We knew London would not be up for much this year on Thanksgiving so we planned to have dinner at our place this year. Kary's parents came here and brought a gigantic picnic of goodies! They made all the food (minus our tofurky and a few dishes) and went completely out of their element to be able to make sure their little guy was not overdoing it after surgery. We had a great day of drinking, sitting outside enjoying the beautiful weather and eating until we could not move. Unfortunately, London did not have a good day. He had a few moments of happiness while enjoying the Macy's Day Parade but for the most part he felt awful. He didn't even end up eating a bite of Thanksgiving dinner and went to bed right after we finished. I ate my dinner with him on my lap...which was tricky but I didn't mind.
London has become very attached to me (more than normal) since the surgery. He has been giving me giant hugs, kissing me, and doesn't let me out of his sight. I'm sure it will pass soon and he'll be back to his independent self once he feels better but I sure am enjoying the cuddles and love.
We had a little scare yesterday where we thought maybe the surgery had failed and there was leakage (ick!) we called the surgeon and things seems to be fine, false alarm, we hope! If there is a problem, that means he would need another procedure and NONE of us want to go through that again.
I have been home with London for 9 days straight and I have been LOVING it! It's like I finally have my baby back, he is really digging waking up to mom everyday too. He finally started calling me "mama" this week instead of "dada." That was just getting confusing...haha.
London has added a few new phrases/ words to his vocabulary and we are so impressed with how well he is communicating. It is so awesome to be able to figure out what he wants/ doesn't want. He now shakes his head no, says "yeah", "cheese", "hi da", "good", "gol (goldfish crackers), "bye da" and of course he's still obsessed with saying "whats that?", "car", and "dog" All the words are used in context too :-)
He still is tantruming, screaming, and hitting when he doesn't get his way, but we are calmly redirecting him and hoping as he starts to understand the world around him a bit better, the behavior will improve.
London got an adorable elmo mohawk hat and mittens from his grandma and grandpa as a get well present and although he doesn't wear the hat, he loves to look at it and say, "was zat?"
My parents sent a get well package in the mail and London loves the stuffed bear they sent. My mom named him "Mr. Bear" and said she sent lots of nana love to him. I know it is so hard for my parents to only see him a few times a year. Babies just grow so fast and time flies! :-(
London is trucking along with recovery and we still don't know for sure how the surgery went. He'll get his catheter out next week and once things start to look a bit better, we'll see if it all worked. We are keeping our fingers crossed!
No comments:
Post a Comment