A Long Overdue Post

It's been quite a long time since I was last able to do an update. We've had lots happening here, so I'll try to give a quick overview.

On Monday, January 24, I woke up feeling a bit tired, and by lunchtime I was as sick as I've ever been. I spent the whole week either in bed or on the couch - too weak to even pick up Alex, and not having any appetite for anything but orange sorbet - so it was a long week. X-rays and a trip to the doc showed I had a bad bronchial infection, so I was put on 2 inhalers to help my breathe, and antibiotics. I'm slowly feeling more myself, but it wasn't until this Monday that I could do much at all.

That week was hard on both Chris and me. Chris had to take care of Alex 99.9% by himself, plus he had to take care of me as well and I don't think I've ever been so sick and so weak, so it was pretty exhausting for him. For me, it was emotionally draining as I was convinced that Alex would feel deserted by me not being with him during his second week with us. I didn't want to get too close to Alex and risk getting him sick, but I did try to stay in the same room with him whenever possible and play peek-a-boo and other quiet games.

Chris was able to get to the big Ontario veterinary conference for only one of the three days he was supposed to go. As I was still a total sickie, we all went down to Toronto and checked into the Westin and my sisters, Kathy and Jenny, split up the day to come to the hotel to watch Alex while I shuffled around the hotel room coughing and wheezing up a storm (what great sisters I have!)

This past week was quieter - I've been feeling better each day, and Chris has been getting back to work calling clients and organizing meetings with vets and clinics. We went to have pictures of Alex taken with the photographer who took our adoption dossier portraits, and we should have those back by the end of the week.

We're going to be going to a playgroup this Saturday with Alex. A bunch of other families who have adopted/are adopting from Korea organized a monthly get-together called Seoul-Mates, and this month it's in Kitchener-Waterloo so we're excited to be able to go.

Alex continues to be a total dream as a baby. He's sleeping well, loves to eat, is giggling up a storm (especially for Daddy) and is so easy going and fun to have around.

Chris announced to me the other day that Alex had said his first word... QAPLA' (pronounced KAHPLAH' Which is a Klingon word for success or farewell) Yes, I do have a Star Trek geek for a husband!

I've posted a few more pictures in a new album. Chris and Alex sometimes play peek-a-boo together, and Alex now likes to have the blanket over him and he pulls it off and laughs like crazy the whole time. He's such a cute baby, and such fun to have at home with us.