Napping

Socially at daycare Camryn is doing great! She hasn't really cried and she's getting along with everyone. She's eating all her food and doing really well. The only thing she's struggled with the last two days is napping. Camryn is only used to napping in a pack n play or in her crib. This is something completely knew to her. She now has to nap on a mat with a sheet and blanket. Something she has never done before. Don't get me wrong Camryn has NEVER been a good napper but she usually at least gets 45 minutes in. (She had trouble napping when she had her cast on too and was stuck in the red wagon) Yesterday and today she got only 20-30 minutes each. So now, as I sit here on my couch she is a hot mess and super tired because she didn't nap long enough today. If I put her to bed too early she'll wake up too early so I'm stuck dealing with a mess of a child until it's bath and bed time. Did this happen to anyone else? Do they ever get used to napping not in their crib?

Learning What Hands Up Means

Cam has finally learned what Hands up means. Though she can only get her arm up a little past 45 degrees against gravity it's a step in the right direction. My husband put a toy she wanted over her head today and she got really high! He couldn't believe it, of course her arm was a little bent but again we are moving in the right direction.

Has anyone had experience with things taking longer to heal on their affected arm? Camryn's bug bite is taking forever to heal and was just wondering how common it is.

Playing with Soap

Today in therapy Camryn got to play with foam soap! She loved it and even got overhead a couple times!

Camryn's First Day of School

She did great this morning. She only went for a half day but there was no crying. She ate lunch there and did a great job. They said she was in the library reading a ton and loved being outside. We'll see how tomorrow
goes!

Daycare

Camryn starts daycare tomorrow! I'm so nervous and I'm filled with anxiety today. She's going to start out with half days so she can transition to being away from for the entire day. The daycare she's going to she will only be at a short time because we may be moving and we are putting her closer to where I"ll be working. I don't know if that is great idea but I don't have a choice because I start work officially on the 12th and Camryn's daycare doesn't start until the 19th. So the daycare around the corner from our house will have to do for 2 weeks. I'm sure it'll be fine and Cam adjusts really well, but I think it's me who needs the transition more than her. I've been home with her all day and all night for over a year now. It's going to be a long day tomorrow for me.

Lego Therapy

Life's Up's and Downs

Over the past couple weeks my husband and I found a great deal on a townhouse in a great neighborhood and put an offer on it. There was a bidding war which is pretty common down here and we got it! Great News right! Well, it turns out in the search for a mortgage that the townhouse doesn't qualify for the First Time Home Buyer's mortgage which is what we were counting on. It would have been a perfect place for us. Closer to both of our jobs, and of course closer to Cam's therapy.

Yesterday, after I had heard the good news about our offer being accepted I went on the search for a new daycare for Camryn. I was completely stressed out about it.  I didn't want to drive north to bring Camryn to daycare it would be completely out of the way for everyone. I found an awesome place that I totally felt great about. I pre-enrolled her on the spot. It's a Reggio Emilia inspired school. I really felt so positive about it. Camryn loved it too!

Well, after a long day of stress and finally figuring things out we found out about the mortgage and I was just completely heartbroken. We haven't given up hope yet, but this definitely puts a damper on our moving plans. So, everything is on hold right now. 

I still want to keep Camryn in the daycare I found yesterday because it's on the way to work and on the way home which means it's also on the way to therapy. That means on days I have to take Cam to therapy it will cut a half hour off my commute. Instead of spending an hour and half in the car it will only be an hour. I also really liked the school and felt good about it that it's worth it. It's not all the way by my work but close enough that if my husband has to pick Camryn up, he can.

I really hope everything works out for us with this townhouse, because it will make life a little bit easier for us with therapy and of course financially in the long run too. I really hope that after such a long year with Cam and the struggles that my husband and I have had over the past year that things can finally start to look up with us and work out.