Originally we planned to post an update on May 27. Then June 1. Then June 15th. Then July 1. If I were clever I would say I was waiting for a major milestone date but… just been too busy. Nevertheless, today marks three months since Anastasia was born!
In a sense, no news has been good news: Anastasia has been healthy and growing, with her rough days and nights being fewer than the good. These are the days of balancing in our minds that 99% of the babies born with the diagnosis Anastasia has don’t make it to six months of age but right now she seems to be vibrant and relatively healthy!
And as it might be imagined, these days have been BUSY! Summer has begun, which means lawn work, garden work, fireworks, homework (home-school season has a bit extended this year)… and I’ve honestly forgotten everything else we’ve been doing. Anastasia takes up a lot of time and consideration by herself — AND she has seven older siblings who collectively take up a massive amount of time expending their boundless energy driven by their insatiable curiosity and endlessly creative ways of inventing mischief! I’m sure, to some, it sounds insufferable but even though Stephen the little boys have been missing their mom it’s unmistakable that even the youngest are “growing up” a bit with the responsibilities of their little sister. Not always as much as we would like, but there is definite improvement!
Which is all a really long way of saying that the “abnormal normal” continues but with some improvements. We have been able to obtain overnight help for Anastasia; it’s not an every-night feature right now but we are certainly grateful for the nights of full sleep we get! Speaking of which, I’m going to wrap up this long-overdue update and include some photos of our little Saint before I get some much-needed sleep! I promise not to take so long to send an update next time!
Tummy Time!
Little Big Brother!
Sweet Big Brother!
An old-fashioned girl…
Anastasia and Aunt Sister!
