Man, are we busy!

It's been almost three months since I last posted -- probably because the Roo is keeping us mighty busy. He had his 15-month checkup in March: 28 lbs; 31.5 inches. 75th-80th percentile for height and weight. He feels like he's in the 200th percentile when I pick him up, though!

His current favorite words are "car," "truck," and "vroom." He's also quite fond of saying "Yayyy!" and clapping his hands. Totally cute. Oh, and he's gotten very proficient at the word "no." Darn.

We planted strawberries in a hanging planter about a month ago, and flower seeds a couple of weeks ago. The strawberry plants are growing well, and a couple of days ago the flower seeds came up! Daddy is doing a square foot vegetable garden this summer. Fun for the whole family! A couple of weekends ago, Daddy built Roo a very fine sandbox, which will be ready after a couple of coats of sealer and some sand.

A few weeks ago I was diagnosed (after a series of MRIs) with a Chiari I Malformation. It may explain my frequent headaches, fatique, neck pain, and other annoying symptoms I've experienced since I was a teenager. I have a consult with a neurosurgeon next week.

Last weekend we visited my father, my sister and her family in Maine. I hadn't seen most of my family in 20+ years. It was a fabulous reunion -- lots of folks from both my father's and my mother's side of the family. The sad part is that I haven't gotten around to mentioning to Mom yet that I'm back in touch with everyone (it won't go well, I'm fairly sure).

Going to bed soon. It's 80 degrees here right now. It was 93 when I left work!