Another overdue update

Let's see.  Where to start.  Time has once again slipped away from me and I am woefully behind.  Omma, Appa, Joe Sung Min is doing very well and you'll be proud of how well he is doing.
Joe Sung Min's surgery was a success and he was a trooper.  Luckily the doctor was running ahead of schedule and we went in about a half hour early.  Considering this was his nap time and he hadn't had any joos or ahhs, that was a very good thing.  He was, of course, his dramatic self when they (gasp) listened to his heartbeat and took his temperature.  We don't call him Joe Broadway for nothing!  (and how cute is he?)  I should note that as soon as I picked him up, he stopped crying immediately. The doctors and nurses were in awe.  What can I say? He loves his Mama.

He went through the surgery like a champ and within 15 minutes of me leaving him in the OR, he was in the PACU.  He was not happy coming out of anesthesia, but before long he was happily drinking joos and eating some graham crackers.  Me? I was proud of my little man AND the fact that he was feeding himself the crackers. Soon we were home and after a nap he was off and running.  As you can see here, he is no worse for the wear.

We went to Grandma's house for a little extra TLC.  Liv (Sissy) had soccer practice and team pictures so while we waited for Brian to take her to soccer, Liv was schooling Joe in the ways of the "helicopters."  Poor kid wanted to go outside and be with his Sissy.  

Since the surgery, he has been doing remarkably well - and boy has he been sleeping.  Most importantly, we have seen amazing progress in his speech development.  He is saying new words every day.  We are so proud of how well he is doing.  At this point, he can say almost 40 words, knows 8+ letters and their sounds, a handful of signs and is adding to his repertoire every day. Surprisingly enough, "yes" and "no" are not currently in his vocabulary.  Here is a little video of what he's been up to recently.  As a warning, please turn your volume down for the second video.  I'm a little loud.  He was very happy to see his Mama.

Friday night was Liv's first soccer game and we were a little concerned with his grass aversion.  If you've been keeping up with all things Joe, you'll know that he and grass do NOT get along. Exhibits A and B:

Surprisingly, after initially freaking out after his feet touched the ground, he noticed some other kids running around in the grass.  Before we knew it, he was off and running; making a beeline for his sister on the field.  Brian and I spent the rest of the night taking turns keeping him distracted and/or causing a distraction to the parents trying to watch their kids play soccer. I had great plans to write a post specifically about his grass aversion but that won't be happening.  Check out the little man tooling around at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  

He is growing up so fast!