Once again, it's been way too long since I've written. I think we were a few weeks post-op when I wrote last. It took about a good three weeks total for Charlee to finally return to normal sleeping patterns. Although, she was still waking up at least once a night, expecting to be craddled back to sleep. We were guilty of that for sure. Since she wasn't taking a bottle anymore, I'd rock her to sleep and then rock her again, if she woke up in the middle of the night. We finally had to break that cycle and try the cry out method. It only took a few days of that and she was back to sleeping through the night. She's such a fast learner! It's so nice now because I can just kiss her goodnight and lay her down and she puts herself to sleep. We're going on several weeks of sleeping through the night. SO..hopefully this means it will stay like this (yea right).
I can't believe the surgery is 2 months behind us now. She's had all her follow up appointments and everything is going well and looking promising. She's been taking steps for about a month now and is slowly walking more and more each day. She says "mama, Rocco(the dog), and Ella"...the little girl from daycare. She still has yet to say "dada", but we're drilling it daily!
She had her 1st birthday and we threw a big party. It was a fiesta theme and I think everyone had a good time. She did great and looked so cute in her tutu. TJ's parents came down for that, so that was nice to have them here. She ate a little bit of her cake, mostly icing. We had a pinata and a bounce house for the kids and beer and wine for the adults. :))
She just had her 1 year check up and is progressing well. The only concern is that she still isn't drinking...but wouldn't ya know that she finally sucked through a straw last night, after her appointment. So, maybe this will be the start of her drinking. Now, I need to go buy a few cups with straws. She's also eating like a piglet! She loves eggs and yogurt. She'll eat cut up veggies and fruit, french toast sticks, chicken nuggets, mac n cheese, and mashed potatoes. Hopefully this means she will not be a picky eater, but we'll see.
All in all, we are in an "easy" phase right now. I feel like in the last year, there's been "easy" times and "hard" times. Right now, it's easy. We're in a routine with her and we have a playroom for her now where we spend alot of time. T.J. and I share the roles and can take her anywhere. I'm looking forward to Easter with her, and the beach in the summer, and the plane ride we are taing in a week to head back to meet all of TJ's Missouri family. That should be interesting.
