Katya update

Well....it has been rough going at the Faulkner house with Katya in a cast. It has been hard for her to have Grandma and Baba T here and she has been SUPER clingy to Craig and me. It is hard to know how much is because of the new baby and how much is because of her broken leg. I feel so bad for my parents that they are not getting to enjoy as much of the sweet and fun Katya that we know. She is doing better now that they have been here for a few days (dad left today but mom is staying until Monday) and I think the rest of the week will be better. Mom has taken her on multiple walks a day and she really likes this. Even when she is really upset taking her out usually calms her down. Poor thing gets frustrated so easily not being able to do the things she is use to and so many changes at one time has been hard for her. It is not surprising that she is wanting her mom and dad a lot. But of course this has been really hard on me while I try to recover and get to know my new daughter. I have over done it a few times and my body reminds me that I need to take it easy.

Despite the challenges Katya has made good progress. As of today she is walking again! She is able to walk on her cast, especially on carpet were traction is good. She is doing really great and was even able to walk and play at the park today. Of course when she gets frustrated she handles it as well as your typical two year old and since she is getting frustrated more often than usual she is getting quite a few time outs each day. But we have seen much more of our happy girl the last two days than in the past week and it is SO nice. Here is a darling picture of Katya in a side ponytail courtesy of Grandma T.