Guess who learned to drink from a straw today.....SARAH!!!!!!
And yes we went to the beauty shop today too! Mama will NEVER try and cut her bangs again LOL!
Drinking from a straw is HUGE. What happened is when we got home from Ukraine, Sarah quit drinking from a cup. She didn't do it very good to begin with. I spoon fed her all her drinks. All her food is pureed so she got lots of liquids. Our therapists didn't like that I didn't push her to drink from a cup and it was hard BUT I really felt, despite the inconvenience of it, that it was bonding for us. So I've done it and tried to work with her with a cup too. BUT now with the straw....life maybe changing:)
I do think she needed the bonding. I always hold her in my lap when I spoon fed her the drinks. I also feed her in my lap most of the time at home too instead of in the high chair. I think it makes up some for how she was treated in the orphanages she was in. I saw how food was shoved down her throat and it just killed me. She used to gag after about 3 spoonfuls of anything. There is NOTHING wrong with her mouth or throat, yet she can not chew. I blend everything for her. It would be so much easier for me if she'd just eat food...but I'm not pushing her, just letting her go at her own rate. She'll get there, she loves food and gets HAPPY when it is time to eat! Tonight I had cooked chicken and veggies in the crock pot all day and I just blended that for her in my MAGIC BULLET (Lord knows I had no idea how much that Magic Bullet would get used when I bought it!) and she ate 3 containers of it!
So today was a lot of running around for me. First I took the van to the dealership to get the oil changed and the back up camera fixed. They dropped me off at the mall (and I had NO kids with me WOOHOO) I got my hair cut and bought a few things cuz it is going to be my bday this week! I bought a dress and two pairs of dressy flip flops (flip flops can be dressy....and we live in Florida, I have quite the collection) And everything was on CLEARANCE!!! The only way to buy:)
I went to the bookstore and found TWO AGATHA CHRISTIE books that I don't have. I thought I had everyone of her books but I found one I've never read and one I read but don't have! I was so excited! Agatha Christie is probably my overall favorite author. I love Miss Marple and Hercules Poirot!
I also got a hair cut and my nails done since I haven't been able to go do anything like that during therapy. So I have had my birthday celebration all by myself today and it was great:)
Then I picked up Shad from school, got pizza, went home, we all ate, then took the kids to enroll Steve in Driver's Ed, then got Steve and poor Sarah's hair cut!
she looks better although she did not like me trying to take a picture when she was ready for supper LOL
this is about as mad of a face as she does:) Love my little Sarah JOY!
So today we got a lot of little things done that we couldn't' take the time for the last three weeks. It was fun but I am tired!
Our nurse feels like Selah was moving around more today. I was in and out so much, maybe she was wondering where I was and why weren't we in the car LOL. She is still having issues with constipation.... she doesn't seem uncomfortable but it's not good for her! Please pray that she can go poo easily and that her little mind heals. Can you also add three friends to your prayer list? Matthew (brain tumor) a young man around Steve's age that I've known his parents for years, known Matt since he was a baby....worked with his mom.
Angie (brain tumor) friends for years, she has some adopted children and is a strong advocate for orphans. She met us at the airport when we got home form Ukraine with the girls.
Sheri (stage 4 ovarian cancer) we went to college together and she has such a sweet spirit.
When I wake up during the night, I pray for each of these, during the day they come to my mind. All three are real life friends, all three have not been given much hope at all medically....all three serve and love God. They all have been faithful to God.....Matt even as a young man has a strong faith....
I don't know WHY God doesn't heal instantly every Christian...Not even going to go there...but I know the bible says "the fervent prayers of a righteous man availith much" I might not be the most righteous one around, but I try....and I'm calling out to God for my friends....Please pray with me for them!
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