Happy Mother's Day

What a special mother's day this year with my four boys. Was that more than a week ago already? I am behind. I get bits and pieces of a blog entry done and then Samuel wakes up or someone else comes in to check on him. The days here are full - doctor, specialist this and specialist that, nurse, dietician, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, med students, even the IT guy come to check the monitors. Still I manage to work in a LOT of snuggling. 

On top of all that, I am teaching an online graduate course for the University so I try to do some email and online work while there is a lull. And Jakey is coming in to the hospital with me a few times a week. The Child Life program at Alberta Children's Hospital extends to patients' siblings as well - they really look after our whole family here. So Jakey has a bunch of fun things to do in Samuel's room and has access to the playroom and art program when they are available. He is making some new friends of the volunteers and other patients and seems to like hanging out with Mum and baby brother.

I will try to post a more complete update soon but, in the meantime, here are a couple of photos.

"Okay, happy Mother's Day. I will give you one picture, Mum,
but then I am gonna poop all over this new shirt you bought me."

 

"I thought I could teach you to stop dressing me up for your own pleasure.
Trust you to have a "back-up" Mother's Day shirt."



Jakey is developing his Adore-Samuel-Help-Mommy skills, thus re-constructing his role as super-charmer of the family. Very clever political strategy, Jakey.

While at it, I must wish a Happy Mother's Day to my own mum. Thank you for listening to me and crying with me over the past few months. Thank you for being open to whatever this wee babe was going to bring to our lives. Thank you for giving up your months in sunny Arizona to travel this journey with us. Thank you for celebrating each milestone, however small, and for making a million blankets. Thank you for being the kind of Nana who leaves no doubt that my kids are happy and well cared for. Thanks for crawling around on the floor building stuff and showing interest in the latest Nintendo DSi game and knowing how to circumvent any little boy meltdown. Thank you for holding us up even when your heart was breaking too. Thank you for loving ALL my boys. Thank you for loving me so much. I love you right back.