I am having a snit. It happens every year, around this time. Right around Levi's birthday, the CF center schedules him for an annual appointment. We spend a good part of the day there together, talking to every person on Levi's healthcare team. I start getting grouchy a few days in advance. It's not the appointment that… Continue reading Here We Go
Month: August 2014
Taking Good Care
It's been a little over a week since Levi had the screw removed from his arm. I keep thinking about a moment I witnessed in the recovery room. It was a simple thing, really, but it has stayed with me. We were in the first stage of recovery, and Levi was in that odd in-between place where… Continue reading Taking Good Care
Bigger
Paul: Buddy, you're getting so big! Levi: I know! I'm bigger, and I have bigger ideas! I'm not sure I can handle bigger ideas. Please send help.
Enlightenment
The other day, I got the chain back on my bike all by myself. I haven't done this before. (Because, apparently, I'm a princess?) In related news, it is suddenly more clear to me why my husband always has dirty hands.
Oof.
"Mama," Elias said tonight, "when will Gigi be alive again?" He's been so sanguine about Gigi being gone. I wondered when the other shoe was going to drop, and apparently it's tonight. So I talked to him a little bit about what dying means, and I cried while I talked. So Levi piped up, "Well,… Continue reading Oof.