This will be my final post before I leave for Oklahoma tomorrow. I might post while I'm there, but no guarantees. First, can I say that I am really freaking out about flying on a plane by myself with Dane? I know people have done it for years, and I know that it's probably not as bad as I'm stressing myself out about it, but I am still worried. I guess by this time tomorrow I'll be done with the first let anyway (yes, I have a layover).
I planned a trip home for multiple reasons:
1) My parents need to see their only grandchild
2) Kenta/Kendall and Mika have yet to meet him
3) We had a free ticket from when I bumped last year
4) Rika and Kenta have their birthdays during the time I'll be there
and then, unexpectedly,
5) My dad had a heart attack.
The onomatopoeia in Japanese for suddenly feeling scared is doki. I think that's a good word for that feeling you get when you hear startling news. No worries, though, he is doing fine. It was a medium strength heart attack, but the scans at this point say there was no damage. I'm not sure how that works, but I'm grateful. He is recuperating at home and needs rest. And then better diet and exercise. It was pretty scary, but things are as good as they could be considering he just had a heart attack.
Whew. That's bad news. Here are some pictures of Dane to lift the spirits.
So, Dane doesn't sleep so hot these days. But I'm utilizing the knowledge of the Baby Whisperer, and things are getting better, albeit slowly. I'm looking forward to the nights when I'll only have to get up once, or even none at all! It's weird to me that this happened way more often when he was two months old and that things aren't nearly as good now. But whatever. Soon he will be a well trained, sleeping boy. But all the same, I'd appreciate any advice you might have.
