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Last Couple of Weeks

We had such a nice weekend with Jason home to celebrate the 4th of July. It was hard to see him go, especially for Jack, who for the second time cried after Daddy left. But the good news is that we seem to be on track for Jason to get transferred into the home based community unit on the 25th of July!! That means he should be home for the rest of his recovery time -- and who knows how long that could take as he still needs to have his knee surgery.

He will have to in-process down in Tampa, FL for a week so the boys and I are thinking of joining him. We could all use some time on the beach, as long as it's not covered in oil!!

Now we're just trying to get into a routine with it being just me and the boys. So far, it seems to be going well and I'm actually able to get a lot of stuff done. Of course, Jack would rather I just play with him all day. Unfortunately, he'll just have to settle for nap times.


I've had a rough couple of days with Ethan. He's hit the terrible two stage and it's just amplified by not being able to communicate. These past couple of days he's just been fussy and crying for no reason I can figure out. Luckily his OT gave me some suggestions to help out. We've been putting him in time out for hitting and that has really helped, so now we're going to use the time out to give him some time to calm down when he gets really upset and fussy and crying for no reason. We'll see how it goes. At least it gives me an outlet and something to try with him to help him calm down. This stage is really hard on us all but I keep telling myself that it will get better, especially once he can walk and talk. There there will be so much more for him to participate in.


These two photos were taken by Jack, who loves to take pictures now whenever I get my camera out.


While I haven't been leaving the house much with Jason gone, we are looking forward to a BBQ this weekend with friends and maybe a trip to the pool with them tomorrow when it's supposed to be 100 outside! Whew, after a beautiful 4th of July (low humidity and a breeze), summer seems to have finally kicked in with our hot temps, which the whole country seems to be experiencing these days.

Stay cool everyone!

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