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Never a Dull Moment With Caleb Around!

Caleb is officially up here with Abby and me now, and life is certainly not dull!  (Abby keeps things lively too, but Caleb just adds an interesting element to things!)

Yesterday in the car, he informed me that he has an entire world in his head.  He calls it his "Imagine-Nation."  Get it?!  :)

Today, we took Abby to feeding school, stayed for breakfast, then came back to RMH.  We put together a Lego set, watched some cartoons, ate lunch, and snuck in a little writing practice (it's amazing that just drawing a picture to go along with his writing makes it so much more bearable!).  We'll head back to the hospital in a little while so that we are there in time for snack.  It's unfair for me to expect Caleb to stay at the hospital all day, so this seemed to work out well.

Tomorrow, we may try to go to the zoo if the weather cooperates.  Otherwise, we'll probably spend a few hours at the Science Center.  I want to do something special tomorrow, because I have a family meeting at the hospital on Wednesday and can't leave (we may manage to make it to Whole Foods, but that's about it!)

To give you an idea of what life with Caleb is like, he is currently making ninja noises (not really sure what a ninja is supposed to sound like, since they are normally stealthy and silent, but he says they are ninja noises) and doing somersaults on his bed with his stuffed dog.  He just finished his writing activity.  :)

Never a dull moment...

Comments

Mary Lou said…
Julie....
Did you hear about Teresa? You had me following her story and reading their Blog so closely. She is in Jesus' Arms now. She passed on. Just thought you should know.
--Raelyn
Rebekah said…
Imagine-Nation. I love it!
Mary Lou said…
Julie....
"Yesterday in the car, he informed me that he has an entire world in his head. He calls it his 'Imagine-Nation.' Get it?!". Crack. Me. Up!! ;-D
--Raelyn

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