Christmas 2006

Hi there, friends.

Merry Christmas! I woke up on Monday morning and there were presents for me under the tree. Click here or on the picture for a little video. The soundtrack is in a dialect known as "Daniel with Pacifier", so for those of you who aren't trained in that it goes: "Truck", "Big", "Truck", "Fast", "Truck", "Wagon", "Sit".

I got some great toys for Christmas, thank you everyone - I'm not going to run through them all here, but I love them all. More pictures will be forthcoming, I'm sure.



I can sit on my new truck and ride around, which is a lot of fun. As you can see, I still have an "owie sticka" (bandaid) on my forehead, but it's healing up OK under there. I've been stringing together two-word commands for a while now, but it's really taken off in the last week (Papa walk please).


They had to show me how to open the first present, but after that, I got the point. Christmas is fun - can we do it again next week?

Last night we went to the zoo with Ethan and Reid for the Zoo lights. I like tunnels, so any time there was a tunnel of lights, I walked back and forth forever. There weren't many animals out, but I had fun watching the raffs (giraffes) eat.

Thats all for now. Take care.

Daniel

Who wants to go to the ER for Christmas?

Ouch

I was sitting on the couch, watching a little ideo (video) with mom this afternoon, and decided to see if I could fly. So I jumped off the couch, and tried to move the coffeetable with my forehead. Furniture 1: Daniel 0. I got a 2-inch long deep gash over my right eye that took 7 stitches to close. Not even the fact that there were nurses was enough to stop me from screaming.

I'm better now. Stitches come out on Thursday. Everyone is a little freaked out, but relieved that it didn't go worse. We need a new route to the Emergency Room, since we were stuck for 45 minutes of mall traffic on the way there.

On a brighter note, papa spent Thursday digging us out from that big storm I told you about. I got to watch and play in the "tunnels" as he cleared a path to the street. Click here or on the picture to see a video of that.

We had yule dinner at the blisses last night, and that was great fun. So far no pictures of that, but if we find some, we'll post those too.

Merry Christmas everyone.
Love, D.

All Snowed in

Hi there friends

You might have seen the news that Denver has been hit by a big blizzard, and I just wanted to let you all know that we're fine here. The snow at the house is deeper than I am tall. I went outside to play in it, but I didn't like sinking in that deep.

It's been nice here at the house. We lit a fi-ah (fire) in the fireplace, and had candas (candles) all around.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas.

Love, D.

Happy Holidays!

December sure is a crazy month.

We hadn't been back from Thailand more than a couple of days when we had friends over for "thanksgiving" dinner. That was fun. We had our own little "kids table".

We also went to the Christmas show that our new city put on. I got to meet a snow faerie, which I sort of liked, but Santa a.k.a. "Father Snow" was scary, and I didn't like that at all.

I've been down to Houston for a quick trip to celebrate an early Christmas with the cousins. Chloe got me some construction vehicles, and Kayla and Brayden got me some the Baby Einstein Christmas video. I loved all of it.

I still wear a cast at night by the way - I mention this because while we were in Houston, it got lost. Quite the mystery it was. Net effect was that when we got back, I got a new one. It's bright green, so we should be able to keep track of it.

And we went to Eli's first birthday last weekend.

And we moved all of the remaining furniture from the old house, so I got some more books and toys back, and lots of boxes to climb on.

And next weekend it's Yule dinner. Whew.

My walking/running has gotten a lot surer in the last couple of weeks. I've started to use two-word combinations a lot more than I had. I still don't like putting away my toys though.

I hope everyone has a great Christmas.

Love, Daniel.

Vacation in Thailand

Howdy friends!

We're back from vacation, and it was excellent. It's a long way from Denver to Phuket, but it can be done in relative comfort. I had plenty of room to walk around and play and even got some good sleep going both ways. The flight attendants thought I was cute. It turns out that I like caviar, which dad says is a habit I'd better get out of really fast.

I thought I might see an elephant on this trip, and I did. I thought they were pretty cool. Dad captured my expression when I saw my first elephant.


I was a popular guy in Thailand - it might be the blond thing, I don't know. In any case - men and women alike would come up and rub my arms as if I were a good-luck charm, and I appear as a prop in tons of japanese honeymoon videos.


