Now I give this in approximate days and with the hope that I don't jinx Mackinley, but it has been 261 days (give or take a few) since we have had to be admitted for illness into the hospital! We were there last November after surgery but they concluded that it was just a reaction to the anesthesia.
Mackinley has been truckin' along with his words! He now says shoes, chair and toys. He also makes the same sound, not quite a word, when you hand him something and it sounds like "thank you". If he wants a bottle he goes to the fridge and when he wants snacks he gets them out of the cupboard. He loves to do sommersaults at Little Gym and he has impressed his physical therapist every week since we started therapy.
As a family we are working on booking our flights and hotel for his medical conference in July and we are hoping to take our trip to Kauai in May. We have been doing some major saving buy doing some super couponing. Yesterday I got 8 lightbulbs for free and some make-up for over 60% off. I have put together a coupon binder, my envelopes just got too full, and it is packed of useful coupons just waiting for sales! The coupons I won't use I send to my coupon buddy in Alabama :)
We have also been eating out of the pantry and freezer A LOT. We only ate out once last week, that is down from at least 2 lunches and 2-3 dinners out in previous weeks! I have been relatively creative and some of our favorite meals were BLT pizza (just like CPK!), crock pot pork and potatoes and turkey meatloaf muffins. I have lost almost 8 lbs in the last 2 weeks and hopefully Tami and Mac can gain a few.
Sometimes I get the urge to run through Starbucks for an Americano or Taco Time for a salad and then I remember I have those things at home and can save money if I can just hold out until I get there. It makes me feel good about saving a few bucks so we can use them for more important things.
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