I should probably update, eh?

• Sammy's Fontan (the next surgery - and hopefully last for a long, long time) is May 21.
  
• Nope, don't want to talk about it.
  
• But thanks.
  
• Cardiology visit yesterday went well. Sammy was amazing - handled everything like a trooper.
  
• Jay and I both have echocardiograms scheduled. They think Sammy's HLHS is a "fluke", but on the off-chance it's genetic, it'd be nice to know if we're walking around with something undetected. (Obviously it couldn't be HLHS, but there are recent studies showing other CHDs in family members of HLHSers.)
  
• My little nephew, Jonah, is in the hospital with what they think is pneumonia. They have a slew of specialists looking at him, just to be sure. Poor kid. Poor mama and daddy. Hospitals suck.
  
• I'm addicted to Twitter and hot water with lemon. It just sounded really good the other day, and now it's an easy way to make sure I'm drinking (at least some) water.
  
• Go here to try a free sample of True Lemon packet.
  
• I want to get a lemon tree to grow indoors, but I've read that they can be difficult? Any tips?
  
• Happy birthday Serena!
  
• Sammy told us the other day that he couldn't take pictures with his camera because he needed a "card". These kids will never know cameras with film, will they?
  
• Somewhere, in some alternate universe, I have it in my head that I'm really training for a 5k. Of course, I've made it to the gym twice in as many weeks. Wish me luck with that one.
  
• I'm getting tired of magazine articles with headlines like, "The BEST way to lose weight!" Or - "She lost 20lbs - find out how she did it!" It's called EAT LESS, EAT HEALTHIER and EXERCISE. Of course, while I know these things, easier said than done.
  
• I've decided that aside from milk, I am not buying anything at the grocery store until the freezer and cabinets are empty. Dinners should be rather creative the next few nights.
  
• We've finally moved Sammy's naps from the swing to the bed. Figured we had to, since he FINALLY crossed the 24lb mark. Was having visions of the swing crashing down with him in it.
  
• Next step - bye bye bottles. I'm thinking we'll wait until after surgery for that - it's a bit of a comfort for him (and mama).
  
• He likes to go potty "like daddy" - though his "potty like daddy" is kneeling on the seat, not standing. Not really ready to be cleaning up after THAT mess. And yes, he's still in diapers. We'll work on that after surgery as well.
  
• We were told that the average stay for the Fontan is 7-10 days, with step-down on day 2 or 3. If all goes according to plan, we'll be out in time for the Backyardigans Live show, but there's no way in hell I'm taking a post-open-heart kid to a venue full of germ-filled toddlers.
  
• If all goes according to plan, we will be bringing Sammy to Falcon Ridge. Very much looking forward to that.
  
• This one's for my non-blogging friend Sara: currently in my purse - my wallet, my keys, a half-eaten peanut butter cracker (one of those day-glo orange ones), one of Sammy's sippy cups, folded up sheets of paper with all my students' grades from last term, a lipstick in some awful shade I'll never wear, two chapsticks, a pen that doesn't write, a receipt from Hannaford, a few coupons I never got around to using and a Dunkin Donuts gift card with about $6 left on it