lookin' good

On Friday, I found Fergus by the therapy gym with both his speech therapist and his physical therapist. They were doing all sorts of things with him including trying out smells. With his trach open, he can't smell so while capped, they let him smell a variety of things. He reacted the most to garlic (which he used to eat a lot), a bit to vanilla, and a bit to peppermint (all of which he has had before). He showed no reaction to smells of foods that he's not eaten before. I was so excited to hear that he remembers something from before. Here's a picture of him smelling vanilla:


Fergus saw an ear, nose, and throat doctor yesterday to make sure that there was no scar tissue making it hard for him to breathe. There isn't. He just simply gets scared and needs to get used to the harder work of breathing through the nose and mouth. We'll continue capping and as soon as he can easily be capped for 24-36 hours, they'll take it out!

We are getting settled into the new house. It's a nice quiet neighborhood, close to everything. Grandpa, Aunt Rachel Lockerby, and Aunt Faith helped us move in. Here's Faith holding Fergus after the hard work:

Thanks again for all of your comments and prayers. We'd be lost without you. Please continue to pray that he can keep capped for a long time with no problems. Any prayers for normal mobility would be greatly appreciated. He has a hard time still with us working with his arms. They are very tight. Thankfully, his hands are much better.

Over the weekend, as I rocked him, I noticed he wasn't tired. He was simply wide awake and content sitting on my lap. I asked for some books and started to read picture books to him (I've been reading chapter books to him before now - because he didn't seem to want to look at anything). He loved it. Now, I bring picture books with me every time. He will even stop crying if I just show him a book.

With much gratitude and love, esther