Therapies and Head Lifts

Sorry that It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted anything. There just hasn’t been much to share. James has been staying healthy...knock on wood. Now that we’re in mid-March, hopefully winter is over, the weather will start getting warmer, and James can stay healthy. He’s been keeping up with…

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Doctor Appointments

On Tuesday James had a follow up with the surgeon that performed his “berry surgery” on February 3rd. He said that the testes looked good, but the one that he brought down doesn’t seem like it is all the way down. He warned us about this prior to surgery; he…

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James in His Stander

When James got his first stander last week, Stacy took a couple of pics as the tech was getting it adjusted with James in it. Since those pics weren’t the greatest, I promised we would get better pics next time he was in it. In addition to a better pic,…

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James in his Wombat Chair

Pushing Up, Chair Adjustment, and New Stander

  James had a pretty busy day yesterday. Mommy had him working on pushing up and lifting his head. She had to hold his head, but he is definitely trying to push himself up.   https://youtu.be/kQhG2Ygabsw   Back in October James got a Wombat chair from our local durable medical…

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A Rough Couple of Weeks

James has been having a rough couple of weeks since his “berry surgery” on February 3rd. He had a lot more secretions than normal and an elevated heart rate the day after surgery. Then his bowel movements weren’t as frequent as they normally are. This was followed by some breathing…

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With Daddy Before Surgery

Finding James’ Missing Berry

In addition to James’ many other medical issues, he also had a testicle that wasn’t fully descended into the scrotum. The medical term for this is cryptorchidism. The doctors had told us that this was not completely abnormal, and to wait and see if it comes down on its own.…

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New Haircut

A Couple of Pics

I celebrated my birthday a few days ago and it’s customary for us to get a couple of slices of Portillo’s chocolate cake for our birthdays. Best cake ever! If you live in the Chicago area, you know what I’m talking about. Here’s a pic of James helping mommy eat…

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