We're going to STATE!

We're going to State!!! Emma's meet was wonderful. I am so proud of her!!! Here are her scores. Vault - 9.225 (got 4th place), Bars - 7.950, Beam - 8.30 (got 4th place) and Floor - 8.050. She finished 7th overall in the all-around. These are the best scores on every event. Yeah Emma!

No! No! No! No! more times than I can type

Evan just said no to me with the touch cue about 30 times. That's how long his silly Mommy took to figure out what he wanted. Who would ever believe you would be so happy to hear those words. Please pray that Evan's progress will continue that this rate for a while longer if not forever.

Blowing Bubbles

Yeah! Evan was able to blow bubbles tonight with his music therapist. They played like that for a half an hour. I am so proud of him. Sucking is the next task he needs to learn. I promise next week I will post about Emma's meet.

Sue

The whistle blower

We have a big moment to celebrate at our house. Evan can now blow a whistle. Yeah Evan!!! Now we will be working on getting him to suck and then the skies the limit.

Sue

It could be worse. It is in Quebec.

Good News at Shriner's

Yesterday Evan had an appointment at Shriner's to have his ears checked. He had surgery last month and it didn't go well. He had one severely ruptured ear drum and a tube placed in the other but there were concerns because there was so much scar tissue.

BUT, Evan could hear!!! He heard more than he has ever heard before. There is still a range that he is not hearing in but speech should be heard in all but the loudest places. Yeah Evan!

Deep in the Heart of Texas - Girl's Weekend

What an awesome weekend! I just got back from visiting my friend Jodi and her friend Karen in Dallas. They were going to work on scrapbooking and have some down time away from their kids and I went down to work on Evan's daily and weekly schedules and all his PECS pictures to help him communicate with us at home. I got a lot done but got a lot more. I relaxed, made a new friend and just learned that I am not alone with all of my struggles with Evan. That is the most valuable thing and I am grateful for that.

I also got to see Jodi's beautiful kids. Brady, Kenzie, Conner, Jailyn (we were with Jodi and Bryan in China when we adopted Evan) and Jorga. I got to sit in on Jodi's newly created Adoption Ministry meeting (the first) and most important thing I got to do was to laugh with friends at myself and all the silly things that happened while we were there. Thank you Jodi and Karen!

Oh, the pictures are of Jorga and Jailyn dressing up. Jodi, Karen and I and the hallway of our hotel after a pipe burst. Notice, Karen in the doorway and oh yes, our room is in the caution tape area. :) We were not notified. Something else that we laughed about.

Sue

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy new year!

Sue