Let's start with some progress reports. Grant has been moving a little bit. You will see in the picture below how far he moved off the blanket I set him on. He arches his back and pushes with his legs. Any mobility is awesome! He has been doing great standing and has started to use his legs by alternating them. Which will be helpful when we get him walking. He has also been playing with toys a lot more and he has even been mouthing a few toys. He has also been doing great at drinking water from his cup. I've been getting to hear a lot of sounds when he knows I'm there too. He used to only make noise when he thought he was alone. I'm really excited for all the new things!
I took Grant to the doctor today to get a few things looked at. He has been sticking his fingers in his ears quite a bit lately so I wanted to make she he didn't have an ear infection - he does not. I also had the cyst on the back of his head looked at. The NP (nurse practitioner) said it was a lymph node and is perfectly normal. I also had her take a look at his manhood. She didn't see any problems and was glad I was getting a second opinion.
I also got a few test results back for him that were normal. Now I'm just waiting on the upper GI results. He is no longer throwing up or gagging during his feedings, so if the GI results are normal, I will hold off further testing unless his symptoms return.
He has been biting himself really badly. He has broken the skin and it doesn't phase him at all. I have been making fingerless protective gloves to try and find something that works. You will see in the pictures his injury and the first prototype. We are on the 3 prototype and I still have a few things I'd like to try.
General family update: We had our sewer line get clogged, but luckily a $95 fix was all it needed. I'm really glad I was making a sandwich after I started the laundry or else I wouldn't have heard the water pouring onto the basement floor. Sometimes I'm glad our basement is unfinished. It could have been much worse! Both cars are still broken, but hopefully we will get to that soon. My knee is feeling better but I'm still having trouble from time to time.
Okay, so I promised to talk about EuroPeds. EuroPeds is a therapy center in Pontiac, Michigan that does intensive physical therapy. We went for 2 weeks last year and did 2 hour days. During that time we got Grant rolling back to belly and belly to back. Since then we have lost back to belly but he kept belly to back. I think he just really hates being on his belly.
We will be going there for 2 weeks again at the beginning of June. This time Grant will be doing 4 hour days. My mother-in-law is coming with us to help. Last year my dad came for a week to help. Insurance should cover everything except our coinsurance. Since it is out of state they do not accept his other two insurances that are state programs. We will also have to pay for a hotel, but the Sonesta works with EuroPeds so we only have to pay $60/night. It has a kitchenette so that will help with some meal expenses. They also have breakfast everyday and dinners Tuesday - Thursday. Its not a bad deal.
I guess I'll write about his Upsee and our vacation next time. Hopefully I can figure out how to upload some videos because I have a few good ones to share!
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