1 Week Until Santa!!

It's been awhile and there is a lot to report, so I'll break it down by category.

Walter Reed: We finally got a call back on the blood test and much to our surprise the test said that Liam is NOT allergic to dairy (or anything else food-related). While this is very confusing and somewhat frustrating, we did decide to test it on Sunday by giving Liam Easy Mac (thanks to Uncle Bryan) and so far, no immediate problems. So, we are cautiously optomistic. He still does have his Eczema and we have a follow-up appointment on Jan. 10th, but we are hoping he has begun to outgrow this nightmare.

New Friends: Last weekend and this past weekend were spent up in New Jersey. Last weekend was Joanie's 50th birthday party and Liam had a blast. While she wasn't there the whole time, Liam's hands-down favorite part of the party was my cousin Billy's daughter, Paige. He instantly took to her and harassed her the entire time she was there. The poor girl must have been nearly dragged to the washing machine to visit, since Liam thinks that it's the coolest thing and truly believes that everyone loves looking at it just as much as he does. From Paige's expression, I'm not sure she's on board with this latest obsession:



"This boy is crazy!"




Yesterday, Liam was able to meet Ryan Rose, my cousin Michael's daughter. Ryan is 4 years old and so there was a bit of an age difference, but they were still able to play very well together. Liam would follow Ryan around for awhile and she taught him everything she knew about Barbies and dolls. This is the first time Liam has seen Ryan and I think they'll be good friends through the years. We are hoping to spend a week this summer at the beach house with them so they have more opportunities to play together.



Growing Up:

Liam has really been changing soooo much lately. I'm sure I always say that, but I am truly always amazed by it. He has mostly given up the paci for sleeping, but still tells us "I need paci" during the day. The past week, he has also really taken to his Grover doll that he's had since he's two months old over pillow. He has been doing a lot of advanced play with Grover, such as having Grover wave "bye bye", holding his hand, hugging Grover, or having him sit at his table and "eat" with him. Liam is also really starting to use his manners a lot more, saying please, thank you, bless you, I'm sorry, and you're welcome. He'll also crack you up with his expressions such as "I'll be right back." "Oh my goodness." and "See ya later!" Too funny! Liam can drink out of an open cup just fine, but we still use the sippy a lot for reasons of ease of use. His therapist is very happy with his progress and says that he is advanced in several areas, such as his play habits.

My family will be coming down Saturday for the Christmas holiday and we are very excited to have Christmas at home this year as we've never had that. Afterwards, the Basye Family will be coming up for second-Christmases. Countdown...7 days until Santa and all preparations are full-force!