Let us start with a poem I remember from when I was but a wee child...
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear,
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair,
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very Fuzzy was he?
This particular poem doesn't relate to you or your day in any way at all other than I just kept thinking you were "fussy wussy" (no not like a wuss) all day long. But in your defense it has been a long couple days for you and you are probably still tired from your episodes and mini-episodes lately. Acting is a tough job, or so they say.
Now how about some good news? Well today you had your favorite person again and again she told you she wanted to eat your chin. To be quite honest I think she may have somehow developed an unnatural obsession with your chin because no matter what face you made or what you were doing she commented on "how cute your chin is". I mean I guess there is the other possibility, that you really are that cute, but lets not balloon up that ego any more than we need to after another day of girls drooling all over you.
Megan did go to bat for you again today though, making sure the doctors got their stuff straight and kept you moving down the road to nomoretubesville. You only gave her a little trouble today, but that is because your only real fit came when she was outside the POD eating lunch. Thanks for that one by the way. She and Dr. Ilias talked all day about you and they were both in your room checking on you non stop. I think they may be a little invested in you and your future but then again it could be the cute thing.
You also had quite a few other visitors today. Mommy and daddy's friend Amy came by the hospital today and brought a present for us from all of our friends. It is small, and cute, and purple, just like you lately. This one makes coffee instead of drool though, so its a bit more practical over in our room at Ronald McDonald. It will help make sure mommy and daddy can stay awake, especially in the mornings when it is so hard to get up and get moving. So we are SUPER appreciative to all of our friends for that present.
Amy did stay and visit with mommy and daddy for a long time today too. It was a great break for us since you had been kind of a stinker all morning with your fussy business. We talked about all kinds of things, but mostly you and your antics lately. You will get a chance to hang out with Amy and her little ones before too long we hope, I know they are anxious to play with you too.
Then, just a short while later, your aunt Alisa came by with some grub for mommy and daddy to chew on this week. She stayed and visited a long time too, and apparently she is going to have some free time coming up and she wanted to know if you are going to be available for some dates with her to help her fill some of that time. Hopefully your schedule will allow it because she is pretty excited to spend some time with you. She also told us that she can't wait to have some birthday cake with you next year on your shared birthday, hopefully you will like the same kind of cake.
You did get a bit of a field trip today, but it wasn't very far, just to mommy and daddy's arms in an attempt to keep you happy. We did succeed for the first time in taking a somewhat upset Connor and, with nothing more than the touch of our arms, calm you down and get you to rest a while. It wasn't a perfect setup just yet but it was pretty darn close and it was great to know that you still kind of like us. We would hate to think that the only thing calming you down these days is the medicine the nurses have to give when you throw a fit.
Sometime after that, between your fussy spells, your Grandma and uncle Scooter and auntie Beth showed up with a Thanksgiving feast. You see Grandma knew that we hadn't had the chance to have a Thanksgiving dinner so she made up a bunch of food and brought some of the Thanksgiving leftovers and the five of us shared our own little Thanksgiving dinner in the family room. It was super tasty and had some of everyone's favorites, even pecan pie.
When we were all stuffed with Thanksgiving goodness we came back to see you and you will never guess what we caught you doing... yep, that is right, you were fussing again. Now I can't think of a better word for what you did all day even though I have tried and tried and even pulled out the thesaurus. There is really no other way to describe it, you were just fussy. You didn't go into breakdown mode, you didn't get your heart rate up, you didn't start doing your crazy scary breaths, you didn't really do any of the things that normally point to you being upset except occasionally you would hold your breath and turn the same color as mommy and daddy's new coffee maker.
You did, however, cry, cry, cry, wiggle, cry, and cry some more. You would scrunch up your face, turn down your big bottom lip (you look JUST like your mommy when you do that) and make this kind of pathetic "waaaahhhhh" noise. Even though it was frustrating to us that we couldn't do a single thing to make you stop crying it was kind of relieving to see you doing something so normal for a baby your age. You were fighting sleep and being a stinker about it.
I know mommy and daddy looked kind of lost today when all that was going on but have no fear we learn quickly and will be better prepared next time. And we found a little bit of a secret weapon (which we will have EVERY intention of using for our own benefit later) in your uncle Scooter and auntie Beth. They seemed to be able to get you to calm down and what was even more remarkable they didn't even flinch when you were crying. That may not sound like a lot but for two people who don't have kids that is a pretty big deal. They must kind of like you or something. Or maybe its the cute thing again.
But finally you calmed down and everyone made their way home to bed, including mommy and daddy. We are going to get some rest and hopefully you will too because it sounds like it could be another busy week for you with appointments for tests and doctors' visits speckling your calendar. So sweet dreams fussy wussy, close your eyes and find something wonderful to look at, we will see you again in the morning.
We love you Connor.
- Mommy and Daddy
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