Flipping through the channels after work one night I found Star Trek. It happened to be showing a spot with the usual "Captain's log, star date...". It made me think(and chuckle), "Daddy's log, date ....". After laughing to myself it sounded like it may be a good idea. Heck the blog is a journal, why not follow a similar style. So here you go, the start of the Daddy Log.

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Christina and I went to Grandma Kar's this afternoon. We saw Dan, Sheri, James, Robyn, and Dylan. Christina walked in her gait trainer on the patio. She did super well. It was hot out today and Christina and I were wet from sweat. The look of pride on Christina's face when she reached her goal made it all worth it for me.

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Saturday. We played outside for a short time. Christina and I walked around in the pool and did some jumping. It was too hot to be out for any length of time. So we did lots of walking in the house.

Christina has also been working on choices. We put various flash cards in the switch and she hits the button to answer. The flash cards we got from our last speech session came in very handy for our bedtime story. We read one or two pages from a book. I let Christina choose how much we read. So the "All Done" and "More" card was helpful.

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Friday night Christina did not fall asleep very early. She wanted to go to bed, but talked up a storm. She slept in late Saturday morning. It threw the day off a little, but we were back on track by Saturday night. The siren went off not too long after Christina went to bed. I was worried it would wake her up. She stirred and made some noise, but went right back to sleep. The lighting was beautiful to watch.

Pictures of the firecracker. Updates below.

Christina practicing her speech.	Working hard in the gait trainer.
Reading with grandma.	Morning stretches.

Christina and I went to Grandma Kar's on Sunday we saw Dan, Sheri, James, Robyn, and Dylan. Christina walked in her gait trainer on the patio. She did super well.

Saturday we played outside for a short time. Christina and I walked around in the pool and did some jumping. It was too hot to be out for any length of time. So we did lots of walking in the house.

Christina has also been working on choices. We put various flash cards in the switch and she hits the button to answer. The flash cards we got from our last speech session came in very handy for our bedtime story. We read one or two pages from a book. I let Christina choose how much we read. So the "All Done" and "More" cards were helpful.

Christina has been doing very well with her speech therapy. She has been making choices and has more opportunity to 'voice' her thoughts.

More details and pictures to come, but here is a quick bit. Christina loves being outside and really likes the water. Whether it is a pool, lake, river, or sprinkler; she always has a good time.

We've been taking it easy with the gait trainer after the Phenol blocks and Botox, but Christina has done well the time she has used it.

Playing in the pool.

This past weekend Christina and I went to the pool with grandma. Christina did very well and we had a blast. She takes such high steps in the water.

We also went to the park on Saturday. The slide is always a hit. And the sand makes for a good workout for Christina.

Waiting for the doctor.

Updates to come.

everything went well. Christina has an appetite and is in a good mood. She wants to cuddle but in good spirits.

Recovery took longer than before. Probably due to the additional meds. My little fire cracker got morphine to help with pain.

Next we'll hope for a pleasant drive.

The drive back to E.C. went OK, Christina slept. Mark that on the calendar. The rest of the day Christina wasn't up to par, but OK.

Here's a pic of us before heading to the OR.

As you can see, Christina is not a fan of her appointments. Not to fear she did smile and was in a good mood most of the day.

Finally some of the cute pictures of Christina.

Here are a few of pictures of Christina.

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Happy Birthday Christina!!!

Hugs and kisses for you.

Happy Birthday Christina!!!

It is your golden birthday. Enjoy the day.

Lots of hugs and kisses.

Love,
Daddy

Christina's birthday party went very well. Christina did amazing opening gifts, she has the grabbing and pulling wrapping paper all figured out. And I can't even begin to express how well she handled having that much company. It wasn't a huge party, but a whole lot more people than usual.

I made two cakes so we would have plenty and to be sure leftovers for Christina and I. Christina likes cake, both chocolate and white and chocolate and butter cream frosting. I haven't figured out which is her favorite.

Christina has been very talkative lately. And she loves talking on the phone. It still takes a little while for her to get into the groove of telling a story, but once she starts she keeps going. And singing, Christina loves to sing. I had a heck of a time the other day figuring out what Christina wanted to do. Finally, I figured it out and she wanted to sing and dance. Christina what a beautiful voice you have.

I am in the process of picking pictures for the web. There are so many to pick from. Maybe I should just put up a post of pictures. Thoughts? And any ideas of a user friendly way to view all the pictures of Christina are welcome.

I also want to thank Jacie for taking pictures on Saturday. It is appreciated. And thank you Pam for the plaque for Christina. I think I like it more than her.

Christina had her first speech therapy appointment for the summer this past Tuesday. I will post details on her blog when I get them.