We had quite the stormy afternoon, preceded by a beautiful morning, followed by a calm and cool evening.

Ella is a reminder every day of our Lord’s mercy and grace. She is such a beautiful child…so happy and smiley. Praise God for His promises. I reflect upon them whenever I witness a rainbow. What an awesome sight after a storm.

Genesis 9:16 (New International Version)
“Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”

Sweet potatoes are everywhere…on the outfit, the bed, her hands, her mouth. Orange stains everywhere! I am happy that she is tolerating the food, but it is not fun to clean up each day!

Physical therapy was a bit later in the day today, so there was about 2 hours and fifteen minutes between appointments. This worked better as normally there is only about 1 hour and fifteen minutes. Within that extra hour, Ella was able to eat, take a nap and have plenty of time to wake up with lots of energy. The PT suggested taking Ella over to the stairs and doing therapy over there to mix it up. Ella responded well as she played with her giraffe, the laptop computer and her books.

In between, she is still rolling over in her pack-n-play, weight-bearing on her arms. She has made so much progress in this way.

Also, her teeth are definitely bothering her. She was putting everything in her mouth today, especially her hands. She was also licking her forearm, trying to see if even her forearm could fit in her mouth.

We went for a drive later to run some errands. Boy, she just loves getting out and taking a ride in the car. It’s great!

2 Corinthians 1:4 (NLT)
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.

The weather hit 99 degrees this morning, so the air conditioning went on again. However, it is 7pm and it has cooled off to a comfortable 70 degrees.

Ella’s OT session was good again…and messy with sweet potatoes. All the therapist is doing is taking the slightest amount and placing it on her fingers and on her lips. You will also notice in the pictures that we are using a corn de-silking brush to help with tactile stimulation.

This afternoon, the Bun did not want to work for the physical therapist. Once again, we just hung out as Ella dictated the appointment. Finally towards the end, she decided that it might be fun to try and stand up. So, we got a little bit of exertion out of her. Hopefully more exercise tomorrow!

Signing off for this evening and thanking the Lord for our little Bun.

Romans 12:12 (NLT)
Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.