It was a mellow vacation, for sure. Most days we would sim (swim) at the beach and in the pool, and I ate a ton of appah (pineapple), keam (ice cream) and watermellon juice (my favorite). I also got to ride around on boats and trucks, which I love.

There were tons of these frogs.


Of course - farmor and pa! (Grandpa) were there too. Farmor got me this nice orange truck that I played with the whole vacation. It was really nice. I left it down there for next time we go to Thailand, or for my cousin Leo to play with when he goes.



We ate a lot of dinners at a Thai restaurant on the beach. They had all of these toys, and a bunch of tanks with fish and cabs (crabs) in them. I like looking at crabs.

Well, that's about it, really. We did stop over in Korea going both ways, but didn't leave the airport (it was cold and rainy). Now we're back in cold, cold Colorado and we're still working off a little jetlag, but other than that, all is good. I even have a little bit of a tan.


On wednesday, we head down to Houston for an early Christmas celebration with the cousins. After that, we're done with travel for a while. I seem to always be on the go somewhere, but we'll be in town for a while after next week. For those of you that don't already know - I'm getting a baby sister on February 7th (or so). Everyone is very excited about that - they've taught me the phrase "baby sister".

Until later, Love. D

We throw a party, are invaded and I have some tools

Hey there, friends

What's new? I've been walking up a storm lately. Now I can stand up on my own and walk from room to room and around corners. I still wave my hands over my head like I'm Frankenstein, but I'm actually pretty fast and sometimes I even start running.

We threw a little party for Meg's birthday last week, and I got to push Harrison around in my wagon. We both enjoyed that. It was quite a madhouse around here, with 6 adults trying to keep up with 4 kids. I got everyone dancing to some "crocodile rock" and everything was good.

We've just discovered that there are 2 raccoons living in the back yard. This guy was climbing all over my stroller looking for food. They look friendly and furry, but Dad says that they have to go.

I also just got some new toys. Everytime Dad tried to use a hammer or screwdriver, I wanted to help, and now I can. Some kid was selling a bunch of toy tools on Craigslist. Here I am with my "scoo"(screwdriver) and "ammer" or "boomboom" (Hammer). We also found a bunch of toy cars in the attic.

That's about it for now. We're all getting ready for the next leg of the "Danielpalooza 2006" Asian tour next week. I'll be visiting Korea briefly on my way to Thailand. We get to spend about 10 days there, and I bet I get to meet an elephant or two. You may not hear from me until we're back from that. Happy thanksgiving, everyone!

Love, D.

Happy Halloween!!!!!

I hope everyone had a happy and not too scary Halloween. I went trick-or-treating at Papa’s office on Monday. That was fun. I got lots of ‘teats’ (treats). Tuesday night was too cold to go out to the neighbors so we just stayed in and handed out goodies to the bigger kids. That was okay with me as long as they weren't wearing a scary white mask. I didn't like those at all! I much preferred the ladybugs and i-pods.

I had my 18 month check-up on Monday. They confirmed that I’m a normal, healthy and happy kid with an impressive vocabulary. For those of you that like the stats here they are: I weighed in at 21 lbs 9 oz (5th percentile). I’m 32 inches tall (40th percentile). My head circumference is 18 7/8 inches (60th percentile). My next appointment will be when I turn 2.

Until next time…
Love, D

I'm one-and-a-half!

Hey there

I'm 18 months old today. Really. Time flies when you're having fun, doesn't it?

It was a beautiful morning today, so I sat on the deck and ate raspberries. I love berries. Other than that, I've spent the week walking around. I'm still faster at crawling than walking, but everyone gets a kick out of the walking thing, so I bring that on when I want to impress folks.

Last night we went to a haloween party at Dean and Sue's. I was a horse, mom was a cow and dad was a pig. It's probably better that there are no pictures of that. I also went to the zoo, but it was sooo crowded. Tomorrow, I go trick-or-treating at Dad's office - that'll be fun. I have a big plastic pun-kin! (pumpkin) to collect loot with.

Until next time.
Love, D.

Daniel goes walkabout

Well, we've been waiting for this for some time, haven't we?

C'mon - be honest. You've asked yourself, is this kid ever going to walk? Well, tonight was the night. I've been practicing a bit with mom and dad, but it was always more of a step-step-dive kind of movement to be frank.

