Officially Moved

Pictures: Liam and I at the park on the 70 degree weather two weeks ago and Liam with his friend Isla from our weekly group class. He is a bit of a flirt!

So we moved to Cranford, NJ in early February and closed on our house two weeks ago- its been a hectic few weeks, but we love the house and are having fun making it a home. Liam loves it too, if at all possible, he is a happier more energetic kid! Most of our days are spent playing, unpacking, therapy and just being a family again- its been amazing.

This past Saturday night, Alex and I attended a fundraiser for CHOP's CCU unit. We didn't stay long, it had been a long day already and we had an hour ride to get home, but we ran into someone we knew as we were getting ready to leave. As we walked past a table of other couples, someone grabbed my arm and said, "You're Liams parents right?" I recognized her but forgot her name. She knew Liam's story, who was discharged a little over a year ago. Karen was the PA in charge of Dr. Sprays surgical team. The fact that she remembered us, our son and his specifics, out of his 1200 cases a year means we made quite the impression..oy!

We are seeing Liam making some advances lately, getting a few new words in and pulling to stand on anything, getting into the crawling position quite a bit and trying to figure it out. Our therapists goal is to have him cruising along furniture and taking a few unassisted steps by June, which she thinks he will beat. On the other hand, he also is fearless. This means diving head first off couches, beds, anything to give me a brief heart attack and thankful I played sports as I grab a leg to stop him from crashing. We have gotten into hand stand position several times, which he cracks up in as he looks around. Trouble with a capital T.

While we finally just moved and got our stuff back, I'm also excited for an upcoming 2 week trip to DC. Alex has a class he needs to take and will be gone for 5 weeks so Liam and I will head down for the first few. We don't want to miss too much therapy though and will stay through Alex's birthday in early May then come home.

We are hoping for spring soon so Liam and I can start our garden soon! Best wishes to you and your families!