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| Trying out a big kid's swing. |
Alex is really enjoying his first few days at home, aside from the occasional frustration of not being understood. I continue to be completely exhausted from the intensity of our first few days, and in fact today went into urgent care, where I was prescribed an anti-anxiety med; I have a followup with another doctor tomorrow for further evaluation. No, I don't have a history of anything like this, and I don't know where this is coming from, except that maybe the stress of this trip and the adjustment have been more than I expected. We have a friend coming to stay with us for a few days beginning Thursday so we can get our feet under us (we haven't even had time to unpack), and we continue to receive very generous support from many, many people. Thanks to all of you who have brought meals via our mealtrain.com signup sheet...they have been extremely appreciated, and we hope to get personal thank you notes to you sometime down the road.
Alex has a new experience almost every day home. Today it was playing in a sandbox and getting D-I-R-T-Y, good and DIRTY, like any normal five-year-old kid! He played in there for about an hour. I also took him on a quick trip to Fleet Farm, where he was thrilled and surprised by the oscillating fan display. He takes delight in the simple things -- eating a peach or hot dog really gets him going!
He had his first pediatrics appointment on Monday, weighing in at 25 pounds. Tomorrow he goes to Gundersen Lutheran for a comprehensive motor mobility and neurological development assessment. He will be seeing lots of doctors all morning, and getting his first OT and PT referrals. More new stuff to come!
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| Alex loves reading the phone book before breakfast...no joke, he does. |
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| Getting DIRTY in the sandbox. |
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| Toward the end of the hour in the sandbox...including an attempt at eating the sand. |
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| "Yeah, so while you're changing my diaper...ya got a flat screen TV around here? ESPN, maybe?" |
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| In front of the fan display. |
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| Can't really swing too much.... |
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| A fun bath at the end of a busy day. |
