Little Lucia: 10/1/14

sisters

our beautiful bird

When Lucia was 1 and even 2 and people would mention, "Isn't it crazy how fast they grow up and how times flies by with kids". I would think, actually is hasn't flown by. With Lucia and her first couple years, the Dr appointments, all the non-monotony, the day to day feelings...it actually didn't seem to fly by. Every week we had something new- an appointment, assessment, treatment, therapy, event... it wasn't the same day in and day out... Now that I have another little one it is going fast! I also attribute it going fast due to Lu doing so well. Her once just weekly smiles, then daily smiles are now several, lose-count, throughout-the- day-smiles and there are many giggles too! Our Dr visits are now every 3-6 months and some just annually. We still are very busy but we are in a good routine and she is usually just a happy bird along the way! So, time is flying by...I'm not glad, but it's a good sign...nothing monumental medically is happening. I just have a 3 1/2 year old and a toddler who is almost 1 1/2 doing their thing!

We also have not 1 but 2 dogs again. Mr. Blue seemed lonely since we lost Frieda so we recently have welcomed another sweet weimaraner into our family, Candy. She was a "foster to adopt" but after 1 day, or even an hour, we knew she would be ours. She loves the girls and loves to watch over them and cuddle. As my friend Elyse said after seeing pics of Candy w Lu "the lady (aka Frieda) sent her". 💗 Blue seems to be enjoying this sweetie too.

one of the girls

sweet Candy!

now this is cute! (the nasty dog fart i'm smelling as i type is NOT cute)! candy has the worst gas!

In the past flying-by month we have traveled to Tucson for ABM therapy- thanks for helping mom! We have been watching Lucia adapt to school and her therapists, not always with a smile...they are learning her likes and dislikes too. We adopted a dog! Scout has started gymnastics aka toddlers gone wild in a gymnastics room. She's learned lots of words including "Nooooo". She brings her sister a bottle when she's upset and she also tries to feed her other foods which i bust out "Nooooooo" And one more thing..I received the best compliment I could ever receive. I posted this picture of Lu (one of my most fave pics of her) on the PKS kids facebook page this week.

Lu!

the comments I received made me laugh, and even cry. So touched. So proud. So happy. So completely flattered and blessed. Here are two of the comments

friend Lana "I see cute silly you Juliet in Lu"
friend Sally "Juliet, Lu is so the double of you. xx"

This sweet girl with whom I am so in love. MY girl looks like me! My beautiful bird. I couldn't be given a better compliment.
One song we sing to Lu goes like this, "Lu to the bird to the bird to the bird, she's so beautiful it's almost absurd.....". It truly is absurd how beautiful she is. And then to say she looks like me completely melts my heart to pieces.

Thank you kind friends, Thank you Lu and Scout for being such fun, mostly happy, healthy little ladies right now, so much so that time unfortunately is flying by... Let's enjoy and be thankful for every moment because as my friend, Bren Sugarman says, "enjoy today, it won't come back".