Friday, April 10, 2009

Boy, am I tired!

For those of you that don't know, Bryan is staying with us for a while so he can be closer to his doctors and get the medical care he needs to get on his feet....literally and physically. Bryan has been with us for 2 weeks now and we have been doing the follow up for his shunt and getting everything else switched to Houston. ENT, PT, etc. Right now the hunt is on for a great nanny to come in and help out my daughter Shelby, who is currently caring for Bryan while I'm at work (and doing a GREAT job of it). Shelby is due with her first child May 28th, so the clock is ticking away. I have an interview today with a young lady who is an early childhood specialist student in her junior year and she is planning her masters in OT. I'm really hoping she is the one.....

So, this week we put up 2, two, TWO cribs at our house, rearranged the entire place and babyproofed everything. Wow....talk about life changing. We absolutely love having Bryan with us. He is making great progress, finally, and is starting to gain some weight back and sleep through the night. He had some complications after surgery that would probably be considered minor, but all of it really got him down and he was weak, lost weight, and lost all of the skills he had recently aquired during his month or so with the PT. Hopefully he will be able to pick them all back up quickly...and reach our goal of walking by the end of summer.

6 comments:

Tonya said...

Glad to hear he is doing well and adjusting to his new home! Your doing a GREAT job and Bryan will thank you later!!

Jennifer said...

Been wondering what was going on with you guys! Glad to hear Bryan is getting back up to snuff. (Whatever the heck that means...what a silly expression!) Looking forward to some new pictures grandma!

Kim said...

WOW! That is exhausting. What an amazing task taking on Bryan right now. I am sure you are doing a super duper job! I hope he continues to recover really quickly!!!

Bobbi said...

Wow...I'm sure you are tired! I hope the search for the nanny comes to an end quickly. Good luck with that. And he WILL be walking before you know it :)

Caden and Mommy said...

Candi!
I hear ya on the tired ~ these buddies are exhausting! My Mom came to visit this weekend and half way through the day I said, "Mom, do you now understand why I cram so much into my lunch hour - it's the only time of the day I can get anyting done" :) But they are well worth it!
I'm happy to hear Bryan will be with you for a while ~ keep us posted on his improvements. It's our goal to have Caden walking by the end of summer too!
Trisha

Destini said...

I think from Facebook you found your nanny, so congratulations! I'm sure having Bryan there is a total joy, but little boys are definitely exhausting! I'm looking forward to more frequent Bryan pictures (hint, hint)!