Sunday, May 16, 2010

Paxton's First Babysitters



Scott spent most of the day working more on his dissertation. Susanne tried her hardest to stay out of his way. She ended up doing a lot of exercises and playtime with Paxton. It was easy for her to see that he was doing much better with his ability to lift his head. He was getting stronger each and every day.

As a birthday gift to Scott, Aunt Leenie and Uncle Loonie had offered to babysit Paxton whenever he needed them to. This worked out perfectly because Scott and Susanne had a couple's massage scheduled for this evening so they took them up on it. When they returned from their peaceful oasis, they were ready to eat. Susanne and Scott invited the Neumann's to stay for dinner. They ended up grilling up some hotdogs and serving them with chips and watermelon. Susanne was in heaven. She had been craving hotdogs throughout her entire pregnancy, but she could not have them due to the concern for Listeriosis. Now that she could have them, she just had to make sure to find ones that were dairy free and soy free. This ended up not being as hard as she thought. Susanne hearts hotdogs.

As the evening progressed, Scott had to start thinking about heading back to his apartment, but there was one problem...the car that was in the shop was still not ready. This meant that Moppy had to come over so that Scott could take her car to Pennsylvania. This left Moppy without a car at all until the car was finished. For now, the solution was for Susanne to take Moppy to the Metro Station tomorrow morning and they would figure out the rest later.

2 comments:

Uncle Looney said...

We totally made out on your couch.

Kimberly Westrich said...

I couldn't help but read every word on your blog - your experiences are so moving and the humor and grace you use in writing about them are wonderful. You guys are doing an amazing job with your unplanned trip to Holland. Paxton is lucky to have such dedicated parents to love him and advocate for him and take care of him. And I am so very sorry for your loss of Maverick. He sounds like such a great dog and he was as lucky to have you as you were to have him. I hope that your trip this week leads you to some people who will be able to help you with Paxton's oral feeding challenges. I feel so frustrated for you that you can't find someone who can help. You are all in my thoughts. - Kimberly Westrich