1 year

Hard to believe it, but Gus is one year old today! Yes, we'll probably celebrate in July, too. But there's no denying that we've known him for one year today and that this will be the day we'll celebrate from now on. Developmentally, I couldn't even tell you how far off the mark he is. I can barely remember what Wyatt was doing at this age. He's sitting up, rolling over, crawling, he babbles a ton, and can really pack away the nicely-blended solids (still no teeth).

He's had some bowel issues, though really nothing different than most kids. And for a brief time, he was wearing glasses. But we had a more favorable second opinion on that and are just keeping an eye on it. (Groan all you want, but there was really no way to get around a pun there. I could have said we were watching him or that we'll have to see. We'll continue to monitor his vision.)

On this day, I can't help but be reminded of all the support we received a year ago (and since). Whether it was food, money, babysitting, or good wishes, it made our lives so much more sane in the face of so much distress. Fortunately, now we can look back on those days with alien fascination. Looking at Gus today and the joy he brings us is completely foreign from everything we were going through back then.

Better still, where last year Gus was in the NICU, this year we will do the March for Babies as a whole family. He could quite literally be the poster child for the good work the March of Dimes does. Here's my not-so-subtle link to shill for them:

http://www.marchforbabies.org/kenshapiro

I don't really imagine I'll update this blog again, but knowing we had so much concern and interest waiting here meant the world to us. Again, thank you all.

Ken, Jamie, Wyatt, and Gus