We had a pretty uneventful weekend. Friday- Mikayla, Grandma, and I went to story time at the Portland Library. They read stories, sang songs, and got stickers. Mikayla was very interested in the stories except when another kid got in front of her- this week will be sit in front. She was of course very shy- I don't think she said 2 words the whole time we were there. Hopefully, the more we go she will come out of her shell. After story time we ate lunch at Five Chefs and looked around in the Occasions shop. Saturday we just hung around the house and watched football. Sunday, we went to church. This was our first service in the tent. The tent will just take some getting used to for everyone. Mikayla is getting more used to being around people in her chair... she did not want to leave church. One of the men in our church that has a wheelchair has been wheeling around for Mikayla. She watches every move that he makes. This week he was doing wheelies for her... then she showed him how she can wheel herself. After church - we had our Sunday naps and then went Grandma and Papa's. Monday we went to the Spina Bifida Clinic. We met with Orthopedics and Occupational Therapy(OT). Everything went fine. We are a little concerned with her lack of weight gain. She is under 14 pounds. I am going to try to give her milkshakes at night made with Pedisure to see if that will help. Please say a encouragement prayer for our little one. The orthopedist talked about her curve and talked about surgery in the future to put a rod in her back to straighten things up. Well one the rod is inserted... she will not grow anymore. There are lots of not fun things to go through with Spina Bifida - I really don't enjoy some days. I think a lot about her future and its uncertainty... it really makes me upset. I just keep going with God's strength and peace about ever obstacle. We do appreciate continued prayers for our little one.
Mikayla has her two favorite things here... the remote and Elmo!


This is her showing her teeth!

Our neighbor (Cierra)comes over to play with Mikayla every day. Mikayla loves her... when she sees her she starts waving and smiling. Mikayla chases her around the driveway.

Here she is giving her hand a hug and saying "awwww, so sweet".

Here she is chasing Duke and Cierra around the driveway.