Randomness

• Larry had his gallbladder removed on Thursday.  Everything actually went really well and he's been feeling good as long as he is well medicated :).  He has camped out on the couch and Anya has decided it is her job to keep him company!  Today is the first day he seems to have really turned a corner for the better and is weaning off of meds some.

• Yesterday I got to start my morning by giving a suppository!  Lucky me!  We had a follow up appointment with GI.  I told her how incredibly frustrating her holding was and how she exploded when she finally went.  I told her we can't live like that.  We both agreed that because she is having periods of time where she goes just fine that she is capable of doing this and we don't want to do anything drastic yet.  We are working to find the perfect combination of meds that keeps her from going all day long and leaking in between, but also doesn't allow her to hold.  I still haven't found that balance but she gave me some suggestions, told me exactly how often she wants to see her going, and gave me a plan of action if she goes any longer than that so that we don't get the massive explosions anymore.  I feel really good about the appointment.  My job is to find that perfect med combination over the next 3 months and get her regular on it.  Not an easy job but I feel confident that I can do it!  She reminded me that her colon has no idea how to work properly so we are training it which accounts for many of the inconsistencies we are seeing right now. 

• I don't think I mentioned on here yet that we learned recently that Oksana will be having surgery on her eyes in August.  She had one strabismus surgery in Ukraine so this will be her second.  That will make the 3rd hospitalization for our family this summer. 

• I've been doing the Attachment Challenge that I mentioned in my last blog.  I haven't had one day of perfection yet.  It's really hard.  Honestly, I don't hug anyone 10 times a day, but it has been great for making me more aware of connecting with her.  I'm really digging Christine Moers' stuff.  She has a ton of videos on You Tube and she just brings a fresh perspective to therapeutic parenting from someone who is in the trenches with us.  Besides that she makes me think that I might look good in dreadlocks :).

• We've been trying to squeeze fun in where we can.  We love to pull out our kiddie pool, sprinkler, and hose and have water days.  Anya gets so dark in the sun!  I took the kids to the Butterfly House the other day.  I thought Anya would be scared of the butterflies but she wasn't all that interested in them!  The kids got to feed roaches and ride a carousel.  I spent way too much money for way too little time but it was well worth it to not be sitting in our house :).  Next week  I hope to hit the Science Center and/or the zoo and then the week after that Oksana is back in summer school and Clayton starts his film camp.  Here are some pictures from the Butterfly House.

Try getting a decent picture of these 4!  Someone is always looking away, closing their eyes, or looking like they are being tortured!

Like I said...... :)

Feeding the disgusting roaches!

She was terrified of the carousel horses!  Once I put her on a bench to ride she was a happy camper!