Just an update

I'm always writing about the kids, so here is an update about a little more than just the kids... 

Tim just accepted a new position at his job and he is very excited about it. Starting in a couple weeks he will be the Product Manager for Energy Storage in North America for SMA. This new position will have him in a brand new role at SMA and will keep him busy! I am hoping that he does not have to do much traveling, but he will have to do some. However, he will have more flexibility to work from home (or the hospital if needed). He is very lucky that his boss is, and has been, very understanding of our situation with Maelyn and is willing to be flexible with Tim's schedule. He knows that Maelyn has lots of doctors appointments and surgeries coming. 

Tim has also been keeping busy around the house with projects and upkeep. We have done a lot of little things around the house since we moved in just 2 months ago. Our parents definitely helped while they were here. We've; unpacked everything, hung all of our pictures and decorations, touched up paint, moved the washer and drier, ran new cable to get the antenna working on the TVs, installed new locks on every door, replaced a door, installed an outdoor light and switch, repaired the shed roof, added gravel outside, power washed and stained the deck, installed attic stairs in the garage, cut down a huge lilac tree, trimmed bushes, planted fruit bushes, replaced every light bulb in the house, Tim ripped out the old work bench in the garage and made a new one, he replaced his cars break rotors, he built a roof on the kids sandbox, relocated a bunny family out of our back yard (AKA chased them out and blocked the hole under then fence) and we got 4 free Adirondack chairs from our neighbor and we fixed them up and painted them. I'm sure I forgot some, and there are a lot more things Tim wants to do. 

Sanded and painted free chairs on our newly stained deck.

I've been home alone with the kids for a little more than a week. It's been going pretty well. On Monday I took the boys with me to the Children's Hospital for Maelyn's appointment. I was a little worried about getting everyone up and out the door in time and then getting them all out of the car and into the building, but I did it! I was able to drop the boys off at a child care center there and took Mae to her appointment. Yesterday was the first time I had a moment of all three crying at the same time. Let's hope that is a rare occurrence. On Thursdays I've had some friends come over here to have the kids play. I love having play dates, probably because I love my friends. (Side note, four of us just had baby girls in the last 6 months.) Ben and Micah sharing a room has been hard this week. Ben is in the "terrible 3s" and is not following his bedtime rules (be quiet, stay in bed and keep the lights off), which are waking Micah up. 

Ben, during nap, got out of bed and took his underwear off the floor and put it on his head...

Over all, things are going really well. We are just so happy that Maelyn is doing so well. You wouldn't know anything is wrong with her and she is a very good baby. At her last appointment they said she is doing so well they changed her from weekly appointments to every other week! Our nurse even said that if she keeps doing this well we could talk about traveling if we wanted to, which I had not even thought of. We are still praying for her oxygen levels to stay where they are and for her to not need surgery until October. We are going to try and just enjoy our summer! 

One month photo shoot her brothers jumped in on!