I'm almost 18 months old, and fittingly enough, this is my 100th blog posting. It feels good to have something to celebrate. Clicking here or on the picture will get you a video

Today was also the first day that I asked dad for money. You see - I just got this train which doubles as a piggybank, and it plays "I've been working on the Railroad" when you drop a coin in it. Well, I wanted pennies, and Dad wanted me to walk, so he made me walk over to him to get the coins. "Pehnee, Pehnee" (penny).

That's really the big news from here. I went to a hockey game Friday night with Stu and Julie.

That's all for now. I have my 18-month appointment and a visit to Dr. Benson next week.

Later,
D.

Hooray for Snow!!!

There was the cold white stuff all over my deck and yard this morning. I hear it's called snow. It seems a lot like ice to me - cold, wet, and fun. I like the way snow balls feel, but I don't care so much for having my shoes covered in snow. That concerned me a little.

This isn't the right kind of snow for a snowman, but I did make my first snow angel.

Hope everyone has a fun day!

Love, D

Crazy-time

Hiya, folks! It's been crazy-time around here, and I have so much to tell you.

My verbal skills have really advanced in the last couple of weeks. I have strung two words together "eat eggs" and "Hi Papa", and I have started saying two-syllable words: "punkin" (pumpkin), "sireal" (cereal).

I think my creative side is coming out too. I like nursery rhymes (Pattycake and "row, row, row your boat", "itsy-bitsy spider") and will specifically order the grownups to sing them over and over. I'll even help out a little, but I only know "row, row", not the other words.

I also dance if there are some good tunes being played. Specifically I like "Crocodile Rock". You ask how I Dance if I'm not walking yet? Easy - I just lean forward and support myself with my hands. This deserves a video, but I stop dancing if I see the paparazzi.


Also on the creative side, I've decided that my toys get hungry, so I try to feed them. This gets messy if I'm holding a plush dolphin while eating soup!

Grandpa and Farmor are visiting. They're fun. I like showing off my skills, and Grandpa thinks that just about everything I do is funny, so he laughs and that makes me laugh too. All that fun (and some late-night snacks) gets me so wired that I've been staying up late lately. They brought me a couple of new toy caas! (cars) that are my favorites right now.

I'm so close to walking that the adults think it's just a question of distracting me so that I forget to sit down. They've tried suspending my new car in the air just beyond my reach, but I'm not going to be fooled by that trick - I'll walk when I'm ready.

And finally, I got another haircut today - the beach bum look was so "Summer". Which reminds me - it's snowing, so maybe tomorrow I get to play in the snow.

Until next time.

Love, D.

Berries, Berries, Berries

Hi there

We couldn't get this uploaded last night, but here's the 28-second video of me having fun in the strawberry patch in the back of the yard.

Love, D.

Still unpacking

Hey there, everyone

I have a lot of guilt for not posting more often. What's up with this biweekly schedule, and then to not even have good pictures? I hope to be back on track soon. Anyway - if you're wondering what I'm doing above, I'm hanging out on a giant egg. Cherry creek mall has this play area where I can climb on sausages, bounce on an egg and generally have a fun time. Love it!

I have a new bed. I now sleep on a big-boy mattress. This is a good thing. Only problem is that the rails don't go all the way around the bed, so I can get out in the middle of the night.

The new house is a good thing. There's a little pool in the back that I throw rocks in, and a strawberry patch where I sit and chomp on the berries. Lots of things to discover. I'll post some video and pictures when I get a chance.

I have some new words. I say "moon" and "rab" (rabbit) and right now I can't decide if my favorite mode of transportation is "bike", "bus", "caas" (cars), "cuck" (truck), tain (trains) or pain (planes). If I see any of these while I'm out and about I tell everyone about them. There are actually starting to be quite a few words that mom and dad understand, though it takes guests a little while to figure me out.

I've gotten a little more shy around strangers, and have started to screetch at the clerks in stores. Not sure why I do that - it's not my normal charming way of behaving.

Speaking of guests, Dave and Barbara are visiting for the annual "great american beer festival". If I can find a camera, I'll post pictures.

OK, enough text for now. Hope everyone is well.

Love, D.

I'm sure it's in a box *somewhere*

Hi there

So, we've moved. And in all of the craziness around that, I've let a couple of weeks go by without chatting with you. Which really isn't nice, given the EEG cliffhanger from a previous post. So just to lay that to rest: all is good.

