Hi, Everyone!
Life, as usual, has been quite crazy! There's almost too much to share for just one post. But let me tell you, things have been quite wonderful around here in the Ingrassia household. Here are a few fun things that have happened the past 3 months.
1. We bought a house! We were wanting to move out of our condo and into a house with a yard because face it... having a great dane mix in a condo with a tiny yard isn't exactly ideal. Plus, Eva loves being outside, so we wanted to have a nice yard for her to run around and play in. Looking forward to buying a swing set soon so she can swing in her own stomping grounds. Swinging is pretty much her favorite thing in life. There's a lot of work that still needs to be done, but I am looking forward to sharing pictures once we get a little more settled. There are still boxes everywhere!
2. I got accepted into SLU's accelerated BSN program! Crazy thing though, I start in just over a month. I don't think my brain is ready for this yet. Still so much to do to get ready. Kinda bumming though, because we are going to have to take out some student loans. Cheers to being extra frugal these next few years :D
3. Thirdly, since I will be going back to school full time, we were going to need some more childcare options. Currently, we have tweaked our schedules to where I only work when we have baby sitters. So far, it's worked well. But in less than 2 short months, we were going to need more availability. I started my search as soon as we found out they accepted our offer on our house, and I found an amazing daycare that exceeds all of our expectations and wants. I was at such a loss when I first starting looking at options. I didn't know what I wanted or what to look for. Luckily, a friend from work told me about this place her friend takes her kids. I looked into it, and it was amazing! I am so excited they had just gotten an opening in one of the classes for Eva also! It was such a blessing, and I am excited for Eva to start. I am a little nervous for her, but I know she will end up loving it and do awesome.
4. Today (4/3/15), I decided we would take Eva's binkies away for good. The past year or so, she only got them at nap time and bed time, but I thought with her starting daycare soon, it would be good to get rid of them. I'm not the type of person who cares if your 3 year old still carries their binky around all day, I just thought it was best for us to move on. I didn't want her to drop them and have some other kid stick them in their mouth, or have some other kid steal them from her, or have to make her teacher take them from her after nap time. Plus, it's just one less thing I'll have to remember to pack every time before she goes to daycare. This is how we did it. I told her that her binkies were sick and that they had to be thrown away, but she was going to get a new toy to replace them. We went to Toys R Us this morning, and she picked out a new baby doll and a blue adirondack chair to sit in with us outside on our patio. She named her baby "Baby Lou-Lou," and she now carries her all over the house. After coming home with our new loot, I sat her down and explained to her (I prepped her for this for the past few days) that her new toys were replacing her binkies. I then got some scissors out, and cut all the rubber off each binkie one at a time. I gave her the cut up binkie after each cut, and she got to kiss each one and throw it in the trash. I think it was easier for her to grasp what was going on if she was able to have a part in the process. It took her a while to get settled for nap time today, and she cried for a bit, but after a little reassuring and cuddles, she eventually settled down and fell asleep. She is actually still currently sleeping! I think it's a WIN! Hopefully tonight goes as smoothly, and every day after should be easier and easier. Honestly, I think I cut up the binkies more for myself, so I wouldn't be tempted to give them back to her if she was unable to fall asleep.
So those are some of the major positive things that have been going on in our lives. (Okay, so the binky thing isn't that major, but it is to Eva!) My little girl is getting so big! On a more somber note, we went to see the pediatric cardiologist a couple months ago. Turns out, Eva's atrial septum has a hole in it. The specialist thinks it is too big to close up completely on its own, so she will have to have heart surgery to close it. We are so upset at the news, but we are encouraged that it is not anything more serious. In fact, the surgery is not needed until she gets a little older, like around school age. We are praying that it will close on its own, but the dr does not think it will do so. At first, I wondered why we would even need to get it fixed if we were able to wait so long without risk. Unfortunately, if you don't get it fixed ever, that can lead to severe dilation of the chambers of your heart due to the increased pressure, and that can damage it. The doctor actually showed me some dilation already present in Eva's poor little heart. Luckily, once surgery is performed, the dilation is not permanent and will go back to its normal size. Just hoping it closes on its own, so we don't have to deal with an open heart surgery after all. Prayers are appreciated!
There are so many seasons in life. Right now, I think we are in a tumultuous, crazy, busy season. But it's full of SO MUCH LOVE and plenty of joy. It makes all the long days seem like great days. This is my favorite season so far :) I get to spend it with this crazy little sweetheart!
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