Will the nightmare ever end? We weren’t able to close yesterday… it has been pushed back til tomorrow. Apparently the buyers could not find their tax returns for the last two years, so they are waiting on copies to arrive from the IRS. Geeeesh. So we are just praying that everything goes through all right– especially since we’ve already signed a contract for the apartment. I just want it all to be over and done with!

Max has two giant tooth-nubs that are bothering him right now– I think he woke up every hour or so last night. Poor baby…

Um, that is all. I’m going to call my doctor and then take a nap. Today’s packing music is Paul van Dyk, and it’s brought to you by the letter G.

I’ll do almost anything to avoid packing… even talk myself into a quick redesign. Will tidy things up later and link picture galleries and such– but I think I’ll go get some sleep first.

We close Tuesday, get the keys to the apartment on Wednesday, and move Saturday. It’s gonna be a busy week. It will be sooooo nice to have it all over with! Max seems a little disconcerted by all of the changes around the house; I hope all of this isn’t too hard on him.

Today I like Weezer, James Taylor, and the Josh Joplin Group. Yesterday it was the Beatles and Duncan Sheik. Tomorrow it will be packing music, whatever that happens to be. Oh, I must recommend The Dumpster Song– written and performed by my favorite brother.

Buhhh. Time for sleep. Note to self: pack tomorrow.

We finally got the pictures back! He did so well– I was proud of him for cooperating with the photographer. There are three poses (all kinda large files: 155-310k), and they can be found here.

The results from the spinal tap showed no indication of MS! That is wonderful news and makes me very hopeful. We still don’t know what’s wrong, but I’m sure there are more tests in my future to help narrow things down.

Less than a week til we move… I should be packing right now. :)

Where to start? So much going on. Too much, perhaps.

We close on our house on the 31st– and so far, we don’t have any place to move yet! It looks like we are just going to get an apartment for a few months. We found a place that is just four miles from Josh’s new office, and it looks promising.

I have avoided writing here about all of the medical stuff going on…….I’m not sure why, really. Denial, perhaps. Going on four months of numbness, burning, and tingling in my hands, feet, legs, and torso– my doctors think it is multiple sclerosis. I’ve had 3 MRIs– they found a lesion on my cervical spine– and just had a spinal tap yesterday. I have one more MRI next week sometime. I’ve been able to maintain a pretty positive outlook through all of this, and the tremendous support from friends and family has been a huge help. It does get scary and overwhelming at times, but for the most part I am keeping my chin up. ;) I’m ready for all of the testing to be over with and for a definite diagnosis to be made so I can get on with my life!

Max’s first birthday party was last weekend– he really seemed to enjoy himself. We had lots of friends and family over, and he got to dig into a special Max-sized cake all on his own. He has really grown up a lot in the last few weeks. He is practically running already, and can go from sitting to standing without holding on to anything now. He laughs allllll the time, and loves to play hide and seek with us. This is just a really great age– we just enjoy him more and more as he gets older.

I’m still sore from the spinal tap. It was pretty horrible. Time to go lie down again……..