Almost One Week Post Surgery

Here it is on Monday and the weekend is gone already. Art is back to work today and Talia and I have the day together. The weekend was great. Art and I took Talia back to Elmo's for breakfast and more egg, grits and applesauce, then a short trip to the Farmer's Market. In the afternoon, I picked Lydia up at a mid-way point between Charlotte and Chapel Hill. She was filled with happy stories of her time with Aunt Laura, and seemed also happy to be home. The girls were so happy to see each other and there were big hugs and kisses. Lydia did tell soooo many stories, that Talia put her finger to her lips to sign "hush." Lydia did NOT like that! Sunday was a trip to see where Lydia's new summer camp was and out to check on Nai Nai and Ye Ye's house while they are in Florida. Lydia and I got a little alone time Sunday afternoon and stocked up for summer camp with a Nihao Kai Lan back pack and lunch bag set.

Talia and I took Lydia to the first day of Chinese Summer Camp, where she'll be for 5 weeks this summer. We couldn't leave until Lydia's good friend Claire arrived, then we were practically pushed out the door. Talia charmed the Chinese-speaking staff when she could point to her hair, eyes, ears, nose, mouth and tummy all when asked to in Chinese. Then she clapped her hands and blew kisses. Talia and I then went and registered Lydia for after school care at her Elementary School, assuming we'll still be here.

Talia had a little morning car nap, then home to a jar of food and two yogurts. Her appetite has been wonderful, and she's tolerating the "applesauce consistency diet" better now. We've finished the antibiotic ear drops and today's the last day of her oral antibiotic. We're using Tylenol for pain, and no oxycodone for several days now. We see her surgeon at two weeks after surgery. It wasn't a fluke--she sat in her highchair again today, signed "dirty" and "diaper" and held her nose! And she was right! and made me laugh. Oh, the joys of a 17-month-old. With any luck, Talia will sleep some this afternoon and I can do a little work in preparation for being in the office on Tuesday and Thursday this week.

The pictures are of us on the Staten Island Ferry, going past the Statue of Liberty on the 4th of July and one just of a sister hug :)