A great and quiet week!!

We LOVE quiet weeks around our house!! Everything is going great. Noelle has really been on the move this week. She still doesn't really move her legs a whole lot...but she scoots around on her butt using her arms. It's so cute...and she is getting faster! She scoots into the kitchen, all over the family room and doesn't like to stay in one place for very long anymore. I have had to be really flexible with her feeding schedule and am only able to feed her while she takes naps and sleeps at night. She has been scooting so far that I really think she'll scoot out of her g-tube!! I don't know what I'll do when she starts to nap less! Noelle moving around is really exciting. Even Andon likes to keep track of her as she scoots around the house...until she gets to his toys...then he just wants her to go away! I think we have a long way to go to work on sharing!

Andon is still struggling to behave. He is really starting to regress. I feel terrible that staying home has made him go backwards. It is hard to realize what is best for one child is probably the worse option for the other. I think it will just take time to adjust. It seems like we take one step forward with him and then two steps backward. Eventually, we will make progress together.

I got an exciting phone call this week. The March of Dimes called us to ask me to speak at the March for Babies kick off breakfast to share our story of prematurity. I think they called us a "Mission Family." Basically, I will be talking about how prematurity has changed our lives and gives us an opportunity to share our story. It puts a face to the mission of the March of Dimes. They will also be putting together a power point presentation of Noelle's pictures. I'm excited about it. Speaking in front of people doesn't bother me....but I've never spoke about something so personal and so life-changing. So, I'm working on it. Hopefully, it'll turn out well and I'll do a good job! :) :)

Speaking of March for Babies...if your reading this...please donate to our team or join our team! All you need to do is click on the March for Babies button on the side of the blog. Even $5 would make a difference. There is no minimum. I know money is still tight for everyone...but skip Starbucks for 2 days, don't eat out one night, or rent a red box instead of going to the movies....there are so many ways to cut back and be able to give back. If everyone I know could donate $5 or $10, it would make such a huge difference. Not to mention, I would be so excited to meet my goal!! Thank you in advance! :) :)

Well, thats all from our house! Happy Weekend everyone! :) :)

xoxo,

Stacie :)