Friday, December 30, 2011Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2002. Mattie was eight months old and as you can see he desperately wanted to walk! I loved the particular onesie he was wearing because of the reindeer featured on the backside. Mattie was an active baby. He did not like sitting still and crawling was a joke to him. Forget tummy time! Mattie did not care for lying on his stomach even as he got older. With Mattie I learned to be creative with movement and even when he was a little bitty thing, I couldn't just hold him in my arms. He wanted to be bounced and really jiggled hard. To others what I was doing must have looked quite bizarre, but if this movement calmed him down, made him happy, and stopped the crying, I did it! Clinically, I would say Mattie conditioned me to do these activities because they generated positive feedback or results.
Quote of the day: Kind hearts are the gardens. Kind thoughts are the roots. Kind words are the blossoms. Kind deeds are the fruits. ~ Kirpal Singh
I am working in slow motion today. We both feel like we are still on the ship, despite being back on solid ground. It is a very funny feeling and hard to describe. Needless to say, I am still taking Dramamine because this is the prime time when I can develop motion sickness.
Patches is now home and she is thrilled to be back. For her this is a major adjustment, and I can tell that she is very anxious and uneasy from being away from home. Needless to say she is sticking close to her buddy, Peter. She is Peter's shadow. He can't do anything without her following him. She even sits in the bathroom while he showers!
We received our mail today in bulk from our time away. This year, we were inundated with Christmas cards. To all of you who thought of us, we thank you! Naturally we are also very grateful to so many of you who have made a contribution to the Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation. This is a wonderful way to memorialize and remember Mattie, and to us this is the ultimate holiday gift.
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