I need to get some pictures up here, but that could take a while. So to quickly summarize:

• I have 2 new teeth (lower jaw, filling in the gaps in the front)
• I have some new words: Bus, Daniel (na-niel), kitty, done
• Not walking yet.

We went to California for a wedding and to visit Monica, and more on that later.

All is good here. Hope everyone is doing OK elsewhere.

Love, D.

Talking up a storm

Hi friends

I was hanging out in the backyard today, pretending that my car is a fuhn (phone). That's a really fun game, as far as I'm concerned - almost as good as playing with a real phone.





First things first - I had my EEG on tuesday. No results yet, except that the "flashing lights test" did not trigger anything. I had to be sleepy for the test, so they kept me up late the night before and woke me up early. That didn't really make me happy, but I was a trooper. More results as they come in.

In other news, I took three steps today before noticing that mom wasn't holding on to me, and I promptly sat down. Walking isn't far away now - I've gotten a lot more stable in the last couple of weeks.

Tomorrow we go to San Francisco for Gun and Martin's wedding, and also to visit Ms. Monica. Should be a fun way to end the summer touring season.

There's been a lot of house- and moving-related activity, which while exciting, seems to be stressing out the parents. In any case, the old place is now officially for sale, and when we come back from California, we'll be living at the new place. My new room is a cool shade of blue, thanks to a lot of painting help from Grandma Babe when she was here.

That's about it for now.

Love, D.

Quick update

Hiya, everyone.

The editorial staff goofed up, and my EEG is actually *next* tuesday. I just wanted to get an update out to all of you because I know you were checking for updates.

Today's appointment was actually with Dr. Benson for my foot. She says I'm doing great, and thinks I'll be walking in 2 weeks. Stay tuned for updates on that front. No new cast, but they did replace the velcro.

We spent the day removing wallpaper at the new house. That was fun.

Love, D.

Moving along

Good evening, friends. This is me, just before I went to sleep this evening. Is there anything better than a good book and a bottle of milk before bed? I'll sit in "my" chair and read on my own. The dog? Glad you asked - he's my new friend. I was starting to wrestle with the cats, and there's just so much of that you can expect them to tolerate. So I got a dog. I think he's related to my cousin Leo's dog.

I now know how to tell mom and dad that I'm ready for bed, too. Yesterday I pointed to the crib and said "Seep?" (sleep) and they got the point.

Grandma "Babe" is visiting. I need to get a picture of us together. She's good fun. I don't know why I can't play with her when she's painting...



Which brings me to my next topic - we just closed on a new house yesterday, so we'll be moving in a couple of weeks. Babe is helping us get the old house ready to sell as well as the new one ready to move into. I guess that little ol' me filled up the old house with "stuff". The new house has more room for my toys, and for friends to visit. It's just a few miles away from our current place.

I had a fever spike last week, and with that another febrile seizure, which brings the total to three. Dr. Rich wasn't overly worried, but he did think it was a good idea to consult with a neurologist, who ordered up some tests for me. The good news is that the results from the CAT scan are in, and I don't have a tumor. Tuesday we have an EEG to check for epilepsy. We don't seriously think that there's anything wrong with me, but would rather know.

And that's about it for now. Everyone keep your fingers crossed for us on Tuesday

Love, D.

Back in the USA

Hey there. I'm back, did you miss me?

I spent the last 10 days or so touring scandinavia, on a nice relaxing vacation. Here's me with the entire Norwegian branch of the family and farmor who's Swedish. From left to right there's my cousin Leo, my uncle Michael, Aunt Sara, cousin Jacob, Grampa, Farmor Dad+me and mom. We spent most of the time at the cabin in Sweden.



Where I spent most of the time as a beach bum. For those of us under 2, this was a clothing-optional beach, but I tried that and an ant bit my behind. Plus, this is a G-rated blog, so we'll keep the pictures decent.




I picked up a lot of new words on this trip. "Beh-eeze" (berries) is one of the most useful ones, and I ate a lot of them. Also "up", "Wahk" (walk), "rock", "off"and "buht" (boat). I got really good at recognizing the entire class of boats, from rowboats to ferries and calling them all "buht".



Cousins are fun, and even though they're older than me, we still had a lot of fun playing with cars and on the beach. Here we're all getting ready for bed by brushing our teeth.

OK, that's about it for now. I'll be staying put here in Denver for the next three weeks before we close out the summer travel season at Gun and Martin's wedding in San Francisco. I'm a good traveler, I am....

