Our Week In Review
With the weekend winding down (and no blog entries in the last week), it seems fair to restart by catching you up. Last episode...
- Gabriel was counting down the days to leaving preschool. Fanciful images of unlimited Nintendo DS time danced in his head.
- Hannah was beginning her first infection free week since early winter, enjoying untethered time from the ventilator and joining us regularly at most meals
- Janette was working again on the perpetual playstructure project, but making considerable headway
- I was heading into my busy time at work and squeazing what fun and family time I could out of weekend hours
Highlights from this week:
- With a little assistance from her nurse, Hannah pulled up to a standing position at Gabriel's train table and maintained it without one of us supporting her. She held it for a few seconds before gentling letting herself down to the floor. Important milestone and good to see.
- Gabriel said, "Let's go bike-a-ling!" We tried out his 18" bike, purchased last week, but it didn't seem to be a particularly good fit. We visited our local Bike & Hike shop here in Hillsboro; they set us straight with a beautiful 16" red bicycle. Later, we went bike-a-ling with neighborhood friends, and Gabriel didn't fall once with his new bicycle (with the much sturdier training wheels, too). A good day out w/ lots of exercise.
- Janette spent quality time with her new game, Fairy Godmother Tycoon. She did lots of other stuff, too, particularly getting us all caught up on household chores, but I think Fairy Godmother Tycoon was probably the highlight.
- I started bringing more work home. Some waiting for me right now. As I type. Waiting. Tonight will be okay. Yeah, I'll have time tonight.
Currently, Hannah is taking her first extended nap of the day. I strolled around with her outside while Gabriel rode his a-little-too-high 18" bike this morning, so I am glad we got her out and about. Staying inside the house as much as she sometimes does would drive me nuts, so both Janette and I take every opportunity to get her and Gabriel out as much as possible.
Gabriel is sitting with Mom while she plays Fairy Godmother Tycoon. He is trying to negotiate some more tv time, but she is resisting valiantly. "C'mon, you can watch a 'full hour of Yu-Gi-Oh' with me." Yes, he's repeating the commercials to us. Maybe a short break would do him some good.
That's all for now.
-- Dad
