Things have happened since my last entry. Things usually do. So we’ll play catch up.
We are still waiting for the official results of Misha’s FISH test to set the severity of his deletion. We are assuming that it will be not terribly large, considering his consistent progress. He is doing very well cruising around and even launching himself between objects while taking a few steps. He has caught on really well to three words in ASL: eat, drink, and more. Very important. He seems be be communicating his needs better as well. Nearly everyday, he is doing something new and exciting, at least for us.
Had a couple of crazy weekends in a row. The first came after a tiring week where my wife participated in the local “Living Traditions” festival. A friend of hers got her involved with the Utah Arts Council. I, who was not planning on having anything to do with it, was sucked in like a bug into a vacuum. I had part of a week to build her a new puppet theater. Luckily there was a good “recipe” online which proved very simple and effective. After I finished building it, she made me learn how to operate a sewing machine in order to make the covers for it. A sewing machine was never meant for man to operate. This was all while she was busy painting and making puppets.
She then made me drive her up, assemble and participate in the puppet shows which we did every 10-15 minutes for 3 hours. It was awful. After finishing that, we traveled back home, picked up my son, ate lunch then went back for another 3 hour stint. Luckily, we didn’t have to do any more puppet shows, but sadly, my entire time was spent watching the kids. I even missed the bagpipers.
This weekend I took my wife to see Pirates III, met another 1p36 family and celebrated Memorial Day by spending all day in the mountains. It was exhausting. Meeting the other family was definitely a highlight. They aren’t terribly far away and it’s nice to talk with people who are a little further along this adventure than we are. Their little girl was fun to watch and we learned some new signs to work with Misha on.
Some weekend, I want to spend the entire thing relaxing. Maybe sometime when they send me out on business, I’ll get to…but I doubt it.
