Charlie
I know, it has been awhile. Life here has been crazy. So we will try to go in order so you know what has happened.
Saturday (Aug 18)- You attended your first birthday party!!!! We headed up north so you could attend your friend A's first birthday party. You highly enjoyed it, the bouncy house and the cupcakes were your favorites. You also clapped at the end of singing to A.
After leaving the party, we remembered we hadn't changed your diaper, so
we called up Aunt Kim to see if we could stop by her house to visit and
change your diaper, she said we could stop by and we got invited to dinner. (Note: We had no clue how close Aunt Kim and Uncle Keith lived to where A's party was until we saw the sign that said their town was 6 miles away.) As a bonus, your cousins J
and L came by as well. Your Aunt Meg, Uncle Alex, and L just happened
to be spending the night with Aunt Kim so they could go to the zoo the
next day. While at Aunt Kim's, you enjoyed playing with J's playhouse.
OH! You also got to snuggle with your Aunt Meg. L didn't really want anything to do with you. Once she walked in the door, she went up to the playhouse to claim it as her own.
Sunday- You developed a fever. You were also wheezing, so we did your first trip to the local prompt care. They didn't hear the wheezing. . .
Monday- Mama stayed home with you because of the fever. We talked to the doctor's office and they were not concerned about the fever since it was going down at times. We did your first trip to the ER. We left the house with a fever of 105.6 and you were no longer keeping fluids down. We spent some time in the ER and they got your fever to 101.6 when they released us.
Tuesday- Dada stayed home with you and you spent a larger part of the day playing. You also rocked in your new PJs. (Thank you Mick and Elaine!!!!!) Now when you ride Sheldon you sometimes will use your right hand to pat his backside like you are telling him "Giddy Up, Sheldon!" I haven't been able to check this with a camera yet, but it is my mission.
{Truth time: You being sick has been hard on Mama. If Dada isn't around, you are fine if you have Mama. You snuggle, hug, give kisses, and seem to enjoy your Mom. However, if you know Dada is in the house, you have to have Dada. Mama will not do. Mama cannot touch you without you screaming, crying, pushing her, and/or yelling. You scream when he moves away from you, even when it is only a couple of feet. You scream when he sets you down right next to him, so he can wash your hands. We heard the screams we haven't heard since Ethiopia. It has been difficult. I get it, rationally, but it doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. We are still struggling with this behavior today, Sunday.}
Wednesday- So we didn't follow the 24 hour rule exactly. Your fever broke mid-morning on Tuesday, but we have been waiting for today since the beginning of July. . . Today you had your OT evaluation and IFSP meeting at Easter Seals. Two weeks ago you had your PT evaluation, which you qualified for, but we couldn't start until we had the IFSP meeting. So we did the OT eval before the 24 hours were up. It was ugly at times when it came to wanting to cling to Dada, but what we saw was pretty consistent to everyday skills. So you qualified for OT services as well, which wasn't a surprise. So Charlie, you will now have OT, PT, DT, and Speech therapy.
So the shirt you wore on Wednesday got A LOT of comments. It has a cape that says "Star Wars." Yep. You have a shirt with a cape. You got many comments on this while at Easter Seals and later while at lunch. Unfortunately, a large portion of your lunch found its way to your shirt so you didn't get to wear it as we watched Star Wars. (You watched Star Wars: A New Hope for the first time. We pointed out the scenes that had been added to the movie. Let's be honest, you played during larger portions of the movie. At the same time, you did laugh at the action scenes.)
Friday- We found out you eat peanut butter and jelly at Gina's. You now have a jar or strawberry jelly at home. (LOVE this!!!!)
Saturday- Looking back, since we are having behavior problems, we shouldn't have made the trip, but we did. We went to see your Great-Grandparents!!!!! Here you are checking out Great-Grandma Willie.
Sunday- (Same thing as Saturday in regards to this.) Today you went to your second birthday party, this one was for E. We didn't stay long, you made it a half hour. I like to think you had fun painting though. When we got home you had dinner and a bath then Mama ran to the store and brought back fried chicken for her and Dada. We let you try some of the chicken (not the breading) of Mama's chicken. You really liked it. You were playing in the living room, so Mama was eating on the sofa. You would come have a bite, then go play and come back when you wanted more. You wanted more a lot. When you were told it was all gone, you shouted, "Nooooooo!" (I thought it was really cute.)
So Charlie that was our week. Tomorrow you and Dada are hanging out and Mama has Meet the Teacher Night after school.
Love
Mama
Some pictures from today's party
I know, it has been awhile. Life here has been crazy. So we will try to go in order so you know what has happened.
Sunday- You developed a fever. You were also wheezing, so we did your first trip to the local prompt care. They didn't hear the wheezing. . .
Monday- Mama stayed home with you because of the fever. We talked to the doctor's office and they were not concerned about the fever since it was going down at times. We did your first trip to the ER. We left the house with a fever of 105.6 and you were no longer keeping fluids down. We spent some time in the ER and they got your fever to 101.6 when they released us.
{Truth time: You being sick has been hard on Mama. If Dada isn't around, you are fine if you have Mama. You snuggle, hug, give kisses, and seem to enjoy your Mom. However, if you know Dada is in the house, you have to have Dada. Mama will not do. Mama cannot touch you without you screaming, crying, pushing her, and/or yelling. You scream when he moves away from you, even when it is only a couple of feet. You scream when he sets you down right next to him, so he can wash your hands. We heard the screams we haven't heard since Ethiopia. It has been difficult. I get it, rationally, but it doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. We are still struggling with this behavior today, Sunday.}
So the shirt you wore on Wednesday got A LOT of comments. It has a cape that says "Star Wars." Yep. You have a shirt with a cape. You got many comments on this while at Easter Seals and later while at lunch. Unfortunately, a large portion of your lunch found its way to your shirt so you didn't get to wear it as we watched Star Wars. (You watched Star Wars: A New Hope for the first time. We pointed out the scenes that had been added to the movie. Let's be honest, you played during larger portions of the movie. At the same time, you did laugh at the action scenes.)
Friday- We found out you eat peanut butter and jelly at Gina's. You now have a jar or strawberry jelly at home. (LOVE this!!!!)
Sunday- (Same thing as Saturday in regards to this.) Today you went to your second birthday party, this one was for E. We didn't stay long, you made it a half hour. I like to think you had fun painting though. When we got home you had dinner and a bath then Mama ran to the store and brought back fried chicken for her and Dada. We let you try some of the chicken (not the breading) of Mama's chicken. You really liked it. You were playing in the living room, so Mama was eating on the sofa. You would come have a bite, then go play and come back when you wanted more. You wanted more a lot. When you were told it was all gone, you shouted, "Nooooooo!" (I thought it was really cute.)
So Charlie that was our week. Tomorrow you and Dada are hanging out and Mama has Meet the Teacher Night after school.
Love
Mama
Some pictures from today's party
1 comment:
I LOVE the cape shirt. I think every little boy should have a cape shirt.
And thank you for your kind words the other day. They mean so much to me.
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