Four weeks

Yesterday marked four weeks that John's been home with us and we've settled into our "new normal" routine. PT/OT are going well, and his balance in particular continues to improve. He's able to take care of small household tasks during the day (in between naps!), and he's resting up, regaining his strength.

We went to St Joe's homecoming (10/5) -- the first Homecoming game at the new field:

Unfortunately, cold rain started in the middle of the second quarter, so we didn't make it to halftime as we'd planned. But John got to see some of his students. This past weekend (10/19), we were able to see the first half of the fall play, Much Ado About Nothing, at a student's invitation.

Nora has christened him "Papa Bear" after a marathon session of Jungle Book watching. She wants to be "little Britches," which has taken some getting used to -- and requires careful pronunciation.

Once we'd had some time to get the three of us used to this new normal, John's mom came for a visit. She and John hung out in Nora's classroom one morning, which was a lovely treat since John missed all of the starting a new school celebrations.

Here, Nora was doing a work for Daddy and Grandmom -- she cut flowers from the pots on the patio and was now arranging them in a vase.

We've also been thrilled to be able to watch the Notre Dame games together from the comfort of our living room, though we're still not sure we believe the record or the ranking...