Busy August

August was quite busy around here.Doctor's appointments for everybody, Alexis surgery, John started school. Now we have a high school student in the house and a toddler; and it's working just fine. It is a challenge for my son to play the piano but I'm getting a four hands concert everyday.
Alexis got her Citizenship Certificate,social security and we are waiting for her passport to arrive. The first post placement visit went very well and the next one will be in six months.
Our dog Gwacy is realizing that Alexis is not leaving the house and that she has to get use to sharing us with the baby. The pool and the park have been a hit with Alexis. The park is just across the street so it is an
everyday thing.
Alexis stopped drinking from the bottle and went to a sippy cup and now after the palate surgery, she likes drinking with a straw. My fear was for her to stop drinking milk the moment she stopped drinking from the bottle but she still enjoys her milk. She also stopped sucking her thumb. Her vocabulary is coming along and she basically understands everything we tell her. She will start speech therapy soon. We met with the SP and we think it is going to workout.
We also visited a Montessori school we would like Alexis to go in the near future. Our son was in Montessori school for two years and he really enjoyed it. The other option is to enroll her at the family center at the
University. It would be convenient for us because our son is in High School at NSU and we know the system and the people.
Next on the list is to have her nose and lip revision. We already met with the surgeon and scheduled surgery. Birthday and baptism are coming up but we will have two different gatherings. Baptism will be strictly family and we have to plan a weekend where everybody is around and her birthday will be at our house. A small celebration but nice. It will be with close friends and a couple of kids. I don't think she would care how many kids are in the party. As long as there is food, she will be OK.
Well, this is what we have been doing. I will post pictures soon.