We had our farm theme picked out since last year - mostly because I knew we had a chicken costume that would fit a 1-year old (all 3 of the boys have worn it now) (and yes, I'm already trying to think of possibilities for next year). I wasn't sure if I could pull it off. Usually, I come up with an idea and it's up to Adam to figure out a way to construct it and secure it. I think I did a pretty fair showing for missing my other half. It did help that my parents came into town and my dad helped with a few things with it. It also helped that we had to buy a new upright freezer and a new water heater this past year. Those both yield some good-sized cardboard pieces. We had made a roof and gable, but it was very windy and there just was not a good way for us to secure the cardboard pieces. And my parents were great help in corraling my tractor driver, cow, and chicken. We had a great turnout and it was a lot of fun.
Here's a few pics:
Plus, we scooted to the hospital as soon as it was over so that Adam could see the boys in their costumes.
It's been a few days since I've said much about Adam's progress and people are asking. On the 25th, it marks the 1-month mark of Adam's accident. Crazy to think that much time has passed, but yet it also feels like we've been doing this for a long time now. He continues to progress, which is good news! He's taken several walks with therapists this past week without any walking aids, other than a safety belt that the therapist holds onto. It's not a "pretty" walk....but it's pretty amazing for him to be walking. His fine motor skills are also improving. One month ago, he was lying on his back and moving very, very little with loss of much of his ability in most parts of his body. He can now sit up on his own. Stand up on his own. Take steps. Control his restroom functions (hey, sorry if that's too much information, but I had formerly shared that he couldn't...so I figured I should clear the air that he's gained that back). He's still being told that he's progressing very fast for this type of injury.
And on another exciting note, Adam's birthday is on Wednesday!
And on an even more exciting note, we have just been given clearance to take him out of the hospital for small excursions as long as it doesn't interfere with his therapy. We plan to bring him home Tuesday evening to celebrate his birthday as a family. Whoop, whoop! It'll be so nice to have him home, but...... it'll be really hard to have to drive him back to the hospital that same night.
