Almost 1

We can't believe almost a year has gone by. Ariana has been thru so much, yet has been so blessed. It's been amazing to see God's hand in her life, and we look forward to seeing His continued work in her and all of our children. They are all a blessing.

Ariana is going to be receiving Early Intervention (EI). She actually didn't qualify by their numbers, they qualified her for physical therapy because of her history. She has great sounds, so they felt she did not need speech. I guess she takes after Mommy in that area :o) She's still not crawling but improving. We've been putting her on the floor and working with her on getting from the sitting position to her belly, from her belly to the sitting position, up on her knees and rocking, and going around in a circle on her belly. We don't do it as much as we'd like too. She actually gets very tired from it.

We also learned during her EI evaluation that she's probably taking 15 min. naps because she's over stimulated and shutting down for 15 minutes. They told us to make note of whats going on when she's going into that shut down mode and give her alone time before she shuts down. If we can keep her from shutting down, then we can get her on a regular nap schedule. They say it's common with preemies to either have huge tantrums or avoid people around them and have short sleep periods when they are over stimulated. While I don't like her shutting down at all, I'm pleased that it's not the tantrums.

I will post new pics soon. Hubby got me a new laptop ;o) since our old one got a virus. So I'm working on getting pics on this new laptop.

Also, a prayer request, my dad has a brain aneurysm and will be having surgery tomorrow. I have been very involved with the doctors and will continue to be throughout his recovery. My mom struggles with this. If you could all pray for my dad that God would get him thru surgery giving him strength to recover quickly, for my mom that she would have the strength to care for him when needed and continue working in peace, and that I would have the strength to deal with it all: my dad, mom, sister, and kids (Carlos will be away until Monday). Thank you all for your prayers.