Warm!

We survived one night without heater. The house temp dropped to ~50F overnight. We all wore layers of clothing and felt pretty warm. I ended up sleeping in RyanC's room since I was not sure how cold it would end up at night in his room, which is usually colder than other rooms. It turned that he was too warm so he kept on kicking/twisting to get away from the blankets that I piled on him. Mom had the portable little heater in the guest room and it was comfortable in there.

Heater is now fixed. The service guy opened the upper half of the furnace that I had not opened previously, spun the motor fan by hand and it started. Not wanting to deal with another cold night possibility, we decided to get it replaced. We were charged $320 (draft motor and assembly) plus $59 (system diagnostic fee)...

Today RyanC successfully used chopsticks to pick up some vegetable stems from a plate to put them in his mouth! He was so happy and proud of himself. He is still a bit clumsy but it's a great first step. Next we will teach him to catch flies with chopsticks... gotta start them young! Oh wait, the flies are gone for the winter so we will have to wait till the summer.