the not-so-thrilling life

i didn't really want to blog this week.  not that much has happened since i last blogged, and i felt like i could do something more useful with my time.  but, it kept nagging at me!  it's not that i don't like to blog, i really enjoy it.  i guess i've felt like each post needs to be jam packed with good stuff, and to be honest my days/weeks are anything but jam packed with exciting things.  as i thought about it, i realized this is like my journal, and is something mae and our future children can look back on and read, and that's really important to me.  so even if my posts aren't thrilling, i think we'll enjoy reading them together one day, and i'm glad that i will be able to leave a little piece of me.

okay, now for the not-so-thrilling life of maley and mae.

this girl is getting some serious sass.  we're in full blown toddler-dom now.  you know all the norms; meltdowns of epic proportions over things such as the wrong cup at breakfast, tantrums when mom wont let us throw rocks at other people.  all that fun stuff.  luckily, we don't see that side of her all that much. and when we do, it makes me want to say...i'm sorry mom! thank you for letting me live!

 

last week was our last gymnastics class.  and i have to say we will be back in class in the fall! she learned so much and had so much fun, i'm so glad that we did it.  anyways, they had a little medal "ceremony" at the end and the kids all got these cute little medals.  

 

she loves it, and still wears it around all over.

it's hard work something trying to keep this munchkin occupied.  so for easter, the easter bunny brought her some color fizzes that you can use to color water.  so, we did that as an activity one day last week.

then we made some goop with the colored water and cornstarch.  (note to self, if i ever do that part again, put a tarp down, some pieces still wont come out of the grass)

i think playing with the goop was her favorite part.  it was fun to watch her play with it, except when she decided to throw some at me.  we're always looking for different fun activities to do outside, so i'm glad that we got to do this.  it might be awhile before we do it again...so messy.

this week we went to check out some fountains over in round rock.  they were way fun.  she just had fun filling up one bucket, and then moving the water to her other bucket...whatever keeps her busy right?

 

when mae was born, she had a heart murmur that never cleared up, so that first week they sent us to a pediatric cardiologist.  they had to do an ekg, and an ultrasound on her, and when they were done they said that the leaflets on her pulmonary valve were long, which affects the blood flow.  the doctor said it was something we needed to continue to monitor, and that eventually she would need to have surgery on it.  whether that was in 6 months, 6 years, or 60 years he wasn't certain, just that we would have to have regular visits to keep an eye on it.

last week we had her check up with the cardiologist and they ran all the tests they normally do.  the doctor came back and told us she could barely hear the murmur anymore, and that pretty much her heart had grown into the leaflets, so they weren't slowing down her blood flow.  a tiny miracle. because she is so active, her heart grew.  so, as hard as it can be to keep up with her, it is ultimately what made her better.  

this was such a testimony builder to me and a reminder that Heavenly Father knows us individually, and He does hear us. and that He might not take our burdens away, but He will strengthen us.