ok, now i am ready to get going...time to stop feeling life is overwhelming...sometimes it is, but mostly it is not :)
NEW THINGS IN OUR LIFE
good and bad
Michael is now 11 months (tomorrow)- the year has just gone so quickly, as everyone said it would. He has been walking for 4-5 weeks now, everyday getting stronger and steadier. He still trips a lot, poor little legs have some bruises, yesterday, he reached for a toy, missed and bumped his head.... it's amazing how these little bruises come and go almost on a daily basis.
He is mostly eating table food, sometimes baby jar food if he is fussy or we are out on the go.
He is approx- 19-20lbs and I think about 29 in tall-
we go see the dr next month for 12 month checkup!
He had his first major injury- he burned both palms on the inside oven door- 1st/2nd degree burns- took him to pediatric urgent care, ER and now he is following up with burn dr every week. we saw the dr yesterday, he said the blisters look perfect and he is healing nicely. Ralph and I clean and re-dress the palms 2x a day and I took his old socks, cut little thumb holes and he wears that over the bandages to keep them intact. He is playing like usual- this has not slowed him down a bit!
As for the house, we are adding an addition to build a larger apartment and converting the house to a mother-daughter- I am very much looking forward to this...hopefully it will be done early spring. I am so ready to get things in their place so we can just start living our lives without this headache!
Ralph has started a new job, in NYC. He has a long commute, but enjoys being in the city...although- really misses his old schedule and being home with Michael for a few days at a time. He has a lot on his mind- work, family, house projects, LP's 1st bday party, LP's healing hands????
as for me----I have been working a lot at a rehab near home, I love it there and Michael goes to childcare there 2 days a week. He does really well there and I love that he is interacting with other children around his age. I wish I had time for the gym...but LP and I have been walking a lot in the neighborhood. I have been tired lately...went to bed last night at 8:30!- I was asleep in seconds!!!!
I definitely have more pics to post, last month we visited my sister in Vermont and had such a great time.
side note- just put Michael down for morning nap and he is sleeping with a grapefruit, so funny, I wish I had my camera
pics to come!