Love, D.

Danielpalooza in California

I went to Jan Robert and Lia's wedding in San Diego last weekend, and it was a blast. In case you weren't aware, seersucker is coming back. As a single, eligible guy I got to go to the bachelor party on Thursday. There are no pictures of that to protect the guilty.


We got to do some sightseeing around San Diego, and this is me with the goats at the Wildlife experience. I also really liked the zoo and hanging out at the hotel pool.


But my favorite tourist attraction was the USS Midway, where I got my own audio tour just like mom and dad, and got to practice driving F14s around the flight deck.

Zoe was at the wedding, and she kissed me, which all the grownups thought was cute.

Oh, I turned 15 months old in the last week, and today I went off to the pediatrician to be poked, prodded and measured. I'm still a short skinny guy with a big head. My weight places me in the 6th percentile, my height at the 40th and noggin is in the 70th percentile. The doctor says not to worry about being thin - that I'm "perfect" and that it beats being overweight.

What else is new? Well, I'm cruising around furniture with a lot more confidence, and I've been pushing my turtle and wagon around. I seem to pick up a couple of new words every day, but when I don't have any adults to impress, I speak my own language that goes something like "blabblelabblelabblenah!"

Later this week, I take the Daniel show to Europe, where we'll be touring major venues in Norway and Sweden, with brief stops in Frankfurt and Amsterdam. I'll be flying in a lay-flat bassinet again, while the parents tough in out in economy class.

That's about it for this time.

Love, D.

Boy performs tricks

Hey there, friends

Can you believe it? Two videos in a row.... (Dad decided to pay for some hosting space, which makes this SO much easier). Anyway, if you want to see me perform some of my tricks click on the link. These are some, but not all of what I know how to do. (ask me to wipe my mouth, it's hilarious)

As you can probably see, I got another haircut. It's amazing how different I look. I was starting to get a "Fabio" kind of appearance, which while flattering, just wasn't me.

Just in the last couple of days, I've really mastered the various shape-sorters that I have. These are toys that have blocks of different shapes and holes in which to put them. The cylinder is my favorite. Yesterday, I discovered that the same piece works with all three toys, so I showed Dad that, and he was very impressed.

OK, that's about it - I just wanted to share some of my skillz with y'all.

D

Fun, games and a video

Hey there, friends.

I just discovered that Crayons are fun, and made my first drawings. My artistic vision currently resembles Jackson Pollock - a little on the abstract side. I do know how to put the colors back in the box, but it's just so much handier to keep them available.

In the last week, I have gotten much braver with my walking. I will now walk for a while holding only one parental finger, which is big progress. And, I know you've been waiting for this -> video of me walking around the house with my little wagon. I really haven't believed that I could support myself on "things" until today, so this is just a little more progress.



Harrison Junior turned one last weekend, so I went to his party. Dad forgot to bring a camera, so you'll have to imagine what it was like. I had a lot of fun playing with everyone, and skipped my nap again. Whew, did I crash hard in the car on the way home?! Also, it's been nice out lately, so I've been playing with our neighbors. Oh, and Reid and I have been bonding lately - we went to their garage sale and sold off a bunch of my stuff so that we have room for more.

Speaking of which, I have some new toys that I'll tell you about next time.

Love, D.

Fourteen months, and lots of action

Hiya friends, and happy independence day!

On Sunday, I got to go to my very first wedding. Very exciting - mom and dad wanted me to sleep in the car on the drive up to Cheyenne, but nuh-huh, not me. So by the time the reception rolled around, I was pretty far gone. Don't I look good next to Elizabeth? I can't believe she married that Tim guy and didn't wait for me... Oh well. I was going to hit on some flower girls, but they weren't into a guy who's still crawling. I was sleeping before we pulled out of the parking lot on the way home.




I'm into hats and shoes these days. Here's an action shot of me making the sign for "Hat" while wearing a beret. As for the shoes - I'll sit in the living room and try to put on all of mom and dad's shoes. Sandals are the easiest, and it makes me so proud when I get one on.

Other new skills - I can eat with a fork all on my own. I can stack two blocks on top of eachother, and I now know where my ears, eyes, mouth, foot and nose are, and can point to them when asked.



About a week ago, I took my buddy Ethan to the zoo and showed him around. Yesterday we went to the pool with the Penas and Carlos taught me some tricks, and tonight Harrison is going to show me some pointers on how to walk.

