Alex's mom from Washington came to visit us last weekend. Cale loves his grandma and it was quite evident when Monday came and Grandma was no longer around to play with. Can we say "cranky"? Thankfully today has been better but yesterday was definitely a test for my patience. I had a nice Mother's Day despite the fact that we didn't really do anything special. Alex's mom left Sunday afternoon and then we went up to Alex's other set of parents' house for a nice dinner. Cale and Riley got to a ride around in the wagon, stopping at the swing set and a brief look at the horses. At one point one of the horses was sticking out it's tongue and Cale quickly imitated it by sticking out his. I wish I would have had the camera ready; it would have made a great photo!
We finally buckled down and got Cale set up for occupational therapy. It's been one of those things lurking in the back of my mind for quite some time, but the thought of adding yet another therapy session into our week made me sick to my stomach. On one hand, we want to do absolutely everything and anything to help Cale reach his potential, but on the other hand I just want Cale to be able to be a kid. I feel like he's never really able to simply "play" - there's always an agenda of what we need to be working on. We already have therapy three days a week and adding occupational therapy will increase that to four days. We had our first session today and so far I feel like it's going to be manageable...I'll keep my fingers crossed!
I feel like I haven't updated you all on Riley! We truly do love our little drama queen and my lack of writing about her is in no way any reflection on the priority she has in our lives, but Riley is so "typical" and doesn't really spark any desire to comment on her daily activities. She's basically doing everything a ten month-old baby should be doing. She eats absolutely anything in sight, including paper, grass, leaves, etc.. Nothing is off limits in her mind. :) She's crawling everywhere and cruising along any piece of furniture she can pull herself up on. She LOVES her brother and despite the fact that he doesn't always reciprocate that love, she enjoys crawling on him, pulling his hair, laying on him, sticking her fingers in his mouth, ears, and nose. They are quite entertaining to watch and every time I see them interacting I am so thankful God gave Cale a sibling. She is so good for Cale and we have already seen many ways in which she is pulling him along. Riley will one day be so proud to know that she is helping her brother without even knowing it. Riley has also found her voice and pretty much does not stop babbling all day long. She says "mama" and "dada" and has mastered the art of happily squealing. She has started to stand on her own for a few seconds at a time but has yet to show any desire to walk on her own. She loves walking with her push-toy but plops down on her little butt the second you try to take it away. It won't be long...
In other news, Cale has been consistently taking about two to three steps independently!!! It is almost surreal to watch since we've literally been waiting for this for over a year now. I'm so proud of him and even if he's never able to fully walk on his own, I will never forget all of the hard work he's accomplished to get to this point.
My mother-in-law and I are driving to Billings at the end of the week to attend the Women of Faith conference. We are going with my mom, aunt, and sister and I am ecstatic!!! I've heard wonderful things about these conferences and since I'm not able to spend a lot of time with just my mom and sister, it will be so wonderful to share this experience with them. Not to mention the two whole days I will be without a child attached to my hip!!! :) Yes!
I will update you on how the conference goes. I'm sure it will be amazing!
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