A good day =)

Sometimes I am just so thankful for a peaceful, uneventful day. Today was one. As I said before, it's not all bad. As I was getting Matthew ready for school this morning, I was thinking about some of the funny things we go through on almost a daily basis. I say funny, some might not agree. Kids are truly unique, and no matter how many you meet, none of them are the same. This is even more so with special needs kids. Perhaps the funniest situation we have to deal with is gas. There, I said it........yes, gas...and lots of it!

When Matthew was 2 weeks old, he had a surgical procedure called a nissen fundoplication to help combat his reflux problem. Basically, they take part of the upper stomach and wrap it around the lower part of the esophagus to prevent stomach contents from coming back up. Since having this done, he has been unable to burp. It has to go somewhere, and it does....often and with special effects! It's funny you never really think about this kind of thing with most kids. They think it's cute when they are little....it always gets a laugh. But as they grow older, you teach them not to do it in public, so it becomes less and less of an issue. Not with us. Matthew does it anytime, anyplace. It is definitely one of those 'its better to laugh than cry' moments.  I can remember on several occasions at church when it was very quiet during prayer....and boom! Matthew lets everyone know he is there! Mike and I usually look up at each other and laugh...knowing the sound of it is not  the worst part. Trips in the car can be bad because of this. Do you know how many times we have had to ride with the windows down in the middle of winter?  We are probably the only non-smokers that you will ever meet that always have a box of matches in the car. I am not kidding. One of these days, we are going to strike a match and the whole vehicle is going to blow up!

What an adventure! You have to take the bad with the good, and there is usually more good than bad. You have to be able to deal with things that are out of your control....I use laughter. =)