Good news

Here's the recap of our good news. First of all, we all got a nice long Sunday nap. All coordinated and everything. I love naps, and we all needed one.


Next, Ava had her first Float Test this past week and she did great. I was worried about it a little and I kept reminding her that Mr. Rudy was gonna toss her in with all her clothes on and wouldn't that be so silly! She wasn't scared at all. What was funny though, was that she made it to the edge but then didn't stand up. And Mr. Rudy had to wait some amount of time before talking to her. So she just floated and hung on to the edge for a few minutes. Finally, Rudy says, "Grab the bricks, Ava! Grab the bricks!" She did and as she stood up, everyone in the pool cheered and clapped and they even rang a cow bell. She didn't anticipate any of that and it made her happy!


Later when we were talking about her test. She said, "An I did my swimmin test and I grab a bricks, and dey (they) eben (even) ring a dingbell for me!"

I would post the video but I'm pretty sure it's too long and I don't know how to put anyting on Youtube, so you'll have to take my word for it!


Also good news from this week was Luke's follow-up ENT appointment and a re-check of his hearing. She said the tubes looked good and his hearing was perfect!


This test was so different from the first one. And now that I know what a perfect test looks like, it makes me realize just how bad his hearing was. This time, he could clearly hear whispering and light swishing sounds. Last time, the tester was practically yelling his name and singing loud songs and he wasn't even acknowledging them. So this is definitely good news.

And finally, last night I went to meet my friend Val's new baby girl. (It's her news to share, so I won't give any details but if you're interested you can check out Val's blog for updates here) I was so excited to meet this little tiny girl and as Val handed her to me, I nearly cried. I didn't expect that. But it was overwhelming how precious and sweet and just really extraordinary a brand new baby is. I kept thinking, "people have babies everyday, but babies are not everyday things." I don't know if that makes sense.



We are not physical beings having spiritual experiences, but rather spiritual beings having physical experiences. This little sweetie has come straight from Heavenly Father and she is wonderful! I am open for babysitting ANY time, Val!!

Lastly, we have some birthday "Thank You's". The last two years for Ava's birthday it seems like things have been crazy and we haven't celebrated the way I would have liked. Last year we closed on our house and moved right on Ava's birthday and this year we were on the cruise. I have been going back and forth contemplating having another party for her, but things are so hectic right now, I don't feel like I can do it.

I also realized that we never properly said "thank you" for the sweet gifts she received.
So here is Ava's birthday review:

Thank you, Grandma Leslie and Grandpa Max, for Blondie and Cutie!


And Thank You, Grandma Linda and Grandpa Don, for Lucky Ducks and the cute outfit!



And Thank You Angelina and family, for the Dora dress, magic wand, and book!


I just have to note this little thing about Ava so I don't forget it. She likes to play with Luke while he's awake, and when he's asleep, she's always asking for him. When she wakes up in the morning she asks if she can go to swimming lessons (we've cut back to 1 day a week so I'm always telling her "in a few days you can go") when that doesn't work, she asks if she can go to nursery, which is also just a once a week thing.





More and more, I am really thinking that preschool this Fall is going to be really great for her. Anyways, she has to play by herself a lot. And she is pretending more. But what is really funny is that, back in November when we went to Utah for Thanksgiving, she saw the movie "Chicken Little" Since then, randomly she would talk to herself, usually into her wrist (like a watch) and say things like, "It's ok, Chicken Little! I'm coming a get you!" And now that her pretending is more frequent, so is the presence of Chicken Little. She brought me a rock and told me that it was going to magically turn into Chicken Little. Now the rock is Chicken Little.



Dan has been working like crazy which causes a trickle down effect that I am working like crazy. And while Luke's tubes appear great and are obviously doing their job in the hearing department, he has not been himself this past little while; obviously miserable, always wanting to be held, crawling around stopping every so often to rest/bang his little head on the ground. During the day his sleep is about half of what it is normally. It's just making us crazy! We are all just worn out!


What's interesting to me, though, is that this past week or so has been kind of hard for our little family for a few different reasons, but through all of that, life in general is full of good news!