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’bout that time I guess…

October 11, 2008 | Posted By: Beau

Well it has been just over a month since we last spoke, so clearly it’s time for me to make a new post on the site. After all this time, you think I would get better about writing updates (but what would be the fun in that). If I kept everyone updated…there would be much higher expectations and we simply can’t have that. Anyway, onto the updates.

So as everyone knows, Jake is oh so close to being the big 1.0 (yes, that is cheesy, but I get at least one quasi tech/computer reference per post - I don’t make the rules people). It’s really hard to believe that a year has already past. I mean…where does the time go? Elizabeth and I have been working on Jake’s party theme, and we landed on pirates. We are putting the final touches on the invitations now (i.e. - addressing them), so hopefully everyone will have theirs next week. It should be a fun time; we hope everyone will be able to make it.

Jake is doing great though. It seems like he learns something new everyday. The kid is just so adventurous; he does not want to stay still for anyone. He did stand up a couple of times the other day unassisted, but no steps yet. He still just likes walking along the furniture and transitioning from one item to the next (for stability).

In other news, I started a new medicine on Thursday for the always fun Crohn’s. As some of you may no, I had a bad reaction to the Remicade. That was the stuff I was getting by IV every 8 weeks. Anyway, the last time I had that (back in Sept), I had a reaction after 8 minutes (far more quickly than I had previous times and more severe). It was kinda scary, to be honest. I mean they broke out the oxygen for me. After that, I think everyone was in agreement that it was not going to work for me. The doctor prescribed a medication called Humera, and after a mere 3.5 weeks I was approved for it (gotta love the health care system). I guess I should not complain, but I have no idea what someone without insurance would do in this situation. The actually cost of these shots for 3 months is like $7300; I pay $60. I guess I should just be thankful that I have the option. In any case, it looks like I did not have a reaction with the initial dose (which is 4 shots). Hopefully that trend will continue and the medicine actually does something for me.

Let’s see….what else is new? Hmmmm. Well I paid off my car a couple of weeks ago. I know that may seem boring to everyone, but I can’t express how pumped I was. My car title actually came in the mail on Thursday. Fun times!

I guess the only other thing I can think of is my new work arrangement. I have been working from home on Monday’s and Wednesday’s during the week, and that seems to be going well. It’s nice to just have to role out of bed, get a shower, and start working. I claimed the spare bedroom (the one next to Jake’s room) as my home office. Yes, I know we have an office, but I needed one with a door (to keep out sounds and a Moose).

Well I guess that is all for now. I hope that everyone is doing well. Cya.

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