Week 3, Day 3

We are all feeling the stress of being here for so long.  Matt and I hardly see eachother because we are constantly trading off who is going to sessions and who is watching Buttercup.  In the evenings she can't go to sleep unless one of us is in the room (and even then bedtimes have been difficult and drawn out), so we get very little time to sit and talk.  We are so thankful for the therapy Sunshine is getting and the amazing progress we've seen.  We are thankful that Buttercup is thoroughly enjoying all the toys, books, and play areas in the Ronald McDonald House and that she is absolutely thrilled that we will be back here for her birthday.  (Though I am hoping to have a party of some sort while we are back home.  Stay tuned.)  We are thankful for the provision of this place to stay and all it includes.  And we are desperately looking forward to this season being over.

Right now Sunshine is napping on the bed next to me.  She is precious.

This morning, she got to try one of the oddest combination of foods.  Hats off to those who come up with some of these ideas!  Kix cereal soaked in milk for 20 minutes or so, then blended with a breakfast sausage.  She didn't hate it.  She didn't love it either.  I didn't try it.  Adding meats to the blends adds a bit more texture and sometimes that's hard for the kids to deal with.  Our total for the morning session was only 3.1 because we had to do such tiny bites of the sausage blend.  (Amazing to think that only 2 weeks ago, she wasn't even able to get 3oz in one session and now I consider that a low amount for a meal!)

At her next session, she had a strawberry nutrigrain blended with strawberry apple sauce and some peaches.  She did a total of 6.5 oz during that session.  Awesome.

And now, I have to wake the sleeping child (shame!) to take her to her lunchtime session.