What a swell day!

Really, thus far 2008 could not have gone a touch better. Ok so maybe a touch, but really it has been so smooth. Hopefully I did not just jinx it. LOL.
So the last 3 days in review. Wednesday I met with my friend Michelle and another girl from DSD (Alisha). We chatted about all things in life that you can cram into a 5 hour period, and then returned to our respective houses. Wednesday night was nice and relaxing and once again Alyssa so kindly slept through the night.
Thursday we got up and headed to the neurologist. Let me just say that initially her neurologist was the one doctor on her team that I did NOT care fore. We stuck with him, because we knew he was the best in town. However, oh the bedside manner :sigh:. Each visit gets a bit easier. I think he is realizing I have a brain and I understand what he is saying. We actually had a delightful talk about Alyssa and all directions we are headed. He very rarely picks up on her personality. Well, since we chatted for a while on Thursday he made a comment about her being so perceptive. She totally is...almost to a fault. I mean the girl will not let me go farther than 2 feet away if she is not feeling well. He feels that early intervention will really help her to relax her muscles and begin to improve coordination. I can't help but agree. For the last two weeks I have been encouraging her to use her left arm more, and I can honestly say already that she is using it far more often. After we left the neuro we swung by UNLV where I discovered I only need 12 more credits to get my degree! Are you kidding!! that is only 4 classes! Of course only 3 of them are offered but what are you going to do? Worst case I graduate in December :) . We then headed over to Joleen's for a bit of lunch/drinking to celebrate. We had a great time Alyssa napped and let us have some adult time. Talk about divine lunch though. We got all the fixings for turkey sandwiches and a wonderful green salad. Overall, it was AWESOME!!
Today, ahhh today. It was perhaps the most blissful end to a week ever. Alyssa slept from 10-7 and then woke up and ate. We snuggled back to sleep until about 9. Got up and she ate again, we played for a bit, and back down at 1130. I cleaned before Neil got home and planned the menu for the week. Neil got home and we chatted for a bit, he napped, I sewed, and then Alyssa woke up. We headed out to the children's orchard for some socks for Alyssa, grocery shopping, and finally the bank. When we came home he fed Alyssa as I made dinner. She is getting SOOO good at eating. So much more is actually going in her system and she has stopped screaming at the sight of the spoon. Then the three of us relaxed and watched a movie, and I cut out a bunch of squares to sew more cubes. She crashed at about 930. Overall, it was such a pleasant day of just 'life' you know the way you expect every day to go. No one cried in pain, anger, or retaliation. We all just lived. It was wonderful. There were kisses and hugs and smiles and the day just ended on such a happy note. It was the most swell day I can remember in a long time. Really. It is soo wonderful to me to see my family happy and to know that Alyssa's skin is not bothering her. It is truly an awesome day when you know that your family is in a great place emotionally, physically, and spiritually :)