Accepting and Adjusting

So I have been doing better at accepting the fact that I don't get much accomplished around the house right now, and that's ok. What's most important right now is time with Morgan and Will and keeping Morgan safe. After praying this morning that God would give me a good attitude about being home today and have the right "method" behind the daily chores, I discovered something that really works( at least it did for today and praying that it will continue). I had said in my last post that Morgan is all over the place, climbing on EvERYTHING. We are constantly on our feet, getting her down and off of all the furniture. Makes it extremely difficult to turn away even to do the dishes or throw in a load of laundry. I discovered something she really likes to do, bounce on her therapy ball. I sit on there with her and hold her, and we bounce...and bounce...and bounce. We bounced about 45 minutes this morning. It is something I can do with her, not too strenuous, but does give me some exercise, and I get to hold her. After doing this, she was more calm, entertained herself, and didn't climb for about an hour or so while I could get some things done. How awesome that I could do something with her that we both enjoyed and it gave her that calming input that she needed so she wouldn't climb and stayed out of trouble for awhile. Also learned this week, that if we have to go to the doctor, putting her in her stroller while waiting in the lobby, really helps. We had to come up with something different because she would flip out, become a different child, scream, and throw herself on the floor when we were waiting at therapy or at the doctor. So the other day when I had to take Will to the doctor and she had to go with us, I put her in her stroller and she was so calm, even though we had to wait about 30 minutes! Another huge accomplishment this week: I took both kids with me to the store in Austin and I survived without pulling my hair out! I don't think I have even attempted taking both kids with me to the store more than about two times ever. I have just now started taking Morgan with me to the store. She has her limits, but does pretty well. I just put her in the basket and she is happy if we stay moving, and I have snacks. The other day, Will helped me give Morgan snacks and keep her entertained. So proud of my precious children and that I was able to do something normal like going to the store with them!