Almost one year

It's been a while since either Aaron or I wrote. I guess things are just happening too fast. I had a wonderful month. I'm in outpatient cardiology. At work I only work 8 hours or less, and the best thing is I'm learning new stuff constantly. When I get home I still have time and energy for Henry. Even better is that I had most weekends off. It really makes me look forward to being finished with residency. Really, it's less than two years away.

Ok, onto the part the blog is about... Henry. He really has been doing great. This month he has been very happy. We went to Mpls earlier this month and while we had a good time, it seemed to screw up his sleep schedule a bit. Once we got home he kept waking up at night. Now that he is older, his screams seem more harsh and more desperate. Still it's hard to listen to him cry, even though I've done it before. I lay awake in bed trying to convince myself that he's okay and is just wanting attention, but then the doubts creep in. What if he tossed his blanked off and he is freezing? What if he peed all over himself, what if he is really hungry? I actually slept upstairs for one night. It didn't help much, I could still hear him. I did let him cry for over an hour before Aaron finally hit his limit. Then I feed him and he instantly went back to bed. It's been better recently. I was talking to other mothers and I really should be happy that he sleeps so much. At night he will sleep a total of 12-13 hours.

Yesterday I took Henry swimming for the second time. At first when we got in the water he was apprehensive and cold. I let him stay in the shallow water a bit and he was sitting in my lap splashing in the water. Then an elderly woman came over and sat with us. She reallly liked Henry. I couldn't blame her, but it felt a little weird. She then went off to swim laps, but frequently checked on Henry. Henry seemed to like her too so I guess it was fine. We went into deeper water and Henry really seemed to enjoy himself. I put him on his back against my arm and started to move him. Automatically he started kicking his legs. Also, he inadvertantly dunked himself, and he was okay! I've signed up Henry for swimming lessons starting next week. I'm excited.

Well, that's enough for now. I always like to include pictures of Henry with the post, but I don't have one now. I apologize.

Laura