Moving Forward

I just wanted to check in! We are all doing well over here. The first week of Rob back to work has gone well. It really helped me that I watched a friend's child for several months during the day. I was prepared for what it would be like to have 2, and I already had a system. I haven't had any problems so far. I have ran errands, gone grocery shopping, gone on walks, and taken them to the playground. Putting them down for a nap hasn't been an issue either. Luckily, both kids LOVE peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and fruit, so that has been an easy lunch. They are both EXTREMELY dramatic when it is time to get up from a nap. I find myself turning into a drill sargent. It goes a little something like this: "Time to wake up boys! I know you are still tired, but after a 2 hour nap, I don't want you up all night. Whining doesn't work on me, so get out of bed! Jacob, it doesn't matter to me if you don't want your diaper changed - you have to do it! Elijah, it is not too much work to go to the potty. No, I cannot carry you both down the stairs, so you both have to walk. You both have 2 legs, so stop whining and get downstairs! Get into your chairs for snack - I have seen you do it by yourself lots of times." Then I pull out the clementines for snack, and the whining suddenly stops. Goodness gracious!

But it is so wonderful. I really enjoy having 2. It is so much fun. They are such great kids. At nap time, Jacob took forever to fall asleep because he was up singing Veg.gie.Tal.es songs. It was very cute! 

Jacob is settling in very well. He seems very happy. He still gets very shy around strangers - which is understandable. We are trying to introduce him slowly to new things. He isn't afraid of going out of the house. He is really only hesitant about people coming up and talking to him. He takes awhile to warm up. Before dinner he threw a big tantrum because dinner wasn't ready exactly when he wanted it. Elijah does that sometimes too. In fact, so does Rob. :) These boys are hungry!

We had an appointment with the geneticist yesterday. She was very nice. She thinks that he likely does have Rothmund-Thomson syndrome. She didn't do any testing. She suggested that we wait and participate in the research studies. Which makes sense. They will have access to more. Plus it may cost us less. We have an appointment with the dermatologist coming up in a couple weeks. The geneticist said she would also like to hear what the dermatologist says. Jacob was not a happy camper when we had to take his shirt off to inspect. Poor guy. So next stop: dermatologist. Then ophthalmologist. Then, hopefully, Texas for the research study!