D1 was doing well this morning. She saw me through the window when I walked by and started fussing until I came around to see her. She grinned and got me to hold her for a while. I was able to sneak out without her throwing a fit as well which is nice.

I'm going to be starting a new thread shortly to consolidate a timeline, etc. and focus specifically on what is now known in the opening post in a summary.

"You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into."