Crazy Day and Some Fun Pictures!

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Crazy day.....

SHORT BREAKDOWN
6:30 am - Dance Practice
8:00 am - Aubrey's Therapy Session
9:30 am - WORK!
11:30 am - Final Inspection at the house
1:30 pm - Finally eat something for the day - - end up taking a day of vacation - since it turned into such a crazy one.
2:00 pm - Finish some more packing for the move
3:00 pm - Take a much needed nap - -it was fabulous
5:30 pm -Make supper with the last bits of food that we have left in the house.
7:00 pm - Bath time!
8:30 pm - Work on the Computer
10:00 pm - Update the Neglected Blog
10:30 pm - Go to bed!


MORE DETAILS

Therapy Session

Aubrey had a great session! For 2009 we'll swap between PT and OT every Monday morning to open more time in our schedules for her new speech therapy sessions and the Elkhorn Early Intervention Program. Anyway - all that detail to explain that it had been 2 weeks since the PT had been with Aubrey. She could tell an improvement in just that short time with her balance and calmness.

We're working on one-handed walking and attempting to have her stand un-supported. Her balance is getting better every time we practice - and I know she'll get there!! It's amazing for me to think that a year ago she was not able to transition from laying to sitting on her own and now she's crawling and cruising all over the place! We still have no idea when independent walking will be a reality - - but it's fun to see her progress towards that ultimate goal!

After therapy - - I ran into work - got as much stuff done as I possible could before I had to get back in my car and drive out to the house for the final inspection.

Final Inspection

Okay - - - this took twice as long as I thought it would - but well worth it. It was our time to look over everything that we saw that needs to be addressed before the closing. It mostly very minor and picky painting imperfections and a few nicks on the woodwork. Nothing major - thank God! We close on Wed and then the real fun of moving begins. Thank you in advance for those that will be helping us during this process. Now if only the weather would cooperate!

Unplanned Vacation

So I wasn't planning on taking vacation this afternoon - but after the inspection got done at 1:30 and I still hadn't eaten anything - I knew the day had taken a unplanned turn! You should all know how things not going to plan works out for me!! Anyway - I just decided that it was best to take it as vacation and then finish some things up around the house and take a much needed nap! Boy I love naps. Chris went back to work and then brought the girls home from daycare - with supper ready to go!

Bathtime

The girls, as always, made quite the mess during supper tonight. I swear they forgot to feed Aubrey at daycare today :)! She snarfed down a full orange, 2 hotdogs, broccoli, and nilla wafers, and a crescent roll - -I sat in awe at the amount of food she ate!

Molly had her usually Cheerios by hand and oatmeal/baby food mix by spoon.

Here are some pictures when they we're all stripped down to their diapers before bathtime - enjoy:





Well - - that's all for now. Better get ready for bed so I can meet my 10:30 pm time frame!

More to come after the move!

So I'm not as good at updating as I used to be....sorry!

It's Friday and I realized that it's been nearly a month since I've posted last.

I now have a Facebook account - so my old "blog" time is now spent stalking old and new friends on the book - not really productive - but very addicting.

Anyway - - here's a quick run down:

* Christmas was great - although we missed the big McGill party. It's hard to believe that all 10 of the original "McGill's" were present - - I missed seeing everyone and introducing Molly to those who have not met her yet :(

* New Years was fun! My parents came down to Omaha and we had a nice dinner/circus at The Stokes Bar and Grill. If you can only imagine a relatively high end establishment on NYE with 2 high chairs - it was a circus - but great food and fun! We then took advantage of the free baby sitting and went out with some friends - finishing the night with Rockband and Wii!

*We just learned that Aubrey is now accepted into a great speech therapy program sponsored by the Scottish Rites here in Omaha. It's a 1 1/2 hour session one day a week for the next three years. She was on the waitlist for 10 months - so we're very excited to begin!! She'll be in a "classroom" type setting with 4-5 other special needs children that have severe speech delay or non-verbal like Aubrey. The whole goal will be to help Aubrey and the other kiddos learn how to communicate via other means (pictures, voice out-put systems). It will be so nice - as Chris and I are still pretty clueless when it comes to all the strategies you can and should do to help Aubrey.

*Molly now has two teeth, is crawling, pulling herself up in the crib and on tables, and loves to eat her solids! Basically - she's growing up over night! It's so amazing to see how fast she develops and picks up on things. It can be bittersweet for a split second when you see her move beyond Aubrey's level already - but for the most part - it's so great to have Molly and Aubrey together - - they are going to have such positive impacts on each other throughout their entire life!

*We close on our new house in 12 days!!! We're so excited!!!

*The UNO Dance Team is in middle of preparations for NDA Nationals. We're 3/4 of the way done choreographing the routine and we're LOVING it - - can't wait to compete in April!

Well - - that's all for now - - I promise - - pictures are coming soon of the girls, the house, and heck maybe we'll even get one of Chris and I!