Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Here we go again!

The past three weeks have been an absolute blur.  Even as we were driving down to Evansville yesterday, our life and routine of feeding clinic seemed more recent than the chaos and lack of routine we'd had while packing.

Packing up a house and moving out in three weeks is a big job, only to be taken on by the crazy or those who have a great support system.  Maybe we are a little bit of both.  But, we definitely couldn't have done it without all the help of our friends.  Thank you to all who watched the girls, packed boxes, carried heavy things, moved truckloads, vacuumed, cleaned, brought food, hosted us in your home, and gave us hugs and encouragement.  Handing over the keys on Saturday afternoon was monumental.

These girls had a great time together while the mommies were busy packing.
Buddies who came to play for the afternoon.
These girls have such a sweet friendship.
And now we are here.  Back in the same room at the Ronald McDonald House.  Ready to begin "feeding clinic" life again.

Our address is:
Sophia Thiessen
3540 Washington Ave
Evansville, IN 47714


This is our room!  The Ronald McDonald House really is beautiful.  This is where the four of us will be living for the next 5 weeks.  We are thankful there are common areas though!
Sunshine's pack 'n play sits in the corner.
Buttercup was so excited to get here.  She even asked to take a picture next to Ronald McDonald.  Something she had not wanted to do last time we were here.
 Our schedule looks something like this (we are now on Central Time):
8-9 AM - Therapy
10-11 AM - Therapy (while Buttercup and I do some "home preschool")
12-1 PM - Nap time for Sunshine between therapy sessions
1-2 PM - Therapy (Buttercup has some rest time after lunch)
3-4 PM - Therapy (Buttercup likes to come over to the clinic to play during Sunshine's last session)

Then, we have a couple hours off before we have supper and feed Sunshine for the 5th time each day.
We try to take turns doing the therapy sessions and feedings as much as we can, but it is a full and tiring schedule for both of us.  We are looking forward to seeing what they are going to work on with Sunshine next and excited to see more progress for her!  Our miracle prayer for these five weeks is that she could be getting all her nutrition by mouth and we would not have to use the tube at all by the end of it.  Please pray with us for that!

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