New year

The holidays are over and it’s a new year. I can’t believe that a year has gone by. Happy 2015 to everyone!

I have been staying home with our boys for nearly a year now and you’d think I would have more accomplished! I was laughing about this with one of our physical therapists at our recent appointment. My craft room is still a junk room, our crawl space is still the black hole for everything that is not currently being used, and yes, our elf garland has been up above our front door for an entire year. I had ideas of what my house (and I)  would look like when I stopped working outside of our home…and none of those visions have come true.  Everything was to have a place and I would be 10lbs lighter from all of the workouts I was able to get in. HA!! As I laughed about this with the therapist she reminded me of what we have accomplished.

Our youngest son is rolling over from his tummy to his back as well as from his back to his side. I recall a time when he would lay on his side and it would take all of his effort to kick back and roll to his back. My aunt was watching it with confusion while we were cheering loudly after he accomplished this feat. She said “wait, that’s what we’re cheering about?” Tiny things that parents of “typical” children take for granted. He has also gained tremendous head control. His therapist confided in me that there was a time when she was out of ideas to help strengthen his neck muscles. She was at a loss on how to get him stronger, and now she’s confident that someday he’ll crawl! At 18 months old he started lifting his head off of the floor while on his tummy. Actually lifting it. I get teary eyed just thinking of it. It’s a huge accomplishment for him. He’s also gained 10lbs, thanks to his feeding tube. I blame my gain on living in yoga pants that stretch right along with you….but his gain is actually something to celebrate.

My kitchen will always have a sink full of feeding extensions, syringes, bottles, and medicine cups. My craft room might stay a junk/craft room. The black hole will likely continue to be just that, but the elf garland might actually get taken down and added to it this year. I’ll stick to goals that are attainable. 😉 I received a gift certificate for 5 yoga classes so I know I’ll at least get to make use out of my ever stretching yoga pants five times in the next year.

I don’t know what the year has in store for our family, especially our little guy, but if he can continue to make accomplishments like he did in 2014 I’ll be extremely proud and incredibly happy. I may not have accomplished exactly what I thought I would get done in the last year, but in fact, we’ve accomplished much more than I could ever ask for.