A little "off"

This week E. has been a little "off", so not much time to post between working and being home with her. We went to a family party over the weekend and had to move to a quieter area of the house when Emma became distressed with too many people in the room; she seemed fine after the change of scenery, but the strides we made with naps and bedtime have reversed on us a bit since then.

At the beginning of the week she was REALLY out of sorts, but as the week has moved forth, she has improved. Now I'm a little stressed about holiday gatherings and how many days/what kind of setbacks will happen. In general, most little kids get way overstimulated during the holidays and this year will be extra hard for E. She still has not met a lot of family and friends since coming home as we've had to take it very slow with her. For the most part, "blowing her gun" when she's nervous does not happen as often as it used to and we'd like to keep it that way.

The weather really warmed up here in Ohio, so we have been taking advantage of getting outside this week. Yesterday Emma and I took a stroll to the pharmacy versus driving. It is only an hour walk to/from, but there is a gigantic hill I had to push 21#'s of mouse and 26# of stroller to get us back home. I clearly was not thinking clearly...1pm stroll to the pharmacy with the sun beating down on us and pushing 57lbs up a hill that you can't stand straight while walking up it anyway, let alone pushing a stroller. GENIUS! I am in better shape than I thought though as the calves are only a little sore; last night all my running injuries were burning and I thought, "uh-oh". Emma of course loved the ride and we played a bit more in the driveway when we returned home so I could cool down in the nice breeze we had. I am milking being outdoors every chance we get until the cold weather forces us indoors!