95. Days. Is. A. Long. Time.
We're in Phase 3 of reopening here in Texas, again, without meeting any of the previous phases' markers. We are starting to see spikes in COVID-19 cases from the original Phase 1 openings. The most concerning {at least to me}, is that there have been an increase in hospitalizations related to COVID-19. So we'll see how it all plays out...
Maddie Eye Surgery Recovery
We're almost 3 weeks post-surgery for Maddie, and praise God she is fully recovered! Her little eyes have healed really well, the redness is gone, and we have moved back to our normal routine. By far, the hardest part of recovery was the eye drops she had to have 3 times a day. We really struggled through that for 5 long days. But then we ran out {which was the all clear from the doctor}, and we celebrated BIG when we squeezed out those last drops haha. We had one happy little girl!
She doesn't have to wear her glasses anymore, which she actually missed for a few days. But she has since forgotten about them, and we will go back for a follow up in September. So for now, we have eye surgery behind us!
Picking Dandelions
When we go on walks in the neighborhood, we often walk up to City Hall, which is about a 0.5 mile walk from our house. There are a lot of dandelions out, and my kids LOVE picking them. They would pick every last one in the field if I let them haha! But I love the simple joy of picking a little yellow flower {weed}, and how they run to find the next one, showing each other where more are, squealing with delight over how much they love these pretty flowers :)
Summer Days
The 95-100 degree weather has already arrived, so we are trying to find ways to stay cool in the crazy summer heat. We pulled out our water table and fire hydrant sprinkler from last summer, and we definitely have 3 happy kiddos!
Aiden is 100% a water baby; he LOVES playing in the water! He will stand in front of the sprinkler and just let it spray his face until we turn it off haha. I think he enjoys how it cools him off, since he is such a little heater, seemingly always hot. It's really hard to pull him away from the water!
This summer, we added a fun little splash pad to our arsenal of water toys, and it has been a big hit!
95 days is such a long time! We just broke out our new splash pad like that this week and are loving it here too!
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