note, and this probably repeats an earlier post, but Michelle is scheduled to have amnio testing the last week of April. Supposedly we'll know in 7-10 days after the testing whether the new baby has SMA.
We had Grace's final parent-teacher conference of the preschool year this past week, and Grace received a favorable report. She's learning a lot, she's very receptive to teaching and very eager to learn, and she's doing well socially. We also learned that at times she gets a little too talkative, so I guess we'll try to work on that.
We have decided to sell our house. We love our home, but the fact that it's a raised ranch has become an increasing problem as Grace gets bigger and as we use her equipment more. We're going to take our time selling the house and then look for a more standard raised ranch that will allow Grace to come in on the main floor in her Dani or wheelchair. Part of the issue is that we're concerned with Michelle having to carry Grace up and down our stairs while she's pregnant or after the new baby is born.
On that note, and this probably repeats an earlier post, but Michelle is scheduled to have amnio testing the last week of April. Supposedly we'll know in 7-10 days after the testing whether the new baby has SMA.
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