Big Day and Other Stuff

Today, Ian is 15 months old. I can't believe it. We've been home exactly 4 months today with our precious baby boy. He's changed a lot in the past 4 months. He is still the same sweet boy, but he's developing into this little toddler that is becoming quite independent.

Today we left Ian with a friend for the first time. We take him to daycare every day and to the nursery at church on Sundays, but we have never left him with anyone so Charlie and I could go on a date. We've had tickets to see The Lion King since last November and today we saw that AMAZING performance. My friend, Lori, said that she'd come over and watch Ian since the day I purchased the tickets. And she did!!! I was worried...not about Lori...but just about leaving him. He's been going through some separation anxiety and I didn't know how he'd handle us being gone. He did GREAT. Lori said that he didn't cry at all when we left. She said that after we'd been gone a little while he looked around and realized that we weren't there. She said he looked sad and then crawled into her lap and gave her a hug. After that...she said he was fine. They played, went for a walk, had a snack and had fun. She said that the only time he really cried was when he was doing something he shouldn't be doing (like trying to get the electric plug protectors out of the plugs) and she told him no. Anytime we tell him no he's just crushed. He cries like it's just the worst thing in the world and those big tears just stream down his little face and then he's done. It was hard to relax on the way to the theatre and I know Charlie was pretty frustrated with me. But....once we were in our seats and the performance began...it was simply amazing. I was so overwhelmed with the opening of the show. I've seen lots of theatre productions and I was blown away by this one. It was a great date.

When we got home, Ian was happy to see us. He did his cute little scrunch face smile and kicked his little legs. It was the sweetest thing. Lori was, understandably, very tired. It means so much for us to have a friend like Lori that we can leave our baby with. She's great and Ian loves his Lori.

Yesterday we visited Dr. Sood for Ian's 15 month check up (and an ear re-check). He's doing great in all areas of development. He's still small on the American kids growth chart, but he's pretty normal for an Indian kid. He weighs 21.15 pounds (every little ounce counts :)) and he's 30.5 inches tall. He's gained about 3 pounds since we've been home and he's grown a little over an inch. Dr. Sood was very pleased with his progress. He got 4 shots and now he is totally caught up on immunizations. Yippee!! His ears look better, but there's still fluid behind them. Dr. Sood is sending him to see an Ear, Nose & Throat specialist, Dr. Viadya. We're pretty sure he's going to have to have tubes in his ears. But, hopefully that will fix some of the problems he's having. He also has a cough that Dr. Sood is a little concerned with. He things he may have a little asthma going on. So, he started him on some medication (Singulair) and we'll see how that works. He may also have some allergies, but we're just not sure yet. Dr. Sood told us that we may have to get rid of our animals if it turns out that he has asthma. We're not going to think about that right now, but we'll do what we have to if it comes down to that. We're hopeful that the tubes help a bunch and the new medication. Ian had a rough time at the doctor's office yesterday so we were sure that the afternoon at daycare would be miserable. But...no....Miss Stacie said he had a great afternoon and wasn't fussy at all. He had a good evening and wasn't fussy until he got tired and it was time for bed.

It's been an eventful couple of days in the Conner house. Please pray that Ian does well with the surgery and new medication. We'll keep everyone updated as things progress.