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July 21, 2004
Emily 2 years, 4 months
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Emily had her follow up appointment with the orthotic surgeon yesterday. Our visit was much more pleasant than last week. We got there pretty early and Emily was really good waiting in the waiting room with me. A nurse came to get us and Emily said, "We're walking!!" as we approached her. The nurse laughed and said, "Yep, that's always a good thing around here." We waited in one of the examination rooms for a while. Emily has gotten so much better with her visits to the doctor's office. She used to be petrified and cry the entire time. By the time the doctor would show up she would scream and cry so much I could barely hear anything that the doctor said. This time Emily was laughing and dancing and pointing out all sorts of things to me. We were actually having fun.
The doctor came in and asked me a few questions about Emily's therapy. He checked Emily's feet, ankles, back and hips. Everything looked perfect. He wasn't concerned about Emily's weakness in her ankle. He said that Emily was on a slow curve with her physical devlopment but she was quickly catching up with her peers. Best news of the day...No more braces!!! She doesn't even need inserts for her shoes. I'm so happy.
This morning my mom showed up announcing that we need to go shoe shopping to celebrate Emily's progress. It was great to know I didn't have to find shoes that her braces would fit into. We could actually find some cute pretty shoes!! I was so excited. I had been buying Emily inexpensive tennis shoes that had velcro closures because those were really the only shoes I could get around her braces that wouldn't be too clunky. My mom said she didn't want to get cheap shoes, we were going to Nordstrom's to get some really good shoes.
Unfortunately we picked the wrong store. The shoe saleslady was such a slug. It took her forever to find any of the shoes we wanted and she seemed so unhappy. It turned out that just about every shoe we picked they didn't have Emily's size. We ended up getting a pair of Ked's tennis shoes and some stride rite sandals. I really wanted to get some Elefanten shoes but it wasn't meant to be...boohoo. Emily did enjoy going up and down the escalator though. So I guess it wasn't a total loss.
After shoe shopping we went to Sam's Club. I have no idea how to get out of that store without spending more than $100. Emily enjoyed Sam's Club much more than Nordstrom's. She loves grocery shopping with me. She ended up eating samples of egg rolls that they had. This made me laugh because she won't touch them at home but since we were in Sam's Club she thought they were pizza. The last time I let her have a sample there we had pizza. Emily's new phrases now are..."Bless you", "Wanna play a game? Come here, I'll show you" "Sit in the chair" (this is when she wants to color) "Get up! MOVE!" (this is when she wants to color with somebody else) Emily finally has learned the word, "MINE!" Luckily she doesn't use it often.
Jeremy and I have started our sailing lessons. Our first lesson was last Saturday. We had so much fun. Here's how it went...
We woke up at 5 a.m. and got ready. We weren't sure how much time we needed to drop Emily off at my parents' and then get to the marina so we left the apartment at 6 a.m. We got to my parents by 6:30 a.m. and then left for the marina at 7 a.m. We ended up getting there almost an hour early so we got some Starbucks and waited. I got a Caramel Macchiatto (sp?) but it didn't seem that special to me. I don't think it had enough caramel in it.
We began class in a small classroom in the community center. There were 3 other married couples, 3 single women and a single man (single meaning they were taking the class alone). I think Jeremy and I were the youngest couple there. Everyone was really nice and the instructor has a pretty good sense of humor. We went over all the parts of the sailboats we'd be using. They are 14' foot Capris. Just big enough for 2 people.
After reviewing all the parts and "rigging the boat" (putting the sail on) we all went out on our own boats and went up and down the harbor (tacking and jibing) It was so much fun!!! At times we would go really fast and then the wind would die down and we would almost stop. Jeremy and I "raced" some of the other boats and we all had fun joking with each other.
I'm already starting to get a slight tan, Jeremy is as red as a beet. It was nice having time with just Jeremy outside on the water. I'm really looking forward to next week. We'll be learning how to capsize (and falling in the water).
What I am NOT looking forward to is wearing a bathing suit in front of strangers that I just met. I've already gathered an ensemble that can hide my big gut and butt. I bought some swimming trunks and I'm going to wear a bikini top underneath a sleeveless T-shirt. Such a frumpy outfit but I'll feel much better covered up like that. I'm planning on joining Weight Watchers online tonight. I just hate my body right now. It is so depressing.
I haven't talked about TTC in a while because I've been trying not to think about it too much. My only reminder of TTC is the fact that I've been gaggin down about 15 different capsules of fertility herbs a day. Have I mentioned I have a terrible gag reflex? I'm currently on cycle day 28 of what I think is a 34 day cycle. I'll be honest and admit that I took a pregnancy test today. Don't ask me why. I think I'm losing my mind. My doctor hasn't called me back with my bloodwork results but it does take a while so I'm trying not to worry about that either. No news is good news, I hope. Talk about burying my head in the sand.
While I'm on the subject of babies. My most favorite Baby Story finally aired this morning. It's more of a comical episode so it helped amuse me while I'm in my two week wait.
Tonight one of the ladies from the school that I work part time at called and asked me where I've been. Towards the end of the school year I wasn't able to go in to work as much as I had wanted to. My mom wasn't available to watch Emily and Jeremy was really busy with work. My friend told me that she would be working tomorrow and could I come in? I did some juggling and it looks like I'll be able to put a few hours in. I'm so glad because I felt like I completely flaked out and I enjoy going in to work every now and then. She told me she isn't sure whether or not they will be getting a secretary like originally planned. I would love to be able to commit to working more regularly there but I just don't have the childcare available for Emily and I enjoy my time with her so much I don't want to give that up either. We'll see what happens in the next couple of months...
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