I just realized its been a while since I've blogged anything. I feel like I disappeared for most of the month of December. One, because we were busy with holiday things and two, I don't know really. December was a little hard.
I'll try to recap December without making it too long. The boys are watching Kung Fu Magoo ( their new favorite movie) and I am snuggled in our rocking chair with a cozy blanket, so this is a perfect opportunity.
X was pretty nauseas all last month. There was no rhyme or reason to his nausea and the puke bucket became his security blanket. He didn't throw up much, for which I am extremely grateful, but he felt pretty nauseas at least once a day. Sometimes at the start of a bolus, sometimes after 180 ml (that part was predictable), or at the end of a bolus, or 30 minutes after a bolus ended. We never knew when he would be nauseas though. That was the hardest part, not being able to predict when he would feel ill, because it meant we couldn't help prevent it. It was very frustrating for X as well.
Yesterday was good and so far today things have been good. I think all the nausea was from the cold he had at Thanksgiving. It's taken his system this long to recover.
He has been eating pretty good though. Food does not make him nauseated. Never has. We can usually count on him eating a decent supper, which brings tears to my eyes. He has started small amounts at lunch as well. Praying this trend continues.
X had a food trial for his peanut allergy in December. I am so proud of him. He was scared, but he did complete some of it. He was extremely brave and continues to amaze me. He was afraid he would throw up or need the Epi-pen. We'll try again in the summer when he will be healthier. At the point of the food trial he was still throwing up once a day. He was able to let me put peanut butter on his skin, his lip, and tongue, (just dabs from a q-tip). When we return in the summer we will pick up where we left off, which is nice. We learned that he can be around peanut butter, but we still don't know if he can eat it. That is a relief knowing that.
The boys and I made Advent ornaments. We used Truth in the Tinsel, an e-book, and made an ornament a day to hang on our garland ( or 5 in a day if we were behind)
I also had an Advent calendar, read a Christmas book a day, and used Stampin' Up Christmas Countdown boxes. Next year I will not have so many things to do. It became a little stressful. And, in case I have given false pictures of pure harmony the entire month of December, there were plenty of crabby moments while doing all of this ;).
This Christmas was the most stress free Christmas we have had in several years. Oh, how I am grateful for that. That in itself was an incredible gift. Craig's brother came over the 23rd and stayed until the 26th. We went to my parents' on Christmas Eve and celebrated there. On Christmas Day the boys slept in until 8:45am. That was a glorious gift.
N was very excited to receive a pocket knife for Christmas. X really wanted his big brother to have one.
Uncle Randy
Jack the Dog enjoyed shredding the wrapping paper.
He was excited to receive a bop bag.
I've been taking the boys ice skating. We have 2 hockey rinks and one regular rink a couple blocks from our house. We haven't done much winter outdoor activities the last couple winters, so this year I am determined to spend as much time outside as possible. These two need to burn off energy.
The first day skating was hilarious. X couldn't stand on the ice without falling and N had forgotten how to skate. The second time we went, X was able to "skate" without holding onto my hand or a chair. N did much better as well. I'm hoping to do that several days a week.
December was a full month. Right now X is doing well and we are praying things continue to improve.
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