As I write this Sam is sleeping off the final hours of five. Tomorrow he will be six years old! He is beyond excited! He has been doing well lately, just fatigue. The comment I hear all the time is he is getting around so well.
We have been doing physical therapy. He is doing well and enjoys it. Last week he pedaled from one end of the hospital to the other on a trike, I should have gotten a picture! We have also started the process to get a medical stroller, or simply put a stroller for a bigger kid. It will also have the attachments needed to tie it down in a bus. That moves at the speed of insurance. Speaking of insurance, Sam has been approved for Social Security Disability for children, SSI. I don't know the amount yet but it will include medical.
Sam absolutely loves school. He adores his kindergarten teacher, but still occasionally mentions Miss Kim his preschool teacher from last year. The first trimester is done already. He had a report card that showed he is developing a lot of the skills needed for school though he is busy and there were frequent comments about his difficulty staying focused without adult help.
The photo above is from this past weekend's family Christmas celebration. Grandma was teasing him a present and he was flapping his arms saying, "Just give it to me!" Tomorrow is his birthday party at Chuck E Cheese and there will be more pictures!
Christmas Eve two years ago Sam broke his right tibia and fibula. The start of this journey. A year ago we were just out of the orange cast and another surgery in December. I don't even really know what to say. We have been through so much, good and bad.
