This month I’m entering a new experience — parenting a 17-month old. Perhaps that is stating things a bit dramatically, but the wording feels right to me. When Ian turned 17 months old, I had just been put on bed rest. Up until then, he was my buddy. We would drive around East Nashville, running […]
Here’s the latest on David and his back: Yep, little man is crawling on his knees! He’s also pulling up on all the furniture and occasionally a person or two. At his 12-month check-up, our pediatrician was still a bit worried about David because he dragged himself around the floor instead of crawling, and because
I forgot to mention – Just before David turned 8 months old, this happened: Sitting up on his own! Hurray! He’s a pro at it now. Still no crawling, but lots of rolling and spinning around on his tummy. Our pediatrician noted some low muscle tone in David’s legs at his 9-month check-up, so we’re
Hello, me lovelies. So sorry I haven’t written in a couple of weeks. As you can imagine, life has been a bit hectic. I am overjoyed to report that David’s surgery went very, very well. We were happy and relieved to see him kicking and trying to roll over just a few hours after surgery
Picture courtesy of Nicholson Photography. Less than 36 hours until David’s surgery, and I’m definitely starting to freak out a little bit. Our little household is trying to function as normally as possible, but the strain is almost palpable at times. Until the last few days, I’ve dealt with the upcoming surgery largely by ignoring
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David went for his MRI last week. The results confirmed the initial diagnosis, lipomeningocele with a tethered cord. That’s good, overall. He will need surgery, but this is a very mild defect and fairly easy to correct. The surgery will be in June, and he’ll be in the hospital for a couple of days. The
Look at this dude! He is so cool. He just turned two, and I am so thankful that he is my son. In the past couple of weeks he has become quite the chatterbox, developing long sentences and practicing big words like hippopotamus and Kostitsyn. He’s transitioned from his crib to his big boy toddler
So my plan to bounce back from bed rest has become more like wandering aimlessly in a direction generally away from bed rest. I’m still attending hula hoop classes, which are mostly fun but occasionally discouraging when my muscles just won’t cooperate. We joined the Y last week, so I attended half a zumba class
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1. Wooden Spoon2. Shoehorn3. Alphabet magnet of the letter “L”4. Wooden puzzle pieces of numbers “1” and “7”5. Plastic shovel6. Plastic rake7. Empty paper towel roll And yes, Ian does have his very own plastic hockey sticks. Apparently we need one for each room.
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David’s MRI is next Monday. I’ve been disproportionately stressed out this week, and I think it’s because the spectre of the MRI is hanging in the back of my mind. I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around this. I’ve never had an MRI and certainly never seen a baby have an MRI, so