Week 40 begins

Today, Tuesday, December 1, marks the beginning of week 40 of my time caring for e.  I have made 31 round trip flights, with two to go.  I stayed here four weekends, and E, K and e visited us twice-- for two weeks, then three.  I have been through an Arizona summer, complete with extreme heat warnings and monsoons.  And now the end is in sight.  On December 13 e turns one, and that was our goal, close observation and lots of visual and physical stimulation till her birthday.  Having a specific end date has helped all of us.  These next blog posts will no doubt be full of how I am preparing for my move back home and how we are helping e prepare for daycare.