We're still here

I know, I know...I'm not very good at keeping this updated. I really don't have any excuse other than I'd just rather spend my time playing with Dominic. Come on, do you really blame me?

Ok, so we went to his surgeon. Everything went well, especially the x-ray part. I have to admit, I was imagining a screaming child with his arm taped down. Fortunately, the three girls doing the x-rays were cute and my son is a HUGE flirt. They just talked to him and he had no idea his arm was taped to a board.

The doctor told us that he wanted to do the surgery at the end of this month. But when I called to schedule the surgery, the nurse told me that he had just met with pediatric surgeons who have seen more cases of ulnar dimelia. They suggested waiting another 6 months. This will give us the opportunity to watch Dominic use his hand and figure out which of the existing digits to use to create the thumb. So we'll go back to see Dr. Lacey over the summer.

Dominic had his 6 month check-up with our family doctor, Dr Chillcott, on Friday. Everything is well. He is now 16 lbs 5 ozs and 27 in long. He's right on track developmentally and physically.

In between those appointments, Mojo went in to have his tooth pulled and his yearly round of shots. He enjoyed a few days of painkillers and has now bounced back to his usual self.

That should get us updated for now. Gotta go get my grumpy little man!

History...to the future

I do not want to make this a political post, so I'll try to be brief.

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. "
Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

I get chills when I read that quote. Because finally, his dream has come true.

And I am so very grateful that my children will grow up in a country where an African American can be president. When I look Dominic in the eye and tell him that he can be anything he dreams, it is the truth.

Praise God! And may God continue to bless this great nation.

Suspense

So, I'm sure everyone is waiting, wondering what happened...Did Dominic fall asleep? Was Santa able to come? Is it true that Mojo and Dominic were good boys all year?

The answer to all questions is yes. Dominic was asleep by the time I finished messing around with the camera trying to get the pic on the blog. Mojo was much easier. We opened the door to our bedroom and told him to go to bed. Not another peep out of him until morning.

We had a wonderful Christmas. Had my family over for traditional Christmas eve dinner and gifts. We surprised our parents with collages of family pics. We had a quiet Christmas morning. Mojo was funny. He would take his gifts into the nursery/Mojo's room and put them in a pile. When he heard someone else opening up a gift, he would come investigate. "What d'ya get, what d'ya get?"

Then we went to John's family to enjoy the chaos. John is one of six children. Dominic is the seventh grandchild. They are ages 19, 15, 13, 7, 2, 1 and 6 months. Not to mention another on the way. (before you get excited, it's not me!) Somehow, even with all of the noise it is very relaxing.

Dominic got tons of toys. We were pushing it before, but now we definately need a bigger house. Mojo also got a lot of toys. He has been extremely playful since Christmas.

New year's was pretty quiet as well. I got off work at 7:15 and then we headed back out to John's family's. It's an open invitation to everyone for new year's every year. Nothing fancy, just tons of food and laughter.

We spent the day yesterday packing up christmas and finding room for all of Dominic's new toys. I am much less anxious without a living room full of toys.

We have an appointment to day with Dominic's hand surgeon to plan and schedule his surgery. So maybe later, I'll post an update on that. Gotta run, it's an hour drive....