Thank YOU

Cody and I were both awake before the 6:15 alarm this morning.  Cody was up playing and I was up worrying.  Sorry to ruin the facade that I am "so strong" and "Super Mom." I do worry quite a bit.  Just ask my husband. 

 I am worried about feeding Cody when we return to Cairo.  Don't worry.  I have already asked for help understanding how to manage feeding Cody and feeding myself and the rest of the family.  I am not keen on the idea of eating cold food myself every night if I feed Cody while the whole family eats dinner.  I'm also not fond of the idea of feeding Cody before everyone else eats and Cody not being a part of family dinner time.  I am not the first person who has done this, however, so I am confident the Marcus Center will have help and advice to offer.  

I am also worried about Cole.  At his last doctor's appointment he was in the 2nd percentile for height and somewhere in the teens for weight.  He still wears 12 month pants, even though he'll be 2 in April.  He also doesn't talk as much as I think he should.  He knows words, but he doesn't communicate well for an almost 2 year old.  I am not even trying to compare him to Cody who knew his alphabet before he was 2. (and I mean he really knew what each letter was out of order and everything... not just sing the ABCs)  I understand that Cody's intelligence is exceptional and Cole is probably more "normal" in cognitive development.  That's the other thing.  Cole is smart! He's "street smart" compared to Cody's "book smart."  So, I'm not really worried about him not being smart.. I just think he should be farther along in speech.  I'm curious what his pediatrician will say about his size and development at his 2 year appointment.  Luckily, I don't have a whole lot of time to worry about Cole right now... but it's always in the back of my mind.  

Ok... what you all are really here for... how did it go at "food school" today.  No surprises today.  It was a fairly smooth day, although Cody and I were both tired from waking up so early.  I fed Cody at breakfast.  The only truly "bad" moment of the day was when Cody found out that I wasn't coming to feed him at the snack session.  He had gotten used to me feeding him every time and being at every session.  This was the first time in 2 days that he had to leave me.  I knew it would be rough and take some time for him to get used to again.  I was right.  He had a bit of a fit and had to be carried away to snack session.  He recovered though and was able to move up to "rounded bolus."  That's just a fancy way of saying he has more food on the spoon for every bite now.  Tonight I will still feed him at "leveled spoon bolus," because I haven't learned how to serve rounded bolus yet.  

One of our favorite families at the Marcus Center finished treatment today!  I actually never even learned their last name, but she is the lady I mentioned who has a friend who lives in Cairo.  I gave her John's name and since he's Cairo-famous, I'm sure the friend will know who he is! Ha!! 

After school today I got Starbucks and took Cody to the playground to play.  He loves it there.  I figured I better get as much use out of it as I can when it's warm enough and not raining! We've had a lot of yucky weather here.  When we got home, Cody and I were surprised to find 5 packages and 2 cards!! We have some wonderful friends and family.  Thank you to everyone who sent things from our wish list... and to Harper for the fun toys.  

I will share a cute story about Cody to wrap up this post.  So, Cody does not like to be kissed.  I honestly think it's a sensory thing.  He's always wiped off the spot that you kiss him!  Since we've been here at Marcus, some of his sensory issues have intensified and he doesn't want me to kiss him AT ALL.  Today after his nap, Cody was being extra cuddly and wanted me to kiss him, so I did! After school in the car I said, "Thank you for letting me kiss you today!" Cody replied, "Thank YOU for kissing me!"  (Strong emphasis on the YOU)  He's so cute.  He makes me laugh everyday.  He also makes me want to pull my hair out everyday.  Motherhood.  It's a balance.