Easter 2007

James had a very nice Easter this year. I still had not given him any candy, so I let Nick give James his first piece of chocolate. It was a big hit. James woke up in the morning to an Easter basket and six hidden eggs, which James insisted were "balls." Then Nick went to the lab and James and I hung out. After that, we traveled to Aunt Cathy and Uncle Ed's house, where we had dinner with Nick's grandmother, some of Nick's cousins, little Tyler and Aunt Cathy and Uncle Ed. James had a blast. Tyler and James still don't notice each other very much, but they decided to give each other hugs this time. Even though James is bigger and stockier than Tyler, it was clear that Tyler knew he was six weeks older. Tyler's mom was calling Ty a bully. Mostly, they ignored each other. They did a mini egg hunt, and they did a fairly good job. James got the concept of "put the eggs in the basket" while Tyler just opened up the eggs and ate the candy. After the egg hunt, Tyler and James' mommies took them to the park, where James had his first swing ride, which he loved. We will have to go to the park again. We had to leave early because James had a large poo. We went home after that and stopped off at the grocery store. James barely had a nap, so he got cranky. He went home and went straight to bed.

I found out today that my friend, Ami, is back in the hospital in Cleveland. She had a perforated colon. Those of you who know Ami know that she didn't have much of a colon left to begin with. She was in a medicated coma for a few days, and for a minute there they weren't sure if she was going to wake up, or if she did, if she was going to be able to breathe on her own. She is doing both now, and her family and friends are very happy. Please wish Ami a quick and complete recovery.