Well, we are back from our trip to Birmingham. I would have written about it yesterday, but I didn’t get my act together. We are tired. Really tired. Yesterday morning, when I woke up at 15 til 8 (LATE), I had a hard time even putting one foot in front of the other. But, Jon and I are a good team, so we managed to get the boys fed, dressed, and off to school on time. Jon got me tulips yesterday. What a sweet man! Valentine’s day is sort of a funny holiday. Part of me would like to reject it and boycott the whole thing — but we didn’t boycott it. The boys had parties at school. And I received a candy necklace and a coupon for helping with the dishes from my 6 year old.
Our trip to Birmingham went well. We packed it so full of activities and driving that it seemed like a month-long trip rather than a four day one. We stayed with a very gracious and hospitable family while in Birmingham. They were so sweet to us and our boys. Not only did they provide all sorts of food and great accomodations, the dad of the family actually found a pediatrician for us on Sunday morning. The baby had a bad ear infection and woke up with a fever of 102. It totally changed our Sunday to just be able to take the baby to his friend and get him checked out — rather than wait in an ER or clinic for hours. I like Birmingham. I love the hills. I like Vulcan. I like the shopping and the people. The traffic seems as bad as it is in St. Louis, though.
We enjoyed seeing my dad. He has come a really long way. He played the piano for us. And he is communicating really well. Gross-motor-wise, he is doing well, too. He walked without a walker yesterday — that is a huge improvement. So now my mom is rapidly making changes in the house so that she can be ready when they release him from rehab. It is sort of scary for me..but I think that they could potentially send him home really soon. There is a lot to be done, on the house, though, so maybe they will keep him for at least another week, or maybe longer.
If you are interested, you can look at checkonjoe.com later today. I hope to get a picture posted of my dad playing the piano while my baby tries to contribute to the song 🙂 It is cute.
Have a good day, everyone.