I have not been a good blogger
Summer was FAB-U-LOUS! We spent this summer with our butts in the sand! Duxbury Beach, my little piece of sanity, was where we had our most fun. For those of you from not around this neck of the woods, Duxbury Beach is a drive-on beach where if you have 4 wheel drive/all wheel drive, you just drive your truck onto the sand, park it there and enjoy the surroundings. Lily and James love it there, maybe even more than I do.
Lily & Nolan
James "Boogey Boarding"
We celebrated James turning 2 on August 14th, and on July 13th, Lily's 5th birthday, she got the best present ever.. Her first cousin! Brandon Alexander was born on Lily's 5th birthday and I am finally a proud auntie and godmama! We love him so much and he fits perfectly into our family!
Proud Madrinha!
This summer also brought an era of my life to an end. I babysat for an amazing family, the Sypeks, for over 8 years! I watched Griffin from diapers and matchbox cars to iTouches and girls; and Nolan from formula to Sprite! I am so so blessed to have been able to see them so much for 8 years, and leaving had me in tears for quite a few days, but I had to leave for a good reason because.....
I got a Nursing JOB!!!!! Woohooo! Finally! I am working at a nursing home in Brockton, and I really like it! I work with some really great people that have been super patient with me learning the ropes. Nursing is so NOT what they teach you in school. I am working the 3-11 shift and was full time for a month during my orientation. I missed the kids so much! I would wake Lily up at 8, put her on the bus at 9, and not see her again until the next morning. Now that I am off orientation I am 24 hours a week (every other weekend) and enjoying seeing the kids again.
Speaking of the bus...
LILY STARTED KINDERGARTEN!
Lily & Olivia 1st day of school!
She love love loves school! She has the routine down and her teacher informed me at Open House how funny she thinks Lily is. At Open House everywhere we went everyone knew her, I swear she is the mayor of kindergarten. We have run into a little bullying problem with a certain little kindergarten boy. He chooses to tell Lily she is a baby and too small for kindergarten so I talked to her teacher and had that nipped in the butt real quick. I refuse to let one little boy make my child no longer feel safe at school. I knew that one day she would get picked on for her size, but I was blindsided that it happened in kindergarten. I keep telling her that only small people speak badly about others and that even though in size she may be tiny, she has a way bigger heart than he does. However, if he wasn't 5, I think all 5 of her uncles, Grampy and her Daddy may have had some words for him. (Note to potential daters in 10 years: yes, she has 5 uncles and a Daddy, and the uncles range from 5'10-6'4 so stay away from her unless you wish to have a death sentence.) Since I spoke with the teacher 2 weeks ago Lily has not mentioned this boy picking on her anymore (she was coming home upset daily) so I am hoping that since he was spoken to he has learned a lesson.
Lily also played soccer this fall. She is no David Beckham and I won't even lie and say she liked it, she actually hated it. I find it devastating since I played for 15 years and couldn't wait to sit at the soccer fields. It looks like I have a ballerina and cheerleader on my hands. She is so much more girly than I am! I am still adjusting!
Other than that, life has been good! James was recently diagnosed with moderate hearing loss. He is 26 months and still wasn't speaking, so I called early intervention to come in and evaluate him. They recommended that I take him to an audiologist so I did just that. He was diagnosed with fluid in his ears, moderate hearing loss, and he is also tone deaf. We are going to see an ENT doctor on Wednesday and he will need tubes put in his ears. He will regain full hearing after the procedure (as he can hear behind the fluid block) and hopefully his speech will come right along. The speech pathologist told me she thinks he has actually been lip reading for quite some time. Kids are so resilient and know how to compensate for their losses! I will keep everyone updated on that as well.
As far as Lily's health, ALL IS WELL *knock on wood*! It feels really good to be able to say that. Turner's has become the background music in our life instead of being the loud rock music that was all I could hear! I am proud to say my daughter is a miracle Turner's girl, but it does not define who she is. She is strong and kind and she is just like you or I yet I wish I had the strength she does.
I have had a few different mom's of daughters with Turner's get in touch with me and I am so thankful that this blog has opened the door for them to get in touch. I remember how alone I felt in the beginning and it is nice to know that even if it is just one email, for one moment in time, they are not alone and we are forever bonded through this syndrome. Keep your heads high, our daughters learn strength through us. Feel free to email me!
Happy Halloween everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous night and get really chocolate wasted!
Love, Rocky and Minnie Mouse!
