Cinderella's Ball
On February 7th, Sam and Taylor were able to attend Cinderella's Ball together at the park district. It was a double date with our friend Ross and his daughter Maya, and they met up with Jeff and Serena from our neighborhood as well. Sam was so happy to be able to go (my brother Eric was on standby just in case he wasn't feeling up to it!)! Sam said that the girls had a blast eating and putting balloons on a large vent and watching them stick. They got to meet Cinderella too! Apparently there was very little actual dancing, but they had a blast anyway! Sam did say that he witnessed Taylor walk up to a table and lick the frosting off of someone's cupcake... looks like we have to reinforce some table manners (and have a talk about germs, too!).
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| Getting ready for their date! |
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| Meeting Cinderella! |
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| So happy with her princess crown! |
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| Taylor with her friends Maya and Serena (sorry Tonya, I stole your pic!) |
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| Dancing queens! |
Sam Update:
Sam is completely off of pain medication, after almost 3 weeks of weaning and painful withdrawals. He will begin chemo on Friday, and he will head to Baltimore in March for a few nights for some check-ups and a minor surgery to remove the filter in his leg.
Maddy Update:
Madelyn's last ultrasound showed no change in the size of her kidney. Her doctor has scheduled her surgery for April 9th. I will be bringing her in every couple of weeks for an ultrasound to monitor her kidney prior to the surgery.
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| Happy at daycare! (Sorry Erica, stole your pic too!) |
Other Updates:
I have gone back to work! The transition was tough, but I will say it is nice to have the distraction, and to be up and showered before noon! Now if we can only add about 5 more hours to the day, I'd be set... :)
Taylor has begun a behavior chart at home, as well as a chore chart, and a potty chart. We are trying to enforce rules a little bit more, as she has begun to challenge us a little bit more lately! We are STILL having trouble potty training her, which has been one of the most frustrating things! She has been in potty trained with #1 since before she was two, but she still waits until she has a pull-up on at night to go #2, which then keeps her awake longer and gives me twice as much work to do when putting her to bed.
We did have a very interesting night the other night though. My Aunt Maureen was babysitting for us, and when we came home, we realized that Taylor had pooped in her pants, dumped it in the master bathroom potty, wiped herself down with a towel, changed into new pants, and then went back to bed! There was very little mess, too, just a few spots on her bed and on the floor. I'm still dumbfounded as to how these events went down! So, I'm not sure if we can count that as making progress or not?!?
Overall, things are very hectic at home right now, but there is light at the end of the tunnel!
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