Hi all! Yes, I'm still here, just haven't blogged in 2 months :( Sorry 'bout that! I've got a lot to catch up on, I guess!
We've had a fun start to 2013 and have been pretty busy. I'm back in swim class and am doing really well. I've been holding my breath underwater for 5 seconds, floating unassisted on my front and back, and kicking all the way across the pool with the noodle. I'm really enjoying it and look forward to my class every week. Soccer's starting soon and I can't wait to get back out there and run around!
In January, I got to spend some time with my cousin Christine and her friends when they were in town overnight. And the very next day we got to meet Aunt Laurie for lunch on her birthday! That was a lot of fun! I got to see my very first live play - Seussical! It was AWESOME and I was so well behaved. Lots of my friends from school had January birthdays, so a few weekends were tied up with some fun birthday parties.
I also got to go rollerskating for the very first time at my cousin Cole's birthday party. Mom was worried I would be upset about falling, but I'm a champ and kept insisting that I could do it myself. What do you think?
By far the coolest thing we've done this year so far is go to the aquarium in Baltimore. I got to see daddy dive with all of the fish!!! We got to follow him around the tank and he even gave me a high five through the glass. Sorry - mommy's phone was on video instead of camera, but how cool is this???
We also got good news a few weeks ago that there's a spot in the swing class for me, starting TOMORROW! So I'm moving on up to the swing class which is now in the middle of the semester of pre-K curriculum. I'm really sad to leave my teachers, Ms. Bassett and Ms. Hanlon behind, but am looking forward to making new friends and learning new things. Today was my last day in the Oriole classroom and tomorrow I'll be in the Eagle room!
I'm reading and writing pretty well, though I need some work on spacing out my words and writing them left to right :) I try to read everything - store signs, food packaging, street signs, etc. It's been a lot of fun!
I'm having another rough patch of sleeping and have had some tummy troubles this past week (perhaps the two are connected). I got to see a new doctor in the pediatrician's practice and mom has once again expressed her love for the practice. I'm really glad we found them. They've moved in to a new office and it's huge and really nice and we've really liked all of the doctors we've seen over the past 4.5 years. Anyway, healthwise everything checked out ok and I'm now a whopping 37 lbs (after a big breakfast and with all of my clothes on). I'm back on a Miralax regimen again and mom had the distinct displeasure of giving me a suppository last week. That certainly wasn't fun for either of us :( But I'm feeling better now!
On the sleep front, I've been freaking out at bedtime and crying because I don't want to be the only "alive" thing in my room. Mom and dad keep telling me that the hundreds of "buddies" I have are there to keep me company, but I beg to differ - having mom or dad (the other "alive" people in the house) there is much better. This little bit came out of the blue, but has been pretty consistent for the past few weeks. I've also had "itchy bugs" that wake me up in the middle of the night. No rash this time, though, so hopefully that combined with the tummy issues aren't an indication of another allergy issue.
Mom's still having trouble with her foot and it's still not healed 6 months post-op. Boo :( She went to the surgeon this morning for a follow up and he gave her another injection of numbing agent / corticosteroids. This time, he put it right in the incision where the nerve has been bothering her (think about how it feels when you hit your funny bone - that's what she said it feels like when you touch the incision) and he injected enough to try to create a separation between the nerve and scar tissue. She said he had to numb her foot with a spray first, but it still hurt really badly and she cried and then got really dizzy and lightheaded. They had to get her some water and made her sit down and had one of the PA's come watch her to make sure she was ok. When she told me tonight that she had to get another shot, I shook my finger at her and said "Mom, next time you go, take me with you. I'm going to tell Dr. Witte - NO MORE SHOTS. Don't hurt my mommy!" That actually made mom smile and she thanked me :) She did say that he told her to try running, though! She didn't try today because she was still pretty dizzy most of the day, but maybe tomorrow!
I'll try to be better about updating. Hope everyone is having a nice year so far!
