10.22.12 San Rafael, The Sequel: Day 1

Today started off on the wrong foot. You know those days where you lose the keys, the kids are crying, and you hit more than anticipated traffic? Yep, all those things happened this morning. And consequently, we missed the entire first lesson. After all it took to get there I was practically in tears to miss it. I couldn't believe that we had done so much to get here and 1/10th of it, Aimee didn't even get to attend.

In the end, it worked out. At the second lesson, that practitioner mentioned that he had more time in the afternoon if we would like to come back later for a other lesson with him. Yes! It worked for the best. Aimee cried the whole drive this morning and most likely wouldn't have benefited from an early lesson. This allowed her to have a nap in the morning and begin her lessons refreshed and ready to learn.

We are still having quite a bit of trouble with reflux, gagging, and keeping Aimee hydrated. Despite these challenges, she has been very active since her lessons this afternoon. She is really talkative and emotional. She has been laughing and dancing to music.

The couple fun things that we noticed tonight:
-Ed and I took her with us grocery shopping and she pushed an item off of the shelf. We were pretty much delighted, but, regardless, we didn't buy her the container of beans and beef that she chose. :)
-while holding her this evening, Aimee was studying my face/hair. She was also looking and leaning towards the right, whereas she typically goes left.
-while playing she repeatedly pulled her left shoulder back so that her shoulder blade stuck out.
-we noticed an increase in back movement, wiggling and arching.
-when she started to cry this evening, she was IMMEDIATELY comforted by me picking her up.

We are excited for a full day of lessons tomorrow. Please pray that we would have wisdom to know how to keep Aimee from losing fluids and food while also allowing her to fully participate in the learning process.