Mostly, things have been pretty good. We had a great holiday season. Everyone was healthy this year, which is a far cry from last year, so we were able to enjoy time with our family. Santa was good to all of us. John's favorite gift by far was his new swing. We hung it on the swing set outside and his favorite way to pass time is in his swing. He is so much fun to watch. His eyes light up and he gets a huge smile. Of course he got plenty of other new toys, but while inside, he seems just as content to play with the laundry basket. Some times he curls up in a ball and pulls it completely on top of himself. If you walked in the room, you wouldn't know where he was. I guess that is his version of hide and seek.
Santa brought me the new iPhone 4s. Actually, he gave me AT&T gift cards that covered the amount of the phone and my husband went out and got the phone for me. I've been holding onto the 3gs for nearly 3 years and it had gotten so slow that it was almost like using dial up. So I love my new phone and all of the fun things I can do with it.
My husband was also very good to me. He got me the leather jacket I asked him for and he also got an xbox 360 Kinnect. He said it was for me, but I think it's really for both of us. Playing games on it is fun, but so far I have mostly used it for watching netflix. I have gotten hooked on a TV show, and I have been using netflix to catch up from the beginning. So overall I'd say the holidays were a success.
During the Christmas break, our nanny went home to Midland to spend a few weeks with her family. So we were able to utilize the services of our nanny that we had over the summer. Caitlin worked with us for 2 weeks and John had so much fun with her. It was great to see her and catch up with her again and John really enjoyed having his playmate back.
Also, during the holiday, John lost a tooth and I actually pulled it myself. I was so nervous to do it because I didn't want to hurt him, but it was so loose, that it didn't take much effort to pull it. Tommy held his head and arms and I pulled the tooth. Of course, he didn't flinch at all so that made it easier for me. He has the cutest snaggle tooth grin. The dentist told me that the top teeth usually take months to come back in. She said she thinks it's because God really likes to see those snaggle tooth smiles and I think she's right. But I can already see the new tooth starting to surface. The other top tooth is loose too, so pretty soon, he'll be missing both teeth. Maybe that's what he'll ask Santa for next Christmas. Although, I'm pretty sure they will be in by then.
Now that the holidays are over, and Tommy is no longer on vacation, we are back to the grind. John is back in school, which he is still doing well at, and today we got back to OT and PT for the first time in a month. It was good for both of us, since he had the day off of school.
Tommy left Saturday for an overseas trip. He will be gone a week and I have to say that I am already feeling slightly overwhelmed. We didn't have a nanny at all last week, so John and I spent A LOT of quality time together. So with Tommy being gone, and this being a 3 day weekend, we are spending even more quality time together, and I think it's wearing on me. I love my son to pieces, but sometimes I need a break. He really is time consuming. Tommy's dad came Saturday and is staying until tomorrow to give me a little help while he's out of school. While I appreciate the help he's been, I'm still the one doing all of the feeding and changing and most of the lifting, along with cooking and cleaning and laundry and everything else I do on a daily basis. So to say that I'm tired is an understatement. I feel my frustration level rising and I don't really know what to do to bring it back down. I think it will be a big help when he goes back to school tomorrow. I do treasure the time we spend together, but I need a break.
So that is about all for now. I will try and do a better job of keeping up with the blog. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is having a great 2012!
