And yes, I realize it's already mid-March! I think I've mentioned before that I'm a terrible blogger :) February was a busy month, so I'll do a quick review in pictures...
A visit from Rob's parents, one of his brothers and sister-in-law.
A ceremony for my husband, where he earned two awards that are not easy to come by.
Very proud of him!
Bou and her daddy. Love.
Bella's first EVER birthday party with some sweet friends.
Happy 9th Birthday, big girl!
Bella had her pins removed from her hip after an xray showed good bone healing and new bone growth - yeah!
Lei-making with friends.
A new "big boy" bike for Buddy. He LOVES it (and has already figured out how to slam on the brakes while turning so he can "skid". Lord help me when this guy is a teenager!).
Happy to be upright again now that the hip is healed :)
Beach...
...And beach park.
And I'll end with a little Bella update. She is making progress, albeit in small steps (but we'll take it!). At
this point, she can hold her head up unassisted for about 30 seconds at
a time. She can tolerate sitting in her stroller for a couple of hours
at an almost-upright position. She can turn from back to side and
vice-versa. She cannot sit up at all unassisted. She
can hold her own sippy cup, feed herself finger foods, and use her right
hand somewhat. Her left hand is pretty strong, although still shaky.
These are all improvements since coming home.
She has a few
more surgeries on the horizon.
Her English is still coming along well and she is still a happy,
easygoing kid. We hope that all surgeries can be done and casts can be
off in time for her to start school in August. She tells me every day
when we drop Bou off at school, "I want school!".
Parenting Bella is a humbling experience - I am convicted daily of
my own selfishness and desire to have things done on my timeline (which
let me tell ya, ain't gonna happen!! Haha!). Someone commented on one
of my Facebook photos that everyone needs a Bella in their lives and that is
so true. To see joy exude from some who can do virtually nothing for
themselves, who is completely dependent on others, is also a daily
perspective check - one that I need and one that I am privileged and
happy to have!
