Nathan and I made it back from England late last night…mostly in one piece. Other than a little spill from his wheelchair, everything went FANTASTIC! We had the most extraordinary time while we were away!
Our days looked something like this. Wake up at 8 am. Breakfast. Shower and get ready to go. By 9:30 am we took a 10 min. drive to the meditation center. Then at 10am we’d have the first teaching. We were in a room with about 50 other children and families so Nathan was very entertained just by watching everyone. Other times he got a bit cranky so I used the DVD player so I could listen to the teaching. Then we’d have lunch at noon. Then a nap until about 3 pm. Then snack and then we’d go to the 2nd teaching. Then after that, we’d have dinner, and hang out with friends. At 8:30 we’d have a prayer session, then we’d get back home at about 9:30 and in bed by 10pm. It was so wonderful! Nathan enjoyed this rhythm and I loved being immersed in a spiritual environment.
It was the first time that I was by myself with Nathan for more than a couple of days. At first I was afraid, terrified really. Can I take care of him on my own? Can I carry him, bathe him, feed him, change him, every day and night, for 14 days? I wasn’t sure I could do it but guess what – it went so well!!! I was able to not only do all of those things for him, but I also did everything that I thought was important to do, including his Medek, giving him his medicine, and everything else. Last year we went to England and it was a disaster – I wasn’t able to take care of him. But this year I must be stronger because I was able to. So this is the most important experience that I am bringing him – the confidence that I can take great care of him for an extended period of time.
So all is good in Nathan Dorje land!
And guess what…tommorrow he turns 3 years old! Can you believe it! I’ll write a longer birthday post tommorrow.
Thanks for checking in on us!