Mark has headed back to grad school to finish his teacher's cert. and Master's degree. I am heading back to school in the fall to pursue a Bachelor's in Elem. Ed/Early Childhood. So, we are in constant preparation of change these days.
One of the things we are working to figure out is childcare for our girl. I have a constant inner battle going about this (the "mommy wars" I understand this battle to be called when it unfolds in social settings, working mom vs. stay-at-home mom.) My mom is unable to watch Maya for a while as she is having surgery in August and will be recovering for many months (weeks we hope though!). She was diagnosed with Chiari a couple of months ago and I would love to tell you what it is, but I am terrible at explaining it so you can read about it from Mayo Clinic
here. Please pray for her. Her surgery is scheduled to be on August 14th.
We are meeting our new pediatrician today and will be finding out if she is on board with our chosen Vaccine schedule (which decides whether or not traditional daycare will take Maya via paperwork from the Dr.) We are non-traditional on the matter and we have found that the state of Montana is not nearly as freeing as Wisconsin. I firmly believe that it is an issue that is best dealt with doctor and parent together individualized for each child. But, the state of good ol' Montana says that any child in a licensed daycare facility in MT must be COMPLETELY vaccinated. So, I will keep you posted. We have done piles of research and hope to come to some sort of compromise here...ugh.
Anyway, these are just a couple of the major changes moving forward in our lives right now. I hope all of you are finding adventure and joy in the summer months.
