Good Times...

Above is a picture I took while Noelle was in the hospital!! Future Dr. Mikels!!


We have been having some much better days around the Mikels house! Noelle seems to be back to normal...still choking/gagging/retching and having diarrhea...but in a GREAT mood!! Andon seems to be leveling out and is pretty much understanding that we are staying home now. His behavior has improved a lot! I think he was just confused and testing the boundries.

The kids have actually been playing together and enjoying each other. Any time Andon wants to play in another room he says, "C'Mon Mommy...get Noey on a tank...she wants to play with me!" The great part about that is its true! Noelle wants to follow Andons every move. She is now scooting across the floor on her butt. No one seems to think she'll be a crawler (she dislikes being on her hands and knees way too much). But she made some HUGE progress this weekend. She made it over to the fridge and played with the magnets on the fridge. She made it over to the train table to harrase her brother and as he says "she's eating my trains!" They are cute together! Physical Therapy came this morning and was unable to get the stander. She said she would have it for next week!! :) :)

Noelle got some shots on Thursday. She finally received her Synagis shot (to protect her from RSV) and caught up on more immunizations. I think her 6 month shots are now caught up! YAY!! More progress!!

On another note, I literally fell into a job opportunity! I'm not sure if it is right for me yet...but it would allow me to stay at home during the week with the kids and do paperwork and then do home visits on the weekend. It would be as a Service Facilitator for the same Medicaid Waiver that Noelle is on (EDCD Waiver). This would give me something else to do during the week, get me out on the weekends meeting disabled kids and families just like mine, and allow me to help out the family financially. If it doesn't work out...oh well! If it works out...it might be the perfect opportunity for the situation we are in. I'm excited about looking into it! I've never been one to sit around...and I've never thought of myself as a great stay at home mom. This would be such a great balance. Plus, I could take cases close to home, could pick my hours and do things when it fits into my family. We'll see...cross your fingers for me!

I also joined the Family Teams Committee for the March for Babies and am going to be the Chair for the committee. This is something else I'm super excited about! There is no better way to give back!! With that said, Team GoNoelleGo is up, running and taking donations!! We've set our goal high!!! There is a button on the home page of the blog to donate! Please help us out and donate or fundraise with me. I believe there is a way to send the link to your friends and family. Please feel free :) :)

Hope everyone is enjoying the new year! I know we are!! :) :)

xoxo,

Stacie :)