Summer 2010!!

Well, there sure has been a lot happen this summer!

We have gone to the zoo...

We have gone to the Aquarium...

We have gone to the beach (Treasure Island, FL.)...

Auriana is able to stand pretty well now if holding onto something...

And... she can eat some and likes to eat sometimes!!! (still working on it and still working really hard on getting her to drink!)

The girls have danced and played at local parks and had lots of fun...

Auriana has new hearing aids and is LOVING being able to hear!!

We've had LOTS of fun this summer!!! I am so glad that Auriana is sooooo much healthier than last year! Last year at this time we were helping her recover from open heart surgery, still dealing with tube feedings every 3 hours all day and all night, trying to figure out her hearing issues, trying to get her ankle braces, getting her started in her therapies, etc.... This year we were able to relax a little more about all her appointments, since we are to a point where everything is not "life or death"! Praise God for that!!

But, then on the other hand, this summer has been more difficult since my husband lost his job due to job cuts last month. School is coming up quick for Kylee. She will be going to a new school this year and I'm afraid we won't be able to afford to allow her to do a lot of things and she will feel left out because she won't be getting new school clothes, won't be getting a new backpack and lunch box, won't have cool things to take in to school. I am hoping she's still young enough that it won't be that big of a deal, but I am probably wrong for hoping. Kylee is very smart and notices things that are different. The hardest thing for her is going to be not being able to go to dance class this year since we don't have those extra funds.

I am thankful though, that for now we are still doing ok with our basic needs for our family and have not had to ask for a whole lot of help in that area... and that for now we are all "healthy" (minus all our disabilities. Hubs back, and Auriana's poor feeding, hearing defects, and other things that are not changing for a while.)

Anyway... thanks for reading! I can't believe that Auriana will be turning 2 years old in September!! I remember when we didn't know if she'd be alive for 2 days, 2 months... and now it's been almost 2 years!! And Kylee will be a big 5 year old in October! My babies are growing so fast!