1 week home!

Yesterday marked 1 week home for us!  We had a super busy week, with lots of "firsts".  I really had no intention of continuing to blog once we were home, but I have decided it is a great way to log her milestones and something for me to look back on and see how far we have come, so if this is boring to you, so sorry! :)

Chloe's week of firsts included:

• first haircut
• first grocery "car" ride
• first trip to Target... Mommy's FAVORITE store! :) 
• first time meeting lots of people! 
• first time riding in a Barbie Jeep
• first time getting her nails painted
• first time playing with play doh

The week was also filled with LOTS of appointments that included the pediatrician, dentist, ENT to check her hearing and ears, and speech.  She also got to see her brother (Jackson) get his cast off and I had a dentist appointment myself!  Parker had football 3 nights (and it would have been 5 but 2 were cancelled because of the rain), 3 orientations for school, more than 15 loads of laundry, kids homework, and countless nights of 3 and 4 AM "wake ups" and we are all exhausted!  We were able to catch up on some sleep this weekend, clean the house, do a "big" grocery store trip, and spend time with the kids.  She is bonding with her brothers and sister well and they all enjoy her... sometimes even like to "fight" about who will sit by her, carry her, dress her, etc.  They are very fascinated by the fact that she can sign "more music" and we have to remind them that she is not a puppet! :) 

In the coming weeks she will be seen by an occupational therapist, physical therapist, developmental pediatrician, and the cleft/lip team at MCG.  Today I started back keeping "baby" Parker (whom I dearly love and I'm so thankful to be able to watch him while his mommy teaches school) and I even made it to the gym by 6AM!  Chloe can now sign please, thank you, more, music, potty, and eat.  She LOVES music and will try anything when it comes to food.  She did not like our dog Sadie at all and would want to be held when she came near her but this morning she has decided she might not be so bad after all and has petted her several times today on her own.  

We are blessed with meals from our Sunday School class and calls and texts from friends with words of encouragement.  It means so much to have so many people supporting us.  It's a journey, the road might be long, but we will celebrate the milestones and trust God that his plan is perfect!  

Our Hope in Him, 

Katie 

                                                    Grocery Store

                                                   Going into Target

                                                  Playing playdoh with the Wiley's

                                                        Twins... My new friend Emmy :)

                                                     watching Jackson get his cast off

                                                      First haircut! :)