Mondays with Crosby

At 11:24 am, Crosby Fox turned 1 year and 3 weeks old!!! I am pretty sure I was posting pictures of the little tike sitting in snow last Monday. Here we are playing at the park today in 60 degree weather!!! Crazy. Let me be the first to say I will take as many 60 degree days as I can get. This little teaser just reminds me that I very much dislike winter and prefer all other seasons! I would be fine to permanently omit winter in Tennessee. We could just keep the cold weather and snow out West. You know, where you can actually do something with snow. Like ski! No skiing here in Middle Tennessee that I'm aware of. But there are parks. LOTS of parks. Crosby and I had a good ole time at a park today.

He was hesitant at first, my tactile defensive little boy...

So we moved to the swings...

He was confused... Are Margaret and John Christopher connected now???

They thought sharing the swing was pretty fun. Something tells me that will change in a few short years...

I put him back on the ground and he started to venture out a bit, crawling through the mulch and onto a rubbery surface. His hands needed a break so he stood at Margaret's stroller a while, trying to push it like a truck. Funny how it looks like he's got the "red eye" going on. But it's not red eye at all. It it the reflection of my bright pink jacket in his eyes. And yes, in his snotty nose. A stinkin' cute snotty nose I might add...

Showin' of his 5 teef. Maybe 4 1/2 but close enough...

I don't know. Just cute...

Then he really got wild. He kept climbing over this small, wooden ledge into a pile of leaves and mud. He got SOO mad when I tried to bring him closer to where I was standing.

That is because he was determined...

His eyes were fixed on a hill that he needed to climb...

And climb he did!!!

I mean booked it up the hill and started heading down the other side...

Yea, it looks like he is going the be rolling down that hill any second. Which caused another mother standing at the bottom of the hill to flip out because a baby was about to take a tumble. Oh, but she didn't know what a genius this baby is...

He just turned around and started going down backwards, just like he was going down stairs...

Yep, that is my little problem solver. Needless to say, she was quite impressed with his mad hill climbing skills...

I was proud! He was proud!

We headed back to the swings for one last hoo rah...

Happy as a lark...

And no, that is not snot on his cheek and chin. Just a little water from his sippy cup that managed to miss his mouth!

I didn't say anything about what was under his nose... ;) Maybe it will go away one of these years...

And he ends his trip to the park with a wink for the camera!!!

Fun times were had by all. I think he is over his tactile issues now so the stains on his clothes are at least good for something! And I am hoping the polish I got for his shoes will take care of the damage done there!

So I have confused a few folks and need to clarify. I have done a little bit of work over the past year. I teach patients with lymphedema how to use this. I worked for this company a little before going on bed rest and started back up in February or March. I get an email asking if I can see a patient. If I do, great. If I don't, great. I probably average 1 or 2 patients a month. I love working with lymphedema patients so it is the perfect setup for me. It only takes a few hours, including travel time, and I set my schedule.

I am going through orientation tomorrow and Thursday to get back on the PRN list where I did full time PRN work before. I have mixed feelings about actually working a full day like I would have to do in inpatient rehab. But, I figure a few days a month could be good for me. And it will help cover the cost of keeping my license active. Crosby is my number one priority. If it gets to be stressful, I won't do it. I'll just see how it goes!

Seeing how I have to get up at the crack dawn, I should get in bed. Crosby has been spoiling me by waking up at 8:30... 8:45...even 9! 6:30 is going to be a rude awakening...