Happily Ever Avery

I know. I know. Long time no see. It’s been almost 6 weeks! 🫣

I’ll begin by saying that Avery is doing amazing!!

You can see here that she is getting so big. And her hair is growing long.

She’s still only drinking her from her bottle. And only formula. BUT, she’s actually doing better in feeding therapy.

We’ve been able to get other foods/drinking spouts near her mouth, which is a big step!

Even more exciting, last week after we left therapy we stopped by CFA and grabbed some waffle fries.

I asked, as we always do, if she wanted a fry and she put her hand out.

So, I handed it to her and she slowly began taking small bites!! 😱

I immediately sent video and pictures to her SLP and we all celebrated together. This was HUGE!

We also celebrated during her session that day because Avery intentionally pushed her first button on her AAC device! “GO!”

Her SLP modeled the word for about 10 minutes, and Avery was able to use it to tell her SLP to throw the ball. ☺️

Oh, yeah. Avery was given the AAC device 2 weeks ago. Today was the first day she picked it up and just pushed buttons for over 30 minutes.

She’s learning. It’s a(nother)slow and steady process.

Otherwise, Avi is singing almost every word of her songs. In both English and French!

She discovered French nursery rhymes and, sure enough, picked up the language. Her SLP isn’t sure what to think about that part.😂

She has begun to show interest in potty training, so we work on that at her pace.

Her therapist reminds us that we will just continue to “meet her where she’s at.” So that’s what we’re doing.

Now I’ll end with apologizing for taking the long break. Mentally I was not doing okay. (Reminder: (grand)Ma here) 👵🏼

I have Major Depression Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and General Anxiety Disorder. All 3 have collided over the past 2 months and it’s been a long climb back up.

My doctor doubled my meds 2 weeks ago and added a new one. I think we’re finally getting back to some sort of baseline.

All that to say, thank you all for sticking around. I do hope to post a bit more regularly. 💛