WOW... This could be long, but I will try to make it simply... A lot has happened since my last post....
Vacation to South Carolina
*Nash's first plane trip... Success! We took the carseat and he loved taking off and landing. He did AWESOME! So proud of him.
*Our first rental car... Not a Honda, but it worked and got us where we were going... Which was to the beach, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, and out to dinner.
*Our first beach as a family. First time we have ever been on an East Coast beach... We all loved it... Nash loved feeling the sand under his feet and the waves crashing in. Nate loved the water... Played in the ocean like a ten year old. It was super cute to watch the boys having fun!!
*Our first beach picnic... Do not recommend unless you want to eat gobs of sand!
*First seafood buffet where Nash ate at least five ears of corn and no seafood. He's from the midwest... What can we say!!
*Nash saw his first alligator and we stopped our car for the first time to let a turtle cross the road.
*Had a blast look king at old historical homes in Charleston with Gma Blair... Yea, she came for three nights so Nate and I could go on dates... It was awesome!
*We swam daily at our hotel's lazy river... The weather was AWESOME and vacation was wonderful... Thanks Gpa and Gma Blair for letting us have your timeshare! We loved it!
*First 19 hour car ride back to Des Moines IA from South Carolina... Traveling through NC, TN, Kentucky, IL, and MO. Picking up Aunt Jordanne in Nashville... Nash did awesome in the car... Only got out twice to walk around the car... He was the best kid ever!! Only one video... Thank You buddy! Oh and I drove through the Smokey Mts in the middle of the night in the fog with semis all around... Thank God we made it! Scary... Nate snored and Nash giggled and I have like 100 more gray hairs because of it.
Uncle Evan
*Evan got into an accident. Razor ATV hit a truck head on in Johnston a block away from his house. So after cutting our trip a day and a half short we went to the hospital to see Uncle Evan on a vent and in a coma... God was definitely with him, because life flight had called in to the hospital and said they were bringing in an organ donor. But God had more plans for Evan, because after two weeks at Mercy Hospital and then two weeks at Yonkers Rehab he got to go to the farm in Lake City. Uncle Evan has a Brain Injury, no hearing out of his right ear and cannot open his right eye. Miracles definitely occurred in Uncle Evan like they have occurred in Nash's life... Now Uncle Evan and Nash have even more things in common. Nash got to sing to Uncle Evan and loved hanging out at the hospital eating chicken nuggets at McDonalds with Gpa Blair.
Eye Surgery
In the midst of the drama with Evan, Nash had eye surgery on May 21st 2010 to straighten out his right eye. During surgery they found a stitch that did not dissolve from his previous surgery in 2007. Yeah... Not so cool. It is out now and the eye is looking good. Moving more then ever. Steroid drops have been making him super hyper... He has been missing swimming. It has been three weeks and no pool time.
Other Stuff
*Nash started horse therapy again and loves it once he is on the horse and it is moving.
*Nash's new song is.. "Joy Joy Joy Down in my heart." And still singing "Old McDonald" and adding things like a skidloader with a zoom zoom to the song. Darn cute!
*Started IM therapy three times a week for a month... Putting him with other therapies and apts up to six a week in the month of June...
*He likes some Veggie Tale videos more now... He just thinks Larry the Cucumber is hilarious.
*He is talking more... Sometimes he shocks us what he knows. Obvious that he struggles to get it out.
All in all... We are surviving... Enjoying our beautiful weather. Garden looks good and Nash loves riding the lawn mower with me. Taking walks and playing in the park. Before we know it fall will be here and school will start... Already sad about that... We are so happy to have had a vacation and that Uncle Evan is still here with us. Our little wild and sometimes crazy life is well worth it. We are so thankful that God has poured many blessings on us.
