Our Little Turkey: July 2010

Today we had a follow-up appointment for Liam's leg. The doctor watched him walk and noticed that he still has a bit of a limp. He also felt Liam's legs and moved them around (not to Liam's delight) and then decided that everything is fine. He said he'd like to see us again in three months, but that he doesn't expect that anything will be wrong. He would just like to monitor his healing. And charge us $200 a pop. He doesn't take our new insurance.

Today was also Liam's first day back to school as a born-again walker. He was so ridiculously happy it was hard to leave the classroom. Not that HE cared if I left; Liam was too busy to notice. I just didn't want to miss out on the fun that was being had.

Currently I am loving everything that Liam does. He can do no wrong because I am leaving him for 12 days next week. First, I'm attending a conference in DC and then flying to Turkey for Hannah and Toros's Turkish wedding celebration. Right now every little thing he does is so fantastic because I know I will miss out on 12 whole days of his life. He just started saying "wow, cool!" Second to his spontaneous hugs, I may miss hearing that most.

The recent pause in blogging has been due to a 16-day cross-country journey that Liam and I just completed. The first stop was Denver, Colorado for Jonas and Brittany’s wedding. The wedding was lovely and fun and I cried like a baby. Next, we jetted off to sunny (well, cloudy in our case) San Diego to visit Vera and Chas with Beate, Manuel, Chris, and Charlotte. Our final stop was the Outer Banks in North Carolina where we spent a week at the beach with Jason’s family. The whole trip was fun, relaxing, and jam-packed with good old quality time with family. Liam was a superstar traveler despite three of four flights being severely delayed. Also, his post-cast good mood stuck around for the most part. He’s totally back to his old self…well, with just a dash more toddler in him than before. He started walking again at Jonas and Brittany’s wedding and has been unstoppable ever since. I’ll spare everyone the details of our travels and just post a lot of pictures instead. However, I will say that sitting here by myself, back in Brooklyn in a new apartment that does not yet feel like home, with Jason currently off in Dallas at yet another week-long training and Liam sleeping, is making me miss my family sorely. I do not like alone time. I consider myself ridiculously lucky to have two families (both Jason’s and mine) who really know how to have a good time and who I genuinely enjoy.

Denver

Watching the World Cup Germany Game in Jonas and Brittany's sweet new pad.