Lemon turns six years old today! I am honestly kind of stunned by this. On the one hand, it feels like an immeasurably long time ago that I had no children, and on the other hand it feels like not that long ago that he was just toddling around. The changes that take place over the first six years of a human's life are staggering. It's also hard to believe that until 6 years ago, CF wasn't part of our lives, whereas now it is something I think about multiple times a day, every single day.
In honor of the passage of all this time, we decided to get the kids their first professional haircuts. I've been chasing after them with a scissors myself since their hair was long enough to cut, and never got them to sit still for more than maybe 120 seconds at a time. Then, Lemon started asking about going to the barber for a haircut so we figured we'd give it a try. And wouldn't you know they sat as still as statues for almost 20 minutes each, obeying every instruction. The barbers both remarked on how amazingly well-behaved my kids were. I guess if you distill an entire day's worth of good behavior down to 20 minutes, amazing things can happen. During that 20 minutes. We will not discuss the rest of the day.
This year's birthday is extra-special as we are celebrating here in Lake Geneva, WI, at a resort we've been coming to every summer for the past 3 years. On top of that, Grandma and Grandpa are here from New York. And on top of that, the kids have gotten so many wonderful gifts--a marble slide set, books, new Transformers (that took the combined brain power and advanced degrees of both Mama and Papa Bear to convert from one form to the other), and on and on. Who wouldn't wake up at 4 a.m. on the day in question in anticipation of receiving such a bounty? Who indeed.
I am also a little amazed that this blog is now six years young. Every Monday for six years, I have sat down in the evening to reflect on the events of the week and share them with you all. Now it's almost as much of a habit as doing respiratory therapy and dispensing medications. I can't really imagine not doing it. CF can be a lonely journey, and knowing that you guys are out there following along each step of the way is very comforting. So, thank you for staying with us for a half-dozen years. I am looking forward to sharing the next half-dozen with you. I have such high hopes for them, for Lemon and everyone else with CF who is waiting for the new therapies that are just around the corner.
