It's hard to believe another whole month (or more) has passed since I've been able to write!! If that's any indication as to how insanely hectic our lives have been... haha!
There has been so much that has happened, I'm not exactly sure where to even begin! Let's start with Taleigha. She has been doing so well overall. She is still sleeping through the night since starting her medications (we have had a few rough nights here and there, but nothing that would warrant any complaining on my part!!!). She seems to be progressing leaps and bounds in certain areas of development right now! Her language has really improved lately (I think her sweet baby sis is really helping in this area! :) ) She is really showing wonderful signs of wanting to try and mimic new sounds/words. She is saying "momma, dada, baby, bubble, hi, bye, papa, ball" regularly now and they are clear as can be. She is trying to say so much more though as well (things like butterfly ;) and it is so precious!). Her understanding of things has really improved too. She is doing great with picture recognition! Physical development has definitely been strengthened quite a bit. Her stability has increased, along with balance. She even walked on a playground that had wood chips as it's platform and then proceeded to climb the jungle gym to slide down the slide independently!!! YAY! Her and Taelyn both very much enjoy the park!
Taleigha has had a difficult time staying healthy lately though (actually, our whole family has been sick non-stop. I feel like we are on this nasty rotation of sickness! Ugh). Taleigha has had double ear infection after double ear infection. My poor girl! We meet with the ENT on the 17th of this month, and I'm pretty sure another tube surgery is inevitable at this point (she had tubes placed when she was 12 months old, but they only lasted about a year before falling out). On top of that she's also taken her turn with colds, congestion and the flu too! Taelyn has had her fair share of "yuck" as well. She's been battling the flue, colds, and croup a few times now. Oh, and don't worry, Clint and I have taken our turns as well.
I actually just recently had some testing done for some of my own health issues. I have been really struggling with fainting issues (or close to fainting episodes, where I'll black out) for quite some time now. Nobody has ever been able to figure out why the "silliest" or simplest things would make me feel so faint. I mean, nearly everything I do has the potential to make me feel as though I am going to pass out. I was finally able to get an actual diagnosis for it after the tests were done and I have Vasovagal Syncope. It happens because of a dangerously low drop in my blood pressure. Unfortunately, my condition is on the severe side of things, so a lot in my daily life is affected by this. It's gotten very hard to handle. I am going to be going through some more tests and meeting with some specialists this month, and will hopefully be able to find something to make this a manageable thing.
Taelyn is doing wonderful. Oh my, has she ever grown up fast!!! She has changed so much over this past month or so. It's absolutely crazy how fast changes really do happen with her. I feel like I'm going to blink and she'll be going to school! Haha! She is literally trying to copy nearly everything you do or say!! It is so much fun! She is talking up a storm now and understands soooo much! Oh, and may I just add that she has now become quite the little climber! Goodness gracious! I walked out of my kitchen on day to find her standing on the top of my dining room table!! She is going to give me a heart attack, I swear! She has also found the "sass" too! ;) I have a hard time keeping a straight face most of the time because, although I know it is her being "sassy"... She still is so darn cute!!!
The girls are so sweet together!! Yes, they have their moments when they aren't so sweet, but for the most part, they are just the cutest best friends!! :) They really do help each other out so much! It's so amazing to see how much love they have for each other too! If Taleigha lays down for bed first, Taelyn is in her room giving hugs and kisses and tucking her in (and visa versa if Taelyn goes to bed first). Seriously adorable! I really don't know how I ever got so lucky!!
There is literally a novel I could write at this point about everything in my life, but I think I'll save that for the next update! I'm very much hoping that it won't be another month before that happens!! I will try to update as often as I can right now, but we do have a lot going on!!!
God Bless!!!
