Capturing The Moment

Paxton crashed the second they got home last night. He was so tired from the busy day they had and obviously couldn't wait to lay down. He was so tired in fact that he snoozed right through the morning until around 9:00am. He hadn't slept that late in a while. He must have needed the extra shut eye.

Scott and Susanne spent all morning packing for their trip back to Virginia. Paxton enjoyed watching them move about. When he got bored with them, he watched some of the footage from the Royal Wedding. Susanne was training him young to be up with all of the celebrity gossip. It was important to be well-rounded. =)

To pass the time before they had to leave, they continued to work on Paxton's scrapbook page that they had started a few days ago. This page was going to be a part of the Yawkey House scrapbook that was located in their sitting room as a way for the other house guests to get to know all of the amazing children that had stayed there while being seen at Children's Hospital Boston. It was a true inspiration to read all of the incredible stories and see the creative ways that the families tried to embrace the spirit of their child. It helped to preserve hope in situations where there didn't seem to be any. Susanne and Scott were just so honored to be able to share a little bit about Paxton's journey and capture those memories forever for all to see. His page was a real testament as to how far he had come along. It made Scott and Susanne so proud of their little guy.

Before heading home, they decided to grab a bite to eat. Whether they were coming or going, they always seemed to be drawn to the same restaurant at Logan International Airport. The restaurant was called, Jerry Remy's, which was a sports bar and grill. They had good food and good beer. They usually didn't have to even look at the menu because they always got the same thing, but this time something caught Susanne's eye. There was something different about the menu choices. They had a speciality menu made up of just different types of hotdogs. It was Susanne's lucky day. The choices consisted of all of the major league baseball teams with hotdog toppings that reflected the area they were from. It took at least ten minutes for Susanne to choose. She was hoping the next time they were in the area that this menu was still around. She had a lot more hotdogs to try. YUM YUM!

With full bellies, they loaded the plane and took their seats. Paxton did so well throughout the entire flight. He didn't make a peep. There was no crying. There was no fussing. He was nothing, but smiles and giggles. This wasn't surprising since Paxton had always done so well on the previous flights to and from Boston. Paxton received so many compliments as we were exiting the plane. Everyone was so impressed with his great temperament.

On the way home, Scott and Susanne updated Moppy on Paxton's trip. Susanne was going to make it her mission to increase his therapy services from six appointments a month to ten appointments a week. She knew she had a challenge in front of her, but she was up for it. She had overcome a lot more difficult obstacles in the past, especially when dealing with Paxton. Scott and Susanne were just so relieved to have someone that was ready to go to battle for them if need be. This was going to be such a positive change for Paxton and they couldn't wait to see the benefits from it.

Once they got home and settled, Paxton had difficulty going to sleep. He finally tuckered himself out and didn't wake up the rest of the evening. Scott and Susanne decided to take a load off as well. They snuggled up on the couch and wasted a few brain cells watching some TV. It felt good to be home and in the arms of someone you love.