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June 29, 2004
Emily 2 years, 3 months
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Last week was such an emotional week for me. This weekend I was able to regroup and come to terms with all that has happened. I know I never could have gotten through last week without the support of Jeremy and friends that I have made on the TTC Boards that I post on. Hi Elizabeth :) I have an appointment next week for an ultrasound. My doctor wants to take a look around and see if there are any visible problems that would prevent implantation. Until then I'm trying not to worry about the unknown or obsess about the past.
Looking towards the future makes me think of Emily. I love watching her play. She has just started to make her toys have conversations. Most of the time they are sharing food at her kitchen. She holds two small stuffed animals in her hands over a bowl of something she "cooked" and says things like, "Isn't it good???" "It's delicious!!!" "I want more." Emily has also caught on to phrases that Jeremy and I say. She shouts at the cat, "TOBY!!! SHUT UP!!!" and to the other cat, "POKER!! Stop eating the corn!!!"
Poker is normally a really good cat, but lately she has been getting into a lot of trouble. I have begun container gardening on our balcony. Jeremy and I thought it would be neat to grow a few stalks of corn in large pots, kind of like trees. I started some seedlings but as soon as they are more than two inches high Poker runs out on the balcony and eats them! I've shouted at her so many times, but she doesn't care. She's a cat. I'm not sure what to do about it. I told Emily to watch after the corn, but she gets busy playing and forgets :)
Emily is really close to being released from therapy and I can't wait. Even though the decision was made a few months ago between Emily's therapist and me, the paperwork to actually end the therapy is taking forever. It will be nice to have the whole week to do whatever we want. My last concern regarding Emily is her right ankle. It still is looking very weak. We have an appointment with the orthopedic surgeon in 2 weeks. I really hope that he doesn't prescribe braces again. They are so hot to wear, especially in the summer. I'm hoping that Emily just needs some sort of arch support insert for her shoes.
With all of this free time to look forward to I've decided to look into mom's groups. I'd really like to join one, but I'm also a little scared. I take a while to warm up and open up to people so the first step is the hardest part for me. For a while I didn't want to join a group because Emily was behind so much with her gross motor skills that it was hard for me to see children her age that were already walking and running while she was crawling. Now Emily is still a little clumsy but can definitely keep up with her peers. I just have to get over my shyness and have fun too.
I'll end on that thought....
Jennifer
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