Surfacing

It has been a busy month. A month full of firsts. First trip to the beach. First baseball game. First hot dog at first baseball game. First ear infection, rendering the first trip to the mountains a no-go. First tooth. Wait, no. No first tooth. Still waiting for that. The first kindergartner with no teeth.

And….First….Night…Without….Waking….Up. I’m sure by stating this fact publicly he will now spend the next month waking up every hour at night. But oh, what a glorious week it has been of consistent sleep. And if he chooses to stop, it will be o.k because I now know that deep down, my child has the ability to sleep through a night. Something I thought impossible, along with his ability to grow teeth.

Here are some pictures of his recent adventures; none of the first ear infection because his father wouldn’t let me take a photo of that milestone. Suffice to say the scarring of the first ear infection was definitely far worse for the parents than the child. Especially the parent who had to sit with the child at the pediatrician’s office while medication was forced into him in an attempt to get his raging fever down, blood drawn, and urine samples collected. He’s a good dad.

And for those of you in shock at the hotdog saying that really a child of his age should not be having hot dogs as they are a choking hazard; remember, the kid has no teeth. And the only bite he got of anything was the bread as his gums softened it into complete and utter mush. But that didn’t stop him from trying to get THE ENTIRE thing into his mouth.