Scared, sad, then happy again.

Ayla had a busy day yesterday. She had a doctor's appointment to get her check up and shots for school. Mommaw went along with mom and both were anxious when we found out that Ayla had to have four shots, two in each arm. She was scared but tried to be brave. Each shot brought a little louder scream, with the last one a scream that hit new highs on the scream scale. She cried a bit after and then when we were ready to go she cheered up because it was time to check out her school and enroll.

The school that she is enrolled in is The Learning Tree. It is a beautiful school and the people there seem very nice. She started to play with the children right away when we checked out the playground.



We were there about 25 minutes checking it out. Ayla can't wait to get started. She will begin with a half a day schedule and maybe later go into all day. She will begin on the 18th of this month of August.



We had a nice lunch at the Golden Corral. Ayla's little arms are hot and sore but she is coping well. The ice cream that she had helped a lot.



She is really starting to enjoy painting. She paints on her easel often and is turning out some nice ones. She took one of her prettiest to Dr. Ahboudan and the doctor made quite a fuss over it. She said that she will get it framed, so maybe the next time Ayla goes she will see her framed art on the wall.



Ayla is growing smarter every day. She has a huge vocabulary and uses it. She walks around practicing words like congratulations and electricity. She uses phrases that adults use, usually with her hands moving for emphasis. She wanted to be an astronaut but now she says rock star.

I have a feeling I know what she will want to be next since the Olympics are coming.



Her favorite things to a do are; Painting, sounding out words. wearing dresses, picking out her own clothes, playing with other kids, looking forward to Netflix movies. She also will make little princesses out of anything (salt and pepper shakers) and play with them for hours. Never mind that she has tons of the real princess dolls in her room (but she plays with them too.) She loves music and dancing and is pretty good at both. She always hums as she is playing if she's not talking. She went through a period where she had a little attitude. But overall she is still the sweet girl that she has always been.

She sends hugs and kisses to all.