Oh how time flies

I can't believe it's been so long since my last post! Time is seriously flying by! I remember when I was younger, my grandparents told me that the older you get, the faster it goes, and they were completely right. It is going by so fast...too fast if you ask me. Everyday I am watching Zachary change right before my eyes, and it makes me feel both elated and teary at the same time. He is growing up so fast, and I don't want him to. Everyday he is talking more, climbing more, laughing more, speed walking more (he hasn't quite gotten the running thing down yet, but man, he is fast), testing boundaries more, and just amazing more in general! He is such a fun, sweet little boy and I kinda want him to stay that way forever. Who has figured out how to make this happen??


It's strange for me to feel this way after so many moments of just wanting him to change, get better, sleep more, cry less.... And now, here we are, and I want to go back to the time when he would let me rock him for as long as I wanted (and longer). Now he wants to get in his bed as soon as we are done with story and prayers. I have finally realized that what everyone says is true...it did get better, and the time went too fast. I only wish that I had enjoyed it more while I had it. Now, I am soaking up every moment of this time. And I am so lucky and thankful that he is still a snuggler who frequently stops playing to give me a hug or sit on my lap for a story.



Here are just a few of the things he is currently doing/saying:

He LOVES garbage cans! I have no idea why, except that maybe it's because he knows not to touch them. EVERYWHERE we go, he will find the garbage can and point at saying "garb" or "garba". Sometimes he will even find what he thinks is garbage and say "garb" and wait until you put it in the garbage or point out that it is not garbage. I'm kinda wondering at what point I should be concerned about his love/obsession with garbage cans...but it's cute, nonetheless!


He also says yellow (although I don't think he necessarily associates it with the color), circle, square, apple, done, down, yes, yeah, upstairs, outside, inside, water, more, I don't see it (when looking for his paci), good, good job, and I know there are more, these are just the ones I heard him say today.


He loves playing with his kitchen, playing in our kitchen, stacking blocks and legos, throwing balls, swimming, and reading. He just started to hide from us as a game, which was fun to see. He still loves peek-a-boo. He also loves closing and opening drawers, cupboards, and doors.


He is a big helper! He will take things to his room, like his shoes, or a piece of clothing (and he'll even put them in the hamper), he likes to take clothes out of the dryer for me, put clothes in the washer for me (obviously with my help), close the dishwasher (even when I'm not done loading/unloading), take clothes out of his drawers and put them in the hamper (ok, not so helpful, but cute), and he'll help clean up his toys.


I can already tell that he is going to be funny, just like his dad. He cracks me up all the time with the faces he makes, the games he plays, and just how he'll do certain things. He is A LOT of fun to be around and I am so glad I get to spend everyday with him!!


He is doing really well and we are so happy! It is nice not having his feeding tube in, however, it is still leaking and if it doesn't stop, he will have to have surgery to fix it. We met with the surgeon and he explained that they can't just do stitches because they would just tear open again. When the tube was placed, the stomach lining and the skin fused together, so they will have to go in and separate them and put in stitches in the stomach and the skin. We have surgery scheduled for July 18, but we are praying that it will close and we can cancel the surgery. The surgeon put some sort of ointment on it when we were there, and it seemed to help, so we are going back in next week to see if he puts more in, if that will close it up completely. Prayers are definitely appreciated as we really don't want him to have to go through another surgery!


Alright, now that it is midnight, hopefully I can fall asleep! I will try to be better about blogging more frequently again.