Tonight the girl said “Mommy, I’ve been thinking that when I get big I want to be a farmer and cook for my sheep.”
This mom loves the idea! I’ve also been thinking about the future. Tomorrow we have the follow-up with the urologist. No matter what the doctor says, I know the girl will be ok. She’s clever, funny, persistent, and nothing’s going to stop her!
1. “the boose is at the end of the line” (caboose)
2. “girls are cute”
3. “witing (writing) is fun”
4. “snack time is my favorite”
5. “aliens can be any color”
6. “you need a rocket ship to get to outer space, of course”
7. “germs are invisible”
8. “the trow-up germ is the baddest”
(I’m not sure all if this knowledge came from preschool curricula, but it sure is fun to hear how she’s thinking!)
First day of Preschool!!!!
Her teacher brought her to the car and told me that she was such a “sweet girl!”
After the first day of school, we had to go to Children’s for a follow up CMG. This is the test where we find out how her bladder is functioning. It wasn’t fun, but the girl was “so brave” (in her words). After the test, we headed to the Lego store. We would have bought her a skyscraper if we could. She loves skyscrapers!!!
The girl is doing great!!! A full update is coming soon.
I can’t believe the girl is ready for preschool! Today we went for a mini visit. We have our first day of preschool (without parents) next week. It was fun to meet new friends and teachers.
The girl loved sorting shapes and colors!
She also had fun decorating her placemat.
It’s going to be a fun year for sure!!!
While the girl was in the hospital, there were lots of people who came to play with her or bring her toys and games that she could play while she was flat on her back. The Child-life specialists are certainly a big part of what makes Lurie Children’s Hospital such an amazing place. Of course, we also had so many friends who made the girl feel special and helped to pass the time quickly. The girl and I were talking about how blessed we are to have had so much support. In the same conversation I told her about my upcoming trip to Uganda. I will be visiting Kagando Mission Hospital. I told her that the children there wouldn’t have many toys (if any) to cheer them up. I asked her if she would like to do something for them to help them feel better faster. She is very excited about our plan. We are going to put together gift bags for the children at Kagando. There are 50-60 children in the hospital (on average) at a time. Many are infants. We are going to collect as many matchbox cars and small dolls/animals (car-sized) as well as hats for the neonates as the girl’s mom can fit in her suitcase. The girl and her friends are going to color paper bags (kind of like a get-well card). It’s not much, but hopefully we can learn something about loving our neighbors! If anyone reading this would like to help, contact the girl’s mom via email (kristenpage@gmail.com) or leave a comment.