We survived the Winter! No major sickness. Though it did seem that Eli or one of his brothers ALWAYS had a cold...
(present day Eli)
... Yup, no hospital visits this winter! Eli did get the flu on Christmas, but it wasn't to the extreme. I'm grateful that is becoming Spring. I don't have to worry too much about crazy bugs going around!
AND! Eli is talking. Which is great! He'll be two next month, and for us he seems to be an early talker. This is very much a good thing. We've been told that the few seconds his heart stops for the open heart surgeries (before the by-pass kicks in) are the moments that damage to "speaking" part of the brain can occur. He is talking away, 2 or 3 words together. And loves to boss his brothers around... but he loves his brothers too! He doesn't know who he is when neither are around!
