First off – Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers over the past week. It was a comfort to know that so many people were caring for us.
Now for the official update. Caleb was in the hospital from Thursday morning until Sunday at 4 PM. The official diagnosis was Rotavirus, a pretty nasty bug. He was on an IV the entire time to keep him hydrated. He’s back to his old self again, and has even improved his skills of standing and rolling over. No crawling yet, but we can tell it’s just a matter of days.
Once we got home, Heather came down with similar symptoms and has been slowly recovering over the past couple days. Hopefully she’ll be back to full strength soon. Caleb has gone back to his daycare, so she should be able to get some rest today.
I’ve been doing alright, but am very tired. It’s amazing how these kind of things take so much out of you… even when you don’t get sick.
Hopefully my witty banter will return in the next few posts. I appologize for the seriousness lately. And as always, keep checking in for the next comic… really… it does exist!!
Oh, and finally… a big thank you to everyone who has helped in one way or another. We are so blessed to have such great friends and family.
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Hey again! Things are going so well for all of us. Heather and I spent most of the weekend trying to catch up on sleep and get shopping and errands done. I’m so thankful that Caleb is an easy-going baby. We haven’t ever really had him on a schedule during the weekends, and he doesn’t seem any worse for it. He’s just a happy baby… at least 95% of the time.
Today he’s spending the day at his future daycare. He gets to play with other kids his age which I think will be a great thing. I just hope we haven’t spoiled him with so much attention that he gets jealous.
Sadly, there hasn’t been anything big to talk about. The next comic is still sitting on my desk at home. All I can say is someday… hehehe.
Oh, not that it’s a big event… but Caleb is officially 6 months old (as of Friday). It amazes me that he’s as big as many one year olds… and I have to keep reminding people that he’s only 6 months. Even the daycare people expected him to be doing some tasks of a 9-12 month old already. His next big milestones will be crawling and sitting up unassisted. He’s showing signs of both (especially sitting up) but he usually gets distracted and falls over (both crawling and sitting up). We haven’t rushed him on either activity… it’s just so cute to watch him slowly roll over. It’s like a slow motion fall… usually involving a toy, slobber, and giggling.
If you’ve read this far, I’d like to ask your advice on something. Heather and I are very bad about getting “Thank You” notes out. When it’s just one or two, it’s easy to knock them out quickly, but we have several that are outstanding from gifts received since Caleb was born. My question is, how long before you’ve waited too long to send a thank you? It’s times like this I wish I was more like my sister Chris. She’s the most organized person I know, I don’t know where she gets it from. The rest of my family (including me) are very laid back when it comes to organization. And while Heather used to be very organized… I pulled her to the darkside.
*DARTH VADER VOICE – WITH HEAVY BREATHING*
Heather, I am your husband now! Give in to the darkside! Be at one with the clutter.
*END DARTH VADER VOICE*
I’ll start preparing my Oscar acceptance speech for that roll right away… once I’m done with the thank you notes.
And by the way, I do feel guilty that I’m not more organized, but it’s just so easy to NOT be.
Patrick Blog
Caleb and I found the man-chairs… Those chairs they put in women’s clothing stores so that guys have somewhere to sit instead of wandering through racks of clothes. At the moment we’re in Talbots, a very nice store,with very nice chairs.
Caleb is playing around with his new sippy cup which just landed on the floor. He loves it, but seems to get frustrated with it in the same breath (thus the reason it was on the floor… And is now on the floor AGAIN in the matter of 2 minutes. Gotta go for now.
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It’s time to catch up on the past few months. We’ve emptied the digital cameras and uploaded all the picks from November and December. Take a look in the gallery!
My favorite is this one:
Caleb had a big day on Christmas and finally just fell asleep playing in his “command center”.
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Hey there! Welcome to the new year. This looks to be the best year ever for us. So many cool things are going to happen for us this year, both as parents and in general. But it won’t all be roses of course. 2006 is the year I turn 30! I will officially be OLD (at least by teenage standards).
It’s amazing how differently everyone reacts to January 1st. Some people reflect on the year that has just past… some look toward the things to come in the new year… some drop giant chicken nuggets from the sky. Whatever you did, I hope you enjoyed it. We drove back from Dublin, Georgia (passing the giant nugget on the way) and got home around 11 PM. We watched the ball drop on TV and went to bed soon after. I hope reading about our evening didn’t get you too excited. I know it was a bit extreme!
So, today I’m back at work and have tons to do. I’ll be sure to continue to update you on events as they happen though. Right now, I’ll be walking over to my bosses desk and showing him my “outstanding issues” list… also known as a to-do list. It’s corporate America… you have to make things sound more than they are if you want them taken seriously. After that, maybe I’ll actually get some of those issues off that list.
Oh, pictures of Caleb will be going up during lunch (if I have anything to say about it). The comic will still have to wait though. I wasn’t at all happy with the scan I was getting… so I’ll try again tonight.
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