New Friends

Last night I made it back to Zumba after having to take a few weeks off.  Let me tell you - it felt great to get my butt kicked.  I wish I had discovered Zumba sooner because I absolutely love it.  You don't feel like you are exercising - it's just fun :)

Ashley had therapy with Miss Becky this morning and she did great.  She is making huge improvements with OT just like she did with PT.  I am so proud of my little girl and how much of a fighter she is. 

After therapy we met up with Heather, Will and Caroline for a play date at Chik-fil-a.  Heather and I met at church a few years back but our friendship didn't really get off the ground, we were both new mothers and getting ready to head back to work.  Looking back on it I guess the timing for our friendship wasn't right.  We would see each other in church and would stop and chat when we would see each other in the neighborhood on walks.  Recently we have reconnected and it's amazing how things work and how God knows when the timing for things are right.  Heather and I have something in common, infertility.  Our stories aren't exactly the same, Heather has two beautiful adopted children, and Justin and I were lucky enough to have Ashley.  It has been a difficult and lonely past couple of months while we try for baby #2 and having someone come in to my life that understands what it feels like is exactly what I needed.  I am very grateful for this new friendship :)

Ashley did refuse to take a nap for the third day in a row.  I am really hoping this is just a phase and not the end of nap times!  At least she stayed up in her crib for about an hour so I could get my teleconference in.

Ashley did a couple cute things today - well everything she does is cute :)  Tonight while we were eating dinner she asked for some milk.  I got up and got her a cup and handed it to her.  She said "thank you" and Justin said "you're welcome" and Ashley said "No daddy, thank you mommy".  Justin and I just looked at each other and laughed.  Tonight Ashley was "helping" Justin play Fruit Ninjas on the ipad.  At one point a piece of fruit exploded on the screen and Ashley covered her ears and said "that scared my eyes!"

Shannon