quick bits
Nolan’s mic-e button site still hasn’t closed on its own. We spoke to a Doctor last week who said after six months of waiting it would probably need manual intervention (surgery). We have a little bit more time to give it a chance so we are choosing to do that. It seems like the worst part of it is the bandages, they bother his skin more than anything to do with the site. Otherwise it isn’t much of an issue though it seems to leak a lot when he goes to school, I just make sure to put extra protection over it and send an extra shirt.
We just made it through Nolan’s first stomach flu. He has never been one to throw up so it was a shocker when he covered the couch on Wednesday. He also got the bed, the rug and the couch again. He has started eating solids again and while he has a fever still he seems much more like himself. Poor little Bean. Mom and Dad are greatly relieved to see him up and about even if it means his terrible twos are returning.
Yup, Nolan is readily displaying the terrible twos. This magically stops on their third birthday, right? It’s terrific threes, right? Ahem. I haven’t had him drop to the floor and refuse to move while screaming at the top of his lungs in the middle of the grocery store yet but he’s testing his boundaries every chance he gets. We try to remind ourselves that this strong will is what helped him through all his early ordeals and why we have the blessing of being his parents today. Hard to hold onto that in some moments but we try.