New milestones!

I've been remiss. No, make that, I have been extraordinarily busy. With my dissertation defense only two days away I have been preoccupied, but Casey progresses nonetheless. Casey continues to be the happy, healthy child I love. He has achieved three huge milestones over the last week. He now walks. He doesn't walk all the time but he can walk about ten feet and he is getting better every day. It is really cute to watch, but I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Video coming as soon as I can capture it. I am having loads to trouble getting shoes on his feet. He lets me try but they just won't go on and they are plenty big. Not sure where to go from here. He might have super wide feet.

He spontaneously started clapping and he LOVES it. He also likes to take my hands and clap them for me.

He has mastered 'mama' and loves to say it.

Oh, there is a fourth discovery...his penis.

Kelli

Everyone Feeling 'Normal' Again

Wow, the last month, no the last year has been crazy. Since Casey's birthday he has been sick. Runny nose, fever, lethargy and general crankiness. It lasted quite awhile and Rick and I both caught it. All is well now. Casey is sleeping through then night..EVERY NIGHT, which has been huge life saver. I did not realize how out of it I was and what difficulty I was having concentrating until I started sleeping again. Then I start to think about my year: difficult labor, appendectomy, dissertation, major sleep deprivation, two jobs, loss of beloved pet, Dad has major surgery, possible loss of job (didnt happen but awfully close). This all equals HUGE amounts of stress. Dad is good, dissertation is written, Casey is sleeping through the night and I am on my way to going into private practice in May, so I hope this is the beginning of feeling 'normal' again.

Anyway, here is a picture of Casey on his new bike yesterday.