We're Home!

The trip was long and unfortunately not fun but when we stopped the car in the cool, beautiful mountains of West Virginia, we all felt that every bit of the trip was worth it. We spent that night with our Aunt Betty and then continued the trip the next afternoon. That first week we visited with family out in the D.C. area and then traveled to Duck on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Swimming in the waves with Grandad and Matt, searching for shells with Aunt Rachel, and having slumber parties every night made that second week refreshing. When we got home, Gus was so happy to be here, he did almost nothing but smile for a couple days.

Since those couple of days, Gus has been really upset, complaining with everything. His medicines are reduced now and so we hope it is a time of adjustment for the medicines instead of something wrong. Today, he has woken up on the right side of the bed and has smiled about everything so hopefully we can look forward to a better week.

walking and walking....

These last couple of weeks have gone fairly well. Gus is extremely relaxed...to the point of doing hardly anything we ask him to do and happily laughing in our face when we ask him to do it. He occasionally pushes on his arms and has no problem with standing.

On Thursday, at Ranken Jordan, his physical therapist put him in the lite gait trainer to have him walk again (he's been walking 40 feet each week). This past time, he continued to walk around the entire gym - 120 feet total. We were so excited. He was bringing up the correct leg at the right time and was almost too fast to keep up with (we were not prepared for how fast he went).

I talked to his doctor and it looks like we'll be dropping one of his medicines when we return from our trip out east. We are so excited to have less drugs.

As I write this, Gus sits on my lap watching the computer. He is easier and easier to entertain. Thank you for your prayers. Please continue to pray that he forms the pathways in the brain to learn all of these things he needs to learn. Also, any prayers for our own sanity with a long car ride coming up (3 kids, 2 babies, and a dog) are coveted. Thanks.