The past month may have been difficult as we wrestled with adjusting to life following Big Brother's trial cancellation but the truth is that we are blessed to have Little Sweetie. Trying to keep things "normal" for her helps to keep us grounded and reminds us to count our blessings.
We've been trying to finish out the summer strong and focus on having fun. She's been enjoying her sports camps and the other activities we've been doing to keep the days full.
I'm really glad we signed her up for all the sports camps this summer. It gave her a lot of exposure to different sports and she really enjoyed them. Baseball was her favorite and she did best at that and at soccer. Hoping to get her into a actual kids' program next year!
Checking out the zipline at We Rock the Spectrum. She insisted on wearing the dress up helmet because, Safety First!
Although she liked We Rock the Spectrum, she LOVED Pump It Up. She is all over this bounce house business!
Just chilling in the afternoon with a little painting project!
Since Big Brother's been so tired lately as he comes off of his clinical trial drug, we sometimes just need to have movie days. But just seeing them be together to enjoy a movie makes me happy. I just like it when they can do things together, no matter what they are.
And sometimes we have such fun during that day that we come across the rare double nap!
Height and Weight
Little Sweetie seems to be starting a growth spurt! She's coming in at 35 lbs, 6.4 oz and 38 1/2 inches!
Personality
Becoming more confident and more determined. We had noticed that when things were more challenging or difficult for her, she started to say "I can't." Not being big fans of that phrase or the idea of it becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy, we've started to encourage her to say, "I can't...YET." This emphasis that she can practice at something and get better has really taken hold and even she sees things that are difficult as challenges she just needs to work at to overcome. I'm actually trying to change my own mindset to one of "Yet" as a result.
Game face on at sports camp! She's ready to practice and learn!
Developmental Milestones
We've seen her develop is so many ways this summer, but I may be most excited about this one...her swimming has taken off! She did another survival swim lesson set this year and we could just watch the notion of "swimming" click. She's now jumping in (to the deep end), swimming underwater, and swimming on her belly by herself and with confidence. We plan on continuing lessons throughout the year to keep her skills up. My life would be so much easier if she came into next summer as a proficient swimmer!
Swimming the entire length of the pool on her back for Ms. J!
Fun Tidbits
As tough as this summer has been with the reality of Big Brother's trial cancellation crashing down, we continue to see ways that our family will be able to carry on. The most important thing is how we can be a "normal" family in spite of Sanfilippo and Little Sweetie shows us every day different ways that we can show our love. We've been doing a lot of bike rides lately since Little Buddy got his trike and now Little Sweetie has been trying to help her Big Brother bike around. She wants to play with him, she wants to include him, and that means the world to us. As Daniel Tiger says, "Find a way to play together."
Showing off her super muscles and her super sibling skills!
It's been a difficult second half of our summer, but if these two can smile, then so can I!
My world.
See you next month,
LSM
Little Sweetie's Moma
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