Think Good Thoughts ...

... And Good Thoughts Will Happen.

This is something my Mom has instilled in my brain for as long as I can remember. I remember being a little girl, probably Gabby's age or a little younger, and having a nightmare. My Mom came in and sat on my bed with me, assuring me that everything was okay. When I asked her how I could go back to sleep without being scared, she said, "Think good thoughts and good thoughts will happen." Of course she stayed with me until I fell fast asleep. As an adult, I constantly remind myself of that, and say the same thing to Gabby when she's scared, worried, or feeling a bit insecure, regardless of the circumstance. I MISS YOU MOM!!

And that's how I feel about Raquel. It is very easy for me to get sucked in to the whole pity pot of having a child with "challenges." But I choose not to. I think good thoughts and good thoughts will happen. I'm grateful to have such a beautiful girl that is able to do as much as she can, and who is so affectionate and so loving. Of course, things could be much better, but they could also be much worse. And this is what I am constantly reminding myself of. Again, who knows where we'll be in another 6 months.

Raquel was really tired when Jennifer arrived at 11:30am, but, again, I refuse to have anxiety about this time slot because Raqi really takes to Jennifer, and Jennifer has great ways of redirecting her when she's overly tired and it's never an issue. And it wasn't an issue today. They had another great session.

I cannot say enough about our ABA team. We are so blessed to have them in our life and helping Raquel. We miss Elizabeth & Wendy so much but are so happy to have such a great group of people here now, working with Raquel on some really wonderful things. I'm so proud of my little Raqi!