A long time, a lot of happenings

It's been nearly a year since I've posted anything....in that time SO much has changed.

September 10, 2010, Nicholas & I packed up & moved from MD to TX. We pulled a big fat Uhaul trailer & drove the whole way, just the 2 of us. We stopped the first night right across the TN border near Johnson City (I think that was it) & the 2nd night in Birmingham. After that we drove on straight all the way home.

Nicholas started pre-school on September 20th. His first time in school. It's been good for him overall. The structure, the other kids, learning new things. I love it for him.

I started a new job on September 27th. Still working for State Farm. Still in an agent's office. This office is much bigger, much busier, much more work. I have my own office now & had an assistant until he bailed on me.

Nicholas had a lot of health issues. His first trip to urgent care was September 26th. Between then & mid February, he'd been to Urgent care at least a dozen times, tot he ER twice, had outpatient surgery to put tubes in his ears & his adenoids removed, he had a 4 days stay in the hospital w/ RSV, Corona virus, & asthma. He's had pneumonia 3 times, multiple ear infections, multiple strep throat outbreaks, pinkeye, & every other bug a 3 year old can catch. He was on 11 rounds of antibiotics, numberous other medications (up to 9 at a time) & had been poked & prodded so often, we were both just so worn.

By mid February he seemed to be on a good track to recovery physically.
He turned 3 in March, he's still growing tall as can be. He was about 44 inches on his birthday but he's a skinny one at only about 37 lbs.
He loves his cars, trucks, & trains. He loves the Cars movie. We went to a few hockey games & he loved it. He's been to half a dozen birthdya parties at Kiddie Park & Chuck E. Cheese's which he loved also. He loves to pull his red wagon around the yard & hit his ball of the tee. He's a strong one & can hit the ball really well & throw it pretty far.

We're living with my parents, my sister, & my niece...it's a crowded crazy house but I think he enjoys having his cousin around. I know for me, it's nice to be close to my family again.

So a brief synopsis of the past 9 months or so. Hopefully I'll keep it updated a bit more regularly.