The Daily Hailey

I plan to do a bit of bragging on this post, so beware.

One thing I can’t not brag about (double negative, I know. Eat my shorts.) is that I finally won a coffee on the first day of Tim Horton’s Roll up the Rim. The last time it came around, I didn’t win once. Granted, I probably only consumed like 15 drinks in that time, but it still seemed strange. I have never had an entire season of Roll Up be completely unsuccessful, until the last one! But today, Brady went into the city for groceries and came back with my token early grey tea, double double, and I won a free drink! What I love is that instead of coffee, I can cash it in for a latte! I’m not a coffee snob, unlike some people I know. You know who you are. So I love a Tim’s latte if I can get one! And I can now get a free one! A massive, free one! Yay me!!

Once Brady was back home, the kids napped and we got ready to go back out. We haven’t really exposed Dekker to people since his surgery, since we wanted him to sort of heal in a calm, relaxed environment. However, our small group from church was getting together this evening for the first time since Christmas, and we hadn’t gone at all in the fall. This, being our first meeting in a while, was just an evening of touching base, eating together, and catching up. All kids were welcome, and it seemed like a very forgiving bunch to try and bring Dekker out to. He doesn’t always do great in groups, and we had no idea how things would roll now. But they’re our friends, and we like them. So we got Dekker up and dressed, and put Laela in fresh jammies and went on our way.

I was sooo proud of him this evening! He didn’t exactly branch out and go chase the other kids, but he did venture much further from us than ever before. He played and talked and ate without complaint. He hardly shied away when people addressed him. He only cried once or twice, which is actually a huge deal over here. He had it sooo together! Also, one of the other mothers there has kids that also had eye surgery around Dekker’s age, and she told us that his eyes look awesome for just one week post-op. It was really encouraging for me to hear that, as I still see glaring red staring back at me when I look at his eyes. Yet, if I’m logical and I really look, its amazing how great his whites are looking. They are more pink than read, and more yellow than pink! Soon they’ll be white, I just know it. He has been medication-free for three days now!

We had a great first evening out, but it had to end sometime. Dekker was sad to go to bed, but I still got some awesome cuddles and kisses out of the deal. I love that kid.

Now for a bath, and possibly a snack. I’m finally not super sick feeling anymore. Heck, I ate pizza tonight! I can do anything, lol!

Looking forward to spending tomorrow with Hailey and her littles. Gonna be a good one!