Thursday, July 15, 2010

Milestone

Courtney takes a small handful (I think there are 10-12) of pills twice a day and two pills at night. We call them her "yummies". Now that she is getting a little older, we sometimes call them "medicine" or "meds". She eats them in spoonfuls of applesauce. We put 2 pills on a spoon with some applesauce and she is able to swallow them. Just recently, she learned how to swallow them with just water and can do it all on her own. Yippee! She puts the pill (or sometimes two) in her mouth, moves it to the back and then takes a big drink of water. I am amazed that she has taught herself how to do this at such a young age! She is so proud of herself when she does it all on her own!

**These "pills" are a combination of vitamins, minerals ,herbs, and medication that help boost her immune system and keep her functioning and digesting well. They help to give her the best chance possible to be as healthy as possible so we find it completely worth it to have her take them daily.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Little Dancer





Courtney took a dance class this last school year. She learned tap and ballet. She recently had the end of year recital. She looked beautiful and did an amazing job. She danced in 3 different dances and the finale. One was a tap number that they also sang the song with (an adorable Bumblebee song). One was a fast tap number to Supercalifragalisticexbealidocious! The last one was a ballet number that was a lullaby. For that one each girl had a baby doll that they danced with. Courtney was truely great. She memorized the steps for all three dances. It was amazing to watch her talent of music shine. She would memorize the steps by remembering which step to do with which notes. Even if she got off in steps, when the music changed, she could switch her steps to be on the right step with the right notes. She got right up there on stage and really enjoyed the performance. When I asked her what her favorite part of the recital was she didn't hesitate to say...going to In-and-Out afterward for hamburgers!
I'm so proud of the hard work she put into learning her dances and I'm proud of her wonderful performance.