The Allen Family: Summertime!

Mommy is LOVING time at home with Parker Ann! We have had lots of fun! We have visited Mommy's work (because I left my flashdrive on my desk!), had lunch with lots of friends, hung out with Granny, Poppa, and CC, gone to watch CC play volleyball, had friends over, gone to the zoo.... We have been BUSY!!

We are continuing with physical therapy, and Parker is doing GREAT. She has recently learned how to sit HERSELF up.... which she does constantly in her crib instead of taking naps! We are working on strengthening her arms so she will be able to CRAWL! (Which I am both looking forward to and dreading all at the same time.) In GOOD therapy news- we had a consult with the Occupational Therapist this week, and she really does not feel that Parker needs OT right now. This is great because we know that she is getting stronger/learning on her own. It is also great, because even though we found out our insurance is increasing our coverage for therapy, it would not have been enough to cover PT AND OT once a week for an entire year. God is GOOD!

We go back to visit the neurologist, Dr. Hollman, on Monday (the 16th). I am extremely anxious about this appointment, just because I am not sure what she is going to tell us. Obviously, Parker has progressed TREMENDOUSLY since we saw her three months ago, but the reality of the situation is that she is not doing things most other 11 month olds are doing (crawling, pulling up, etc.) We know that God is in control, though, and we believe that Dr. Hollman is going to see GREAT progress in Parker and have a good report for us! We will keep you updated.

Here are a few pictures of the events of the last few weeks.

Here's Parker in her new pool at Granny and Poppa's.