Long time no see blog world! Things have been fabulous with the Walshes. Lincoln has been tube-free for about 3 months and he's gaining nicely. We're working on nutrition and making progress there...Slowly but surely.
Lincoln was approved for speech therapy awhile back, which we were very excited about as we we were told he was behind by close to a year. There was a delay in the assessment and in the start of therapy though so the therapist came a couple of weeks ago and was shocked at the progress. Lincoln is chaining together 4,5, and sometimes more words...Like, "Fuhst go see Daddy a' work 'en go 'incoln's house." He has so many words that I wasn't even able to fathom a guess for the therapist. Hundreds and hundreds. Here's a quick video of the little man showing off....
The only other new piece of news is that yours truly will be going back to work. I know, I know. The horror. It's only part time though and it was really my choice. For one, Lincoln needs experience being disciplined by someone besides his parents, and he also needs time with other kids. We have been told this for awhile, but the risk of him getting sick has always kept us from worrying about his social skills. He's been hospital free for over a year now though, so we decided it was time. And we're starting slow and easy too. We hired a Nanny and we are going to share her with a family upstairs in our building that we've become close to. Lincoln and their daughter, Allie, are close in age and love each other. The Nanny will take them to places where other kids are, but use discretion, especially during the winter months so that they can both stay well. We're very excited to have her and I'm actually looking forward to getting back to work. It was time, I think. When you start to think The Wiggles are hot, it's time. So, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I'll be bringing home the bacon...Right honey? (He's nervous about this whole work thing. One, I have an excuse to spend more money. Two, who will clean and cook and do laundry? You will, my dear.)
I guess that's about it for now. It's 6:10 AM. I've been up for about 45 minutes. No idea why. This has been happening more and more over the past few months. Although I haven't fully recovered, I have been sleeping better than last year, but I've been a bit off lately. Let's hope another sleep study isn't in my future.
















I absolutely cannot even believe it's been 2 years. In some ways, it feels more like 10 or 12. Close friends and family (and faithful blog followers) will know that it hasn't been easy. I'm only 27 years old. I've had little happen in my short life that has caused me pain and heartache. I had no idea that deciding to get pregnant 2 1/2 years ago would change my life in this way. I knew that my life would change, of course, but I never anticipated this. 


