Refreshed

Last week the girls and I went to the beach for Spring Break with some friends of ours. We had a great time. We relaxed more than I knew was possible, we had a blast playing/fighting in the pool, we built a sand turtle at the beach, I read an entire book, and we just enjoyed being together. It was good for all of us. Of course I missed Jamie and sweet Anderson the entire time, but it was a much-needed break. We are glad to be home and back to the day-to-day routine of this thing called life.


Anderson had some problems with his helmet before I left. Suddenly the shunt swelled up and got really red- meaning the helmet was putting pressure on it- like it's NOT supposed to. So we had to take the helmet off and didn't put it back on until Jamie could get Anderson back up to Nashville to get it adjusted again. However, I think it is right this time. It seems to be fitting much better. He got used to it really fast again this time. I'm not going to post pictures until we get the "bling" for it, so I can show before and after pictures, but let me tell you this little guy looks adorable in his little blue helmet! He is doing great!


We have started physical therapy once a week right now. We're working mostly on gross motor skills- specifically teaching him that he doesn't have to just sit still in one place- we're trying to get him moving. He does really well and is making progress, but he's still not crawling. I'm not too worried, though. I know he will do things in his own time. I love his Physical Therapist-she is awesome. She keeps pushing him to do it even when he is in meltdown mode and wants to quit. She knows just how far to push him and when it's enough. Now we are just trying to continue with that intensity when we work with him here at home.


He is also still seeing his Early Intervention teacher once a month. She comes later this week to work with him and see how well he is doing. Last month he had a great visit and she was really pleased with his cognitive and fine motor skills. We are still trying to do some baby signs. He hasn't really picked up on any yet, but I'm trying not to get discouraged. Thank you to everyone for the comments and emails about your successes with signs. ( Especially to my cousin the Speech Pathologist for her professional view and successes!) We are trying them, but not sure we have been as consistent with them as we need to be. This is a new goal of mine...sometimes we just get so caught up in our daily routines that we forget to sign. (Sigh)


Thanks to all of our continued readers. Thank you also for those of you who are praying for Lucy and her family. We all know that God answers prayers. Our little man is proof of that!