I haven't posted any bathtub pictures lately, but taking a bath continues to be one of Alexa's favorite things to do.

We have our first of two home study interviews today, and I am trying not to freak out too much. Honestly though, how can I not? Someone (albeit a very nice lady who did our home study for Alexa's adoption) is coming to our house to judge whether our home and family are good enough to place another child in. Although the reasonable part of me says, "All homes where people live with young children get cluttered," the emotional, panicky voice chimes in with "what if she decides that if you can't even manage to keep the house clean with one kid, what are you going to do with two?" Or, "you already have a child who demands lots of extra time, you should just focus on her." And on, and on, and on..

Here is something I learned. Kids like Alexa who have sensory issues sometimes require a lot of extra stimulation. As most of you know, Alexa grinds her teeth and chews on her clothes to get this, and I have been trying to make her stop. We have tried giving her rubber things on a bit of elastic around her neck, but she won't chew on those, she prefers cloth, so yesterday I got her a cloth bib. She chewed on that thing for the rest of the day, and she was happy. Apparently, some part of her really needs that, and once she has it, she can focus on other things.