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Horse Unit Study

Horse Unit Study
Inside of her completed lapbook (click to see album)

Nadia and I did a Horse Unit study this month and it was very interesting and we learned lots of neat facts about horses. She liked the Arabians most followed by the Clydesdale’s (which we learned were from Scotland). This was the first unit study for Dani to be exposed to and she enjoyed watching the videos while sitting in her TARDIS spica chair. We laughed a lot when we were listening to recordings of horses and Dani tried to mimic the sounds.

Horse Unit Study

Here is how the unit study was set up.

Day 1: What is a horse?

Day 2: Getting to know horses.

Day 3: Where are the horses?

Day 4: The Science of horses.

Day 5: Cool Things about horses.

Horse Unit Study

Horse Unit Study

We watched videos and read a book about the wild ponies of Assateague Island and it reminded me that we have a friend who lives on the neighboring island. She sent all 3 girls postcards from her daughter Emi and Nadia wanted hers on the cover of the lapbook. Amelie saw hers and said, “HEY! We saw these ponies on the computer!” We enjoyed this unit study as much as the others we have done from UnitStudy.com.

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Week 3 in “The Cast”

Week 3 in "The Cast"
Week 3 in "The Cast" (click to see album)

By week three we had finally settled into a routine and cast-care didn’t seem so overwhelming anymore. Dani was still waking up 5-6 times a night screaming, but she was getting back to sleep faster and the older girls were sleeping through it. So Mike and I were still sleep deprived, but at least it wasn’t the entire family. Dani wasn’t in pain at all anymore and would sit in her special spica chair for hours every day playing. She enjoyed being up and about and able to see everyone, and the older girls could play with her because the tray was so large. We spent most of the time at home again, but went out now and then for a change of scenery.

Nadia showing Dani videos on her camera
Nadia showing Dani videos on her camera

Nadia building her Tin Can Robot

Nadia built a Tin Can Robot that turned out really cute.
Nadia built a Tin Can Robot that turned out really cute.

Dani enjoying her cake pop bouquet

Mike’s office sent Dani a cake pop bouquet from Lulu Pops by Lina. They were fantastic and adorable.

May 22 - 28, 2014

May 22 - 28, 2014

Mikey and April from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Notice the heels 🙂

May 22 - 28, 2014

May 22 - 28, 2014

May 22 - 28, 2014

Our friends Sarah and JD invited us over for lunch on Memorial Day and we had a blast. We packed up Dani’s TARDIS and headed over there. We had been cooped up in the house and it was so nice to get out and the girls all had fun playing.

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Thankful Thursday

  • I am thankful that we have made it 6 weeks with 2.5 weeks to go.
  • For people who have gone before us who had such good tips for us to make this easier.
  • For birthday parties!
  • For delicious cakes from Costco.
  • For the Cast Cooler. Dani doesn’t like using it, but it is helping get the stink out.
  • For Dani getting out of her spica chair and exploring the house again.
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2 week check up at Scottish Rite

Dani's 2 week checkup after surgery - May 22, 2014
Dani's 2-week checkup after surgery (click to see album)

Dani’s two week check up at Texas Scottish Rite was May 22, 2014. Once we were checked in they sent us over to radiology for an x-ray and the best thing was that Dani didn’t cry or scream or anything. PROGRESS! After the x-ray we were shown to our room to meet with the doctors and they ended up telling us that everything looked great! Dr. Birch spoke with us again about how everything went as well as it could have and what it would be like when the cast came off. He also told us that unless anything drastic happened they wouldn’t need to see us until the day surgery to remove the cast.

Dr. Miller

The funny part of the day was when Dr. Miller asked us if the radiology person put a crescent shaped shield on Dani for the x-ray and then they showed us the x-ray. Mike reached down the back of the cast and pulled out this:

Hair bow from a doll set, inside Dani's cast.

It was a hair bow from a magnetic doll set. HA!

Dani with Dr. Birch
Dani with Dr. Birch

I wanted to get a photo of Dani with Dr. Birch and she was happy while he was talking to her, but she turned suspicious when he took her from Mike. The look on her face here makes me laugh. After the doctors left, one of the nurses came back in to let us know that we were scheduled for a day surgery on 7/7 to have the cast removed. They have to put her under anesthesia to remove the cast and check to see that the hip has set properly. If everything is good, then she wakes up and we are done for now. If not, they will put her in a new cast for 4 more weeks. We are praying that it will be over with and looking great on the first attempt. The entire visit was encouraging and that continues to make us love going to Scottish Rite.