In other news - Dave and Barbara have a fun announcement on their blog (woo hoo) and sadly, my buddy Bennett's Kidney transplant had to be cancelled at the last moment. He and his family could sure use some extra prayers around now.

OK, that'll do for now. Have fun, y'all
D.

Cousins!

Hey there, everyone.

I've been on the road again. I just got back from a quick trip to Houston where we celebrated Grandma Babe's birthday last week. The cousins turned her hair into a rainbow. But she got the last laugh by keeping it that way ALL day long. I had a lot of fun playing with my cousins Brayden, Kayla and Chloe. They're a wild bunch, and boy was I tired at the end of it. I was so tired on the plane home that I got a little fussy, and the woman in the seat next to me gave me "the glare". Sweet little me - can you believe it? She should pick on someone her own size next time...





We also saw aunt Teresa and Erin, as well as the Pastas on this trip. Short, but sweet.

Since last time, I have another tooth (another bicuspid, ouch) making 8 total. And I was sick for a couple of days with Roseola with meant I had a high fever at night and a nasty rash at the end which made me grumpy for 3 days.

What else? Let's see -> I can now point to my nose and foot if someone asks me to. And while in Houston I learned how to go down stairs, which is a very useful skill. Oh, and just yesterday I surprised mom and dad by climbing onto the couch from the floor, which means that those flowers in the living room window are no longer safe from me.

That's about it, really. We had a nice little summer dinner with friends last weekend, but this weekend is just mellow. Next weekend I get to go to my very first wedding!

Hope that everyone's enjoying their summer!

Love, D.

Two turtles in the back yard

Howdy, friends!

It's been really nice outside lately, and I love playing in the back yard. Here's me with my new friend "Tur-TUH" - don't we look like each other? As you might be able to see, I'm actually crawling around more these days - I was army-crawling so well that mom and dad thought I'd skip the hands-and-knees phase, but that's what I'm doing now.

We've started to go swimming at the outside pool at the rec center almost every afternoon. I like the water, and it's fun to see the other people. No matter how many toys mom brings, I always want someone else's ball - it's a little embarrassing...


Yesterday we went hiking at Roxborough again, and I saw deer and a couple of foxes. They looked like cats to me, so I called "ca, ca, ca"after it, but they weren't friendly.

My vocabulary has gotten even larger since last time - it's a mixture of signs and sounds, but they're consistent. This evening, I grabbed dad's hands and said "Go, go", but I knew we couldn't go out without shoes and a hat, so I said "shuus" until I got those, then slapped my head to get a hat. THEN we went outside to play with balls (bah! bah!) and look at birds (buh! with the sign for bird).

Let's see - I have another tooth (seven now) - it's further back than the others and much bigger. I seem to have skipped a few teeth in the front, but I'm sure they'll pop up sooner or later.

Oh, and I just started stacking my stacking rings, but I expect that the audience cheers when I get it right. Before, I would just throw the rings around.

There's probably more, but that will have to wait until next time.

Love, D.

Memorial Day

Hey there

Sorry about the delay in posting - I was trying to get my Album Number 8 up and running, and it just took forever to get it uploaded. All of my photos from January through May - 620 or so, so if you go looking, give yourself some time....

For memorial day, I went to Stu/Julie/Carly/Eli's place for a BBQ. It was fun - I discovered that hot dogs are pretty tasty, and there were a lot of other kids. I'm not the youngest, that honor goes to "Izzy" Gorelik who joined us about 2 months ago. Cutie...

Let's see - there's all sorts of updates. I turned 13 months old, of course, but I hardly think that's worth mentioning every month anymore -> it's not like Dad walks around saying that he's 437 months old (yikes, it's true!).

We have some little turtle-toys with bobbing heads, and they are my new best friends. When I want to visit them, I just say "Tur-TUH" and point to where they are. I get very upset if they've moved. Speaking of Turtles, I got a very cool toy from the Pastas - pictures to come.

I don't walk on my own yet, but I'm getting steadier and more confident. Probably several weeks out, still. If I have two fingers to hold onto, I can walk for miles.

The Dr. says that the rash on my arm is a mild eczema and that I need to keep it lotioned up at all times. I have a new shampoo and lotion that seems to be helping...

And that's about all for now,

Love, D.