We are all patiently awaiting Spring to get here. We want the warmer weather so we can get out and play, take walks, ride bikes etc.
Well swim season has ended (though summer swim practice begins in April!) and Emma just competed today in her last meet (well maybe, there might be one more) of the season at Level 5 Sectionals. You had to get a 31.00 All Around at one meet this season to qualify for Sectionals. Not everyone on her team qualified so we were very proud of her. She did a great job today. She got stuck her beam routine and got an 8.75 and received her best floor score of an 8.7 today! At this meet you had to get a 33.00 All Around to qualify for States. Emma did not qualify but we never expected her to since she is still missing the "kip" on bars so her bar score always drops her All Around score. But it says a lot for her other there events that she could still qualify for Sectionals with only a 6 on bars! She was so proud of her floor score. The first thing she said to me when the meet was over was "Did you see my floor score?" She received a 7.0 the first meet of the season so it was a great accomplishment for her to increase her score by 1.7. This nice gentleman next to me at Sectionals took this picture of Emma during her floor routine. It was so nice of him to take some shots of her and email them to me.
Carey has had some difficulty still with her back and other ankle but she's hanging in there. She goes for her 3rd pamidronate infusion on the 24th. I don't know if it's helping yet but we'll see. This disease is so frustrating! She's itching to get golfing but her pain level has got to get under control. She alters her walking which in turn hurts her back. Keep her in your prayers please.
Keegan turns 3 this month and I can't believe it! He still is NOT potty trained. We had a good 2 week stretch of consistent peeing in the potty every day, multiple times a day but this week he's only gone once. Sigh.
I have been having neck problems and our lovely insurance company has denied my MRI saying it's not medically necessary. Well, I'm in pain, have to take muscle relaxers and cannot coach gymnastics right now. So I wonder what makes it medically necessary, if I'm paralyzed or something? So now I'll be on the phone with the doctor trying to get more muscle relaxers since my last pill is tomorrow and hopefully they can at least send me to PT which the insurance will probably reject as well. I can't even lift Keegan without pain or even bend down or look at the ground. Something needs to be done. Another sigh.
We plan to visit at Easter time, but the girls vacation days were cut due to snow so it will be a short trip. Hopefully it will be done snowing in Erie by late April!! :)
Take care,
Jenn
