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Monday, May 25, 2009

Rail Runner

Grandma Elena and Patsy decided to take a ride on the train to Santa Fe. Millie, Tere, and the girls met us at the station and we waited for the train to come. It was really windy that day, so we had to wait by the wind blockers. They didn't block all of the wind, but they did help some what. Christopher was excited at first, but then he got scared when the Amtrak train went by. The train was very fast and very loud and he didn't like it.


When our train arrived Christopher was afraid to get on it. He didn't like it until it started going. Christopher and Bea sat across from each other with their grandma's sitting next to them. We brought crayons and stickers for them to play with. They had the greatest time playing with each other. The train ride was about an hour long with a few stops along the way.

When we got to Santa Fe, we got on a couple shuttles which drove us to the plaza. We arrived at the plaza and there happened to be a cool celebration taking place. There were lots of stands selling jewelry and other things. They had a main stage with live music. There was also plenty of yummy food.

Christopher fell asleep and missed this part, but Charlie and I had fun walking around and checking everything out. Elena and Patsy went off on their own, and the girls had fun dancing to the live music. We ate roasted corn (my favorite), fajitas, hot dogs, and Italian ice. We spent a couple hours in Santa Fe and then got back on the shuttle and headed back to the train station.

At the station, we had to wait a little while for the train to come, so we checked out the gift shop and bought Christopher a toy train and a train sticker book. On the ride Christopher sat with his grandma and told her about all the things he was seeing. Bea fell asleep.

We finished our awesome day at Fuddruckers. It was a great day. Hopefully we will be able to do it again soon.

Friday, May 15, 2009

A Sandy Time

In an effort to help Christopher deal with some of his sensory issues, we bought him a sand box and a water table.

He loves to play with the water table. Everyday he goes out on the deck and splashes and splashes. He pours the water from one cup to another and sends his cars down the mountain. He could spend hours playing with the water. He would have me uncover his sand box, but he didn't really want to get in it. He would also stand on the out side of it and put a couple of toys in the sand, but he wasn't ready to sit in it.

Yesterday, I asked him if he was ready to get in and he said yes. I helped him get in and he was very happy. We played together for a long time. Christopher had lots of fun using the shovel. I was so proud of him. The sand on his toes and legs didn't seem to bother him. He was quite happy to sit and pour the sand on himself. This is huge considering it took me months to get him just to put his hand on the sand.

Afterward, it was time for him to take a bath. He was really excited. He loves to splash in the tub. He had so much fun, that when I took him out of the tub he feel asleep before I could get his diaper on.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Allergy Update

We got Christopher's allergy test results. They didn't test for beef and peanuts, so for now we are going to hold off on giving those to him. However, we did find out that he is no longer allergic to tomatoes! Along with the disappearance of the tomato allergy, his egg allergy lessened. We will still be avoiding eggs along with the other 14 foods on Christopher's list, but hopefully he will be able to outgrow many of these.

We also found out more information about his seasonal and perennial allergies. Christopher is allergic to Juniper, Cottonwood, Pig weed, Perennial Rye grass, Burning Bush, cats, dogs, dust mites, and mold.

We have already taken a few measures to help reduce the allergens in our house and are taking more now. Christopher will be re-tested in a year. Until then we will still try our best to stay away from as many allergens as possible.

Traffic Jam


Tough Little Guy

Christopher hadn't been feeling well on Wednesday of last week. He was very clingy and just didn't seem like himself. Later that night he had a fever. We took him to the doctor on Thursday and it turned out that he had a double ear infection. He has been on antibiotics for a week now and is doing much better.

Even thought he wasn't feeling well on Wednesday, he was still having as much fun as he could.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

I'm Not Tired


Monday, May 4, 2009

When Words Are Not Enough