Avery riding a horse

I still can hardly believe that this little one didn't walk on her own last year at this time. She can and has been able to for a while now, climb on the horse and ride it without help! Amazing! Look at that strength! Before I had to hold her and help her on or she would have just flopped over. GO AVERY! You make Mommy proud every single day! And I can't help but mention big sister Mya. Mya is such a big, big helper and wants to do anything to help with Avery's therapy. They are both lucky to have each other!

Infusion 40, 11-21-12

Today went pretty good. 1 poke and minimal fussiness. I bribed/distracted her with a blue sucker and cat in the hat books! Wade held her which made it way easier. About 1/3 of the way through the IV began to leak so we had to take the tape off which is one of the worst parts for Avery. Chelsea was able to fix it without having to redo the IV...thank goodness! Avery had a pretty grumpy morning again. She actually requested to take a nap. An early nap and lots of snacks made for a much happier kiddo! The rest of the infusion went smooth. It was really nice to have Wade home for the infusion.

Infusion 39, 11-8-12

Another rough start..2 pokes :( I held her for the first one then Wade took over. She was just so sad and crying and fighting it so much. Standing there while Wade was holding her I felt so helpless. I tried to do anything to make her happy and she wasn't having it. Understandable! We finally gave her a dum dum sucker and that calmed her down a little. It is amazing what one little lollipop can do ;) The rest of the infusion was smooth. She took an early nap and slept for over an hour...much needed! The only other rough part is taking the tape off at the end. She hates it so much. She picked a Scooby Doo Band-Aid to cover her two ouchies. We have like 10 boxes of Band-Aids so she can pick her favorite. I am always on the lookout for cute new bandages..so keep your eyes open for us! We have Angry Birds, Elmo/Sesame Street, Curious George, Scooby Doo, Dora..and that is as far as my memory goes!! HA HA! We do our next infusion the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Wade is off work so he will be able to hold her. Mya will be going to school then to Grandma and Grandpa Nagelkirk's house.