A Day In The Life of The Golden's::Weston the Destroyer
Hello! Happy early Thanksgiving!
I've been reflecting recently about how different things are this year, as compared to last year. About this time last year, we were finishing up a stint at Texas Children's Hospital undergoing treatment for a central line infection/cholangitis (still has not been determined) and testing to be added to the UNOS waiting list. We were all depressed and really struggling to make things happy for the holidays. It was just a really hard time, full of uncertainty. BUT, that has all changed!! This holiday season is going to rock!!Weston is walking! And into everything...destroying everything. Hence the nickname, Weston the Destroyer. I never realized how difficult it would be to keep a handle on the germs with a newly mobile toddler. WtD's new favorite mobile activities:
1. Touching toilets
2. Eating cat food
3. Eating anything he finds off the floor
In addition to the aforementioned, he loooooves to eat paper and baby wipes, pulling the wine bottles out of the rack, emptying drawers and trying to get into the cleaning products. Oy!! He is a little monkey. We recently moved him into his own room. Yes, you read that correctly. He has slept in our bed since he was born. I think the transition was harder for Mommy than baby. But, isn't that usually how it goes? Speaking of big changes and transitions...the topic of Day Care has been coming up quite a bit recently. There have been some changes at my hospital and I am looking for another shift...a necessity financially, but that would require Weston to go to Day Care. His transplant team is totally fine with it, come January (his 1 year transplantiversary), but, again Mommy has reservations. It is so hard to think about not spending all day with him M-F, like I currently do. But, having gone through this already with Emily, I know that this particular day care system is amazing, and he would be so happy to be able to play with kiddos his age. Argh, you gotta let them all fly out of the nest at some time...even our liver babies.What are your plans for Thanksgiving?? We are flying to New Orleans to have Thanksgiving with my grandmother and extended family. Two connecting flights, with a three year old and a 15 month old...pray for me!!Counting our amazing blessings,Ashley
http://thegoldengram.blogspot.com/
I've been reflecting recently about how different things are this year, as compared to last year. About this time last year, we were finishing up a stint at Texas Children's Hospital undergoing treatment for a central line infection/cholangitis (still has not been determined) and testing to be added to the UNOS waiting list. We were all depressed and really struggling to make things happy for the holidays. It was just a really hard time, full of uncertainty. BUT, that has all changed!! This holiday season is going to rock!!Weston is walking! And into everything...destroying everything. Hence the nickname, Weston the Destroyer. I never realized how difficult it would be to keep a handle on the germs with a newly mobile toddler. WtD's new favorite mobile activities:
1. Touching toilets
2. Eating cat food
3. Eating anything he finds off the floor
In addition to the aforementioned, he loooooves to eat paper and baby wipes, pulling the wine bottles out of the rack, emptying drawers and trying to get into the cleaning products. Oy!! He is a little monkey. We recently moved him into his own room. Yes, you read that correctly. He has slept in our bed since he was born. I think the transition was harder for Mommy than baby. But, isn't that usually how it goes? Speaking of big changes and transitions...the topic of Day Care has been coming up quite a bit recently. There have been some changes at my hospital and I am looking for another shift...a necessity financially, but that would require Weston to go to Day Care. His transplant team is totally fine with it, come January (his 1 year transplantiversary), but, again Mommy has reservations. It is so hard to think about not spending all day with him M-F, like I currently do. But, having gone through this already with Emily, I know that this particular day care system is amazing, and he would be so happy to be able to play with kiddos his age. Argh, you gotta let them all fly out of the nest at some time...even our liver babies.What are your plans for Thanksgiving?? We are flying to New Orleans to have Thanksgiving with my grandmother and extended family. Two connecting flights, with a three year old and a 15 month old...pray for me!!Counting our amazing blessings,Ashley
http://thegoldengram.blogspot.com/
