Hmmm….How do I say this

Hm.

Well.

I need to tell you something.

It’s not necessarily bad.

I’m just a little nervous.

See, I started this ol blog in Sept last yr, with the great idea to show peeps how we save money on ordinary {everyday} things, while going through school, having a baby, and still having fun.

Well since September a lot has happened.

In Oct/ Nov we found out Blayke (who was 9 months) had an in-utero stroke and would need therapy.

We didn’t know how much therapy would be needed or what was in store for us.

We were told her left arm/hand were affected. At the time, we {and the docs} had no idea it had affected her leg, foot, and ankle as well. (to the point where if we’re not able to correct some of this now, she’ll be having surgery on her ankle).

I’ll tell you right now, I didn’t expect it to change our lives as much as it has.

For one, I’m a total sap now days. More importantly, I didn’t think we would be so busy that a day without any dr/therapy appts, is a nice day.

In the last 3 months, we have tripled the amount of therapy appts, which means more therapists, which ultimately means….more homework for us. You see, each week when we have therapy, they show me what to do with Blayke, and I do it with her everyday at home.

Right now, we’re trying to please 5 therapists.

That’s a lot of homework guys. Especially with one who naps as long as she does {not that I’m complaining about that, oh no}. It’s just hard to fit it all in. Therapy is play time, which is great. But when she doesn’t want to do something or doesn’t want to stretch, we don’t. We have to keep this a positive experience for her. {90% of the time she is awesome, an angel, but as she gets older, she is starting to want to be more independent, and have her own opinion of what she wants to do}.

This time for her as she is still developing is crucial. Recently, I keep talking about how I wish we could get a timeline, on what to expect when. (You know, like every other kid on the planet).

We don’t get one of those.

We have no idea how long she’ll be in therapy, or how long she’ll have to wear braces and splints.

I am starting to slowly realize this is going to be much harder and take longer than we originally thought.

Anyway, the point I’m trying to get at is….

I’m not going to write here anymore.

My daughter is my priority. I could never forgive myself if I looked back and thought I could have done more with her.

I hope you understand.

BUT…..

Guess what?!

We do have a family blog…

And you can come on over and read that one!!!!! YAY!

See, everyone wins! I get more time with my girl, I can write in one place, and you get to see even more of us!

Don’t worry, I even imported all my posts from here to our family blog just for you! Everything is there now.

And, if I do a project, I might even tell you how much I spent and all that jazz. Cool eh?

We love living on the cheap, it’s a lifestyle for us. I love seeing how cheap (without cheap looking) we can do things. It’s exciting to me us, now. The cheaper the better right? {then there’s more $$ for other things}

So, come on over and see us at our family blog. It’ll be fun! Think of it as seeing the outtakes in our life. {which is always the best part right?}

Thanks for understanding…see you there…

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