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Zak has a new favorite toy, it is a clear box that my craft scissors came out of. He will take that clear box and put it on his head and walk around the house laughing. Kevin loves to play "hide n' seek" with him, he will put the box over his head and Kevin will start "Where is Zak, momma have you seen Zak". Zak just laughs, then he takes the box off, and Kevin will holler "There he is!". He LOVES to play this game with his dad.Yesterday I was able to capture a picture of him in the "astronaut helmet". Hope you enjoy...Oh yeah, I know - 2 posts in one day! Until next time (which will be tomorrow - have more pictures to post of our visit to Chuck E. Cheese this past Sunday - but I need to edit them)."Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand." Neil Armstrong
I was able to take a few pictures of Zak before they took him back for his surgery. Here they are:
I have been in the process of learning Photoshop, which is not as easy as one would think. Ttoday I took some older pictures and had some. Here is what the outcome was:
I love these two girls very much, and I hope that their parents will enjoy these pictures.
First off I want to start with an update on Zak and the surgery. He is doing really well, other than being a little cranky (which is to be expected). When the ear doctor finished his part and came out to let us know how it went, he told us that he did have infection in the right ear, and that his adenoids were also infected. Now that the tubes have been replaced, infection sucked out, and adenoids removed; he should start feeling better soon. That part of the surgery took about 30 minutes.About 10 to 15 minutes later the eye doctor came out. He told us all went well, and he was able to open up the tear ducts without any problems. He told us that there is a 10% chance that they will close back up and if that happens they will have to go in and place balloons in the ducts to help keep them open. We are not going to think about that, we are going to keep our hopes up that he will not fall in that 10%.So for the past few nights, they have been very LONG ones. Since the surgery Zak has been a restless little one. We are lucky if we get a total of 2 hours sleep at one time. It is like he is having nightmares about the surgery, and he is constantly pulling at his left hand (as if he is trying to pull something out, which is the hand the IV was in). I hope it soon gets better, which I'm sure it will.I will continue to keep everyone posted on how things go. "When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure."
-Peter Marshall**Sorry no picture this post - will post a picture tomorrow**
Well we finally reached two milestones with Zak. One, he has now learned how to walk down the steps without any help. It is so funny to sit and watch him as he thinks about how he is going to successfully get down the steps, without getting hurt. Once he gets down, he looks at you, laughs, and claps, all while saying "YEA....ak" (Because he has not yet mastered saying 'Z's).Two, he is now able to ride his spiderman 4-wheeler without mommy and daddy having to hold the button down for him. WOOHOO.....no more "broken back" while he rides his 4-wheeler."Life is all about timing...the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable becomes available, the unattainable...attainable. Have the patience, wait it out. Its all about timing."
-Stacy Charter
Okay so today is my first real post on the blog. I'm going to try my best to keep this thing updated on a daily basis (but not sure if that will work out like I would like, life sometimes has a way of happening and things don't go like what you planned they would). Anyhow, I was getting ready for work this morning, trying to find something to wear (I know I know, I should lay my clothes out the night before, but I didn't) and get ready before Zak woke up. That did not work out like I had planned. I was in the closet getting a shirt, and I heard a laugh. I thought it was Kev, but nope, it was Zak - sitting straight up in the bed and laughing at me. I don't understand how that kid can wake up in such a good mood like he does, but it never seems to last long at all in the mornings. All he had to hear was the sound of the water running for his bath. I don't understand why he is having such a hard time with bath time. He just does not like it like he use to. Hopefully all this will change once the surgery on his ears is over and he starts getting better. (I can at least hope it will)Well we got ready and boy did his mood change from good to plain out BAD! He was fussy while I was getting him ready, fussy drinking his milk before leaving for daycare, and boy did he lose it when daddy walked out the door to go to work. Once I got ready and we walked out the front door to leave for the day, he was fine, like his normal happy self. That did not last long either....Got to daycare this morning, and got him out of the car, he was still in a good mood. Walked in to his class, still fine. Put him down to put his glasses on him, still fine. Got to talking with the teacher and another mom (who was dropping her little one off), he was still fine. They got ready to get on the buggy to go for a ride, and he LOST it again. Good son gone bad.....or should I say upset. He was so upset that he turned so red from crying so much, because he knew I was getting ready to leave. He is so much smarter than I can even imagine. He picks up on things so well. He knows the routine, but he still does not like it a bit. He knows that in the mornings when the teach says "Zak, lets go look at the trucks outside" or "Zak, want to go on a buggy ride" that mom is leaving him. Just breaks my heart so much. She reassures me that shortly after I leave he is fine, and you would have never known he was so upset. Kids, they are so funny......until tomorrow.....I leave you with a picture. It is not a "recent" picture, from a few weeks ago. I'm still in the process of editing our beach pictures. I hope to have some more recent pics of Zak later this week. Hope you enjoy!
