Weekend Roundup

Betsy is really walking a lot now. She isn't slowed down much by the cast. It is absolutely amazing to us. The first time she walked on Friday she said, "Betsy walking. Yay!!!" and clapped her hands. Over the past few days she has said "Betsy walking" while she walks. We have an appointment with Dr. Warren on Thursday to have B's fiberglass cast put on.

She is back to her old self and has been acting like a toddler--she is very picky about what she eats and which cup she uses and which bow I put in her hair and she screams and cries when things aren't just the way she likes them.

After our morning at PJ's we invited Katie and Peter over for lunch. They actually brought the food and prepared most of the meal. Peter A made an awesome tomato and mozzarella salad with tomatoes from Grandpa's garden--yum! Attie and Lawson came over later in the afternoon. On Saturday morning Attie and I ran to the Mall then the boys played tennis in the afternoon. On Saturday night Peter and I ordered from Raw (Betsy ate nearly all of P's squid salad--her fave. There are very few things that B will definitely eat other than desserts--squid salad, black beans and rice, spaghetti, homemade pizza, mac n cheese, oatmeal, corn on the cob.) On Sunday we hung out at home and watched Wimbledon. Gumbo picked B up in the afternoon and took her to ride the "up and down" then they picked up Katie and ate dinner at Nacho Mama's. B apparently loved the guacamole and she told me she had iced tea to drink. In the past week she has had so many off-limits things (chocolate milk in the hospital, cookies 24-7, tons of ice cream) due to her surgery. I'm trying to get her back on her regular diet. Today I offered her yogurt, diced peaches, pasta, and chickpeas and she spit everything out except for the chickpeas--last week she hated chickpeas. This morning I brought the girls to Sam so I could walk in the Park by myself. It was great although I'm already a bit sore. I'm going to start trying to get back in shape. Wish me luck!

Sadie is very smiley and is constantly kicking and moving her arms and laughing. She's starting to have a little personality.

Last week B was taking marathon naps--like 4 or more hours. She must have been catching up on her sleep. She's back to her 2-3 hour naps as of yesterday.

B now loves "The Little Mermaid." She watched movies in the hospital and at home while she was recovering. Today she must have said about 10 times "Ariel again." She even sings one of the songs from it. It's really cute.