So, I keep telling myself to update this damn site at least once a week… Lately, it’s hard to find the energy, time, and content to put in here…

It’s the holiday season, and my son’s first birthday is coming up this weekend. You’d think I’d have all kinds of holiday cheer and an upbeat outlook on things… Well, I don’t. I’m frustrated beyond belief with all kinds of things right now. But, I’m not updating to write about that crap… I should keep my eye on good things around me, so that’s what I’ll concentrate on.

Rhys is doing well. That is, well for a kid who’s got some kind of bug. Heidi was up for most of the night a couple nights ago because Rhys was throwing up non-stop. He continued to dry-heave after having emptied the contents of his stomach sufficiently. So, being the super-mom that my wife is, she slept in his room with him just to be sure he was alright. Though, I doubt very much she slept much at all. I truly think my son has the best mom in the entire world, and he sure is lucky to have her to care for him. Because dad really isn’t much of a whiz in the child-care dept! :-D

In other news, it looks like the three of us may be featured in the paper in a human interest type story about our very traumatic year. Heidi has been interviewed and told our story. I was asleep so was unable to participate, but the whole idea is great if you ask me. One thing I was searching for when we were going through all this was someone who was on common ground. We found some people through meeting them in the NICU, and we even found a couple in Canada who have had extremely similar experience with this whole thing. When you need to vent to someone about things, it’s always good to vent to someone with a common understanding. In our situation this was hard to find, but we’re glad we found what people we did. We still communicate with them all. So, anyway, I hope someone who may be experiencing this uniquely draining fact of life might find some comfort reading our story. Everything considered, it turned out relatively well. It’s hard to look at in a positive light, even now. There were so many good things to come of it, and yet so many terrible things…

Work is going well. I’m not certified yet, but am working on it. I think I’m going to schedule a hail mary test next week to just see if I can pass this damn thing — even if it is by the hair of my chinny chin chin… Other than the looming pressure from getting certified, work life is very kewl. We start new schedules in Jan and I get to go back to a dayshift! I can’t tell you how happy I am about that! Maybe it will help my mood. Maybe I just need some sun! :-D

Well, that’s about it in our corner of the world. Happy Christmas and Merry New Year!!! I’ll update more on Rhys’ first birthday coming up this weekend!! My boy is growing up! :(