Up and Moving

Micah is on the mend and consuming food again. We have kept him on simple starchy things as to not aggravate his belly too much, but I feel like we should be close to resuming his normal diet. His legs got very weak during the stomach sickness, but he is mostly willing to do his exercises to get better. I have had to readjust my parenting style a bit as we move from room to room (we mostly hang out on the floor or couch.) It is much different than it was with my usual rambunctious boys. I now have to come up with fun ways to get them moving instead of coming up with ways to get them to settle down! (The upside is we are playing many educational games and learning some new things-these are great for Micah's fine motor skills). Owen has rarely wanted to leave Micah's side, so we have to implement some fun running around with him too. I will make up obstacle courses for us to run, and then we will get Micah and walk them. Hopefully, the weather will turn nice again soon, and we can do some of this outside. I think a little sunshine on our faces will do us all some good! Micah will finish up his steroid very soon and hopefully, his immune system will get back up and running. This last bug caused a major setback. I don't want to be a crazy "germaphobe", but at the same time I have to try to protect my little boy right now. We went ahead and kept Owen out of school this week since we had so much family helping us, and we have all been hanging out at home. Hopefully, next week we can all stay healthy as we resume normal life, and Micah begins his therapies.