In the middle of April Devin's nanny (my mother) was diagnosed with breast cancer. The good news is it was very early on and her prognosis is good. She just had surgery this week and everything went well. She will have to undergo radiation treatment. Fortunately, she will not need chemo.
On April 30th Devin lost his grandmother. Philip's dad's wife, Anita passed away unexpectedly. Luckily we just got to spend time with both of them on the cruise. We all know she is in a better place and pray that his Dad will have the strength to get through this difficult time.
On May 2nd, we ended up in the ER with Devin. He was staying at his nanny's and dislocated his elbow. He was playing on the steps where he was not supposed to be. Nanny grabbed his hand to get him off the steps and he threw himself. My niece tried to catch him by grabbing his other hand and his elbow dislocated. We were very thankful when we got to the ER that they had a pediatric ER. The knew exactly what was wrong with him when we explained what happen. I guess this is pretty common injury in children. Once she put his elbow back in he was fine in about 5 minutes. Thank Goodness!!!!
The beginning of April Devin started daycare. Prior to this, my niece was watching Devin at our house. It was time for her to start getting serious about job hunting and it was time for Devin to socialize with other children. He is extremely shy around other children and adults.
The first day of daycare was the worst. When I left him he was fine because he didn't realize I had left. When I came back to get him that evening he was a mess. He was crying and looked terrible. He didn't eat or sleep, he cried all day, and he got sick to his stomach. Can't get much worse than that... After I picked him then I was a mess because I felt so bad for him. I couldn't sleep that night because I was dreading taking him back to daycare the next day. It really took him about 2-3 weeks to get settled in.
One of the challenges has been keeping him healthy. He is constantly sick. The doctor said it would take a few months for him to build up an immunity to it. I can't wait for that to happen. The latest sickness started on Friday, May 8 and I just made my 3rd trip to the doctor in 10 days.. UGH.... He got sent home on May 8 from daycare with pinkeye. That day I took him to the doctor and they gave him an antibiotic. By the next day he had major diarhea and that continued for a week. Going through 15 diapers a day is not fun for him or us. Monday, May 11th I picked up from daycare and his eyes looked like someone punched him. They were red on the outside and swollen. So, I took him to the doctor to make sure he wasn't having an allergic reaction to the antibiotic. Then yesterday he got a major diaper rash. He went to daycare today and cried all morning because he was in pain from the diaper rash. So, back to the doctor today to get him some prescription strength creme. I feel so bad for him. I just want him to get back to his healthy self...
Enough of the bad news, now for some of the good things that have happen to us over the past few weeks.
Devin turned 21 months old on May 9. On Wed, May 13th we celebrated the one year anniversary of our forever family day. It is hard to believe that Devin has been home for a year. We are so thankful that we were able to bring him home at such a young age. We celebrated by going to a local Mexican restaurant for dinner. I was going to make a cake but Devin was on a strict diet and could not eat it. We were trying to get rid of his stomach issues he was having.
Things Devin is doing:
* Riding his bike - or should I say walking his bike
* Even though he is not talking he has definetly found his voice - he used to be a quiet kid -
those days are over
* He will try to say things you ask him to
* He knows sign language for more and all done
* He climbs all over everything
* Starting to feed himself with a spoon - he makes a mess but he manages to get it in his mouth
* Expressing more interest in coloring
off roading on my bike
