An update on all our appointments

I meant to do this update earlier this week - but the laundry kept calling and it is still calling and I can't seem to get a handle on it. But we had several appointments this week:

1) Dr. Burch (the surgeon) - we went and saw him bright and early Wednesday morning (like 8:30 bright and early - hello do you know what time we have to leave to get there by 8:30 in rush hour traffic???) He was a little disappointed that Carter's wound isn't closing as fast as he thought. Um, that could be because he mother is super efficient and a perfectionist and I wanted to get the gauze just right and not mess it up - and evidently I am packing it too full - and it isn't allowing the wound to close. Oops - that is totally my fault - but how was I to know?? So after further instruction, I am now packing less and it seems to be closing now. We go back to see him bright and early this Wednesday morning as well - yeah another 8:30 appointment!!

2) Dr. Morales - the helmet doctor - luckily his appointment was at 9:30 so we just walked from Clinic A over to Clinic B and met with him. He was absolutely floored at how much Carter's head has changed with his helmet. His head had grown 1.5 centimeters since we saw him last. We are nearly done!! He said normally he would see us back in 6 weeks but because of all the progress Carter had made we go back in 4 weeks and we will be done!! April 1st is the day we lose the helmet - provided everything goes as planned. March 31 is his birthday and so happy birthday to him - we can take everything off his head and just see his beautiful face which has always been covered with oxygen tubes, feeding tubes and helmets!!

3) DDI Early Intervention - we have been practicing really hard on sitting up and using his legs - which he doesn't acknowledge that he has yet. This week he has found his feet and has started playing with them - he has never noticed them before so we are super excited. He is now sitting for a few minutes at a time unassisted - but then he leans too far and tips over. But he is improving and getting better everyday. I just tell my self over and over - slow and steady wins the race. He is definitely slow and and steady and he is definitely making improvements.

4) Synagis shot - got his March round of Synagis on Friday. He weighed in at 19 pounds 8 ounces - so he had to get two shots which he was not happy about. We should have one more shot in April and then we are done for now.

It's been a busy week!! I am now going to try and coax Carter into going to sleep - because it is 11:30 p.m. and he is still awake just jabbering away. Did I mention that I really hate changing to Daylight Savings in the spring???? What a way to mess up your schedule. Oh well - I do like that it is lighter for longer in the evening.