Today I drove Vivien down to MUSC to have her lab work drawn. A two hour car ride with my sweet Mae Flower and God. I love driving to Charleston, crazy I know. But, after living there for two years during college I began to grow especially fond of the spirit of Charleston. I love looking to my left and over my right to see the Marsh and all of the Sweet Grass Basket Stands. There is such history and culture in Charleston. Michael and I talk quite candidly about moving to Charleston one day. I could see us rocking on our back porch overlooking the marsh enjoying a good cup of coffee and reminiscing of our youth.
During the drive I received a phone call from my future boss. I am excited to start working for a private organization as an Early Interventionist. I am honored and humbled to have been given this opportunity. After having some of the experiences we have had with Vivien and Early Intervention ourselves, when the job was presented to me, I prayed that God would help me to comfort other families that experience some of the same things we have encountered as a family and be their advocate. I have always reached out to find other families that have similar stories as ours. I feel a community is a place to connect and feel at ease with what is going on. I am excited to embark on this journey. It is only part-time and allows me to work from home 90% of the time in my home office. This will allow me to continue to spend time with my family and still go to all of the routine and maybe not so routine doctors visits with Vivien. I feel as if it is truly an opportunity in which I don't want to pass up. The fact that I get to stay home with my most favorite people and still help others gives me such peace about taking this job opportunity.
Vivien was such a trooper today. We chose to take the 2 hour trek down to Charleston because one of the best lab techs we have ever worked with was willing to draw Vivien's blood. We have had a not-so pleasurable experience with a local lab and thought it would be best if we drove a little farther for better service. Unfortunately, we had to do two sticks because the first vein blew :( I was so proud of her. The first stick she looked up at me and grunted with those beautiful brown eyes of hers and sweet pouty lips. But she held it together, kept her composure and sat through two or three vials. Then, her vein gave way. We then had to lay her down, and well that didn't go over as well. I think it is the crunch of the paper and the fact that she has all those faces looking down at her, a sense of disaccord. We then had to get a urine sample, it took a little while, but we were able to get all we needed and then some ;)
She's my hero. I truly sit and look at her and think of all of the things she has had; many shots, labs, procedures, probes, scopes, and tests and wonder how she can be such a jovial child. She is always laughing and smiling, loves to be loved and loves to give love. For all of her smiles and giggles I am blessed ten fold. I love this little girl and today was such a good day, just her and I.
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