Whoa, Dude...

So things have gotten pretty interesting around these parts. I know I promised you a video in the last post and I think maybe I figured out a way to link videos, but he has an even newer trick (well, a few... actually) that I want to share. 

First up... check out that attempt to stand! 

 

This is HUGE! Because of his hypotonia (translation: low tone, which means his muscle tone is low. It's often referred to as "floppy baby syndrome") Wyatt has often looked more like a wet noodle, and often keeps his body curled or tries to put his feet up in the air when you attempt to make him stand. Recently he decided he wanted to push his legs down rather than keep them up, resulting in attempts to stand. While this often comes naturally for many babies, it's not ever been Wyatt's norm so to see this progress, we are ecstatic! Our infants and toddlers PT started pushing him a bit to stand (with LOTS of assistance) holding on to furniture. 

Then there's this...

He's attempting to feed himself! Holy smokes, you guys! And it's not avocado. He's branched out to butternut squash and he actually likes it! I will say, mealtime is much more interesting, and messy, now that he wants to help.

When we got the feeding tube, he didn't want to eat orally. Then we took a step back with all of his illnesses in case he was aspirating, causing pneumonia. We reintroduced foods and he did well, then he got sick again and refused to eat. We tried again and now he's trying to feed himself. 

Then, there's this...

WHAT?! He's showing beginning signs of crawling! This. Is. HUGE! This guy is a fighter and he's ready to move mountains. Not that any of us doubted that. 

To say we are ecstatic would be an understatement. The last 21 months, we were never sure when, or if, he would do these things. 

This kid? He's our lemonade. Life has handed him some lemons and he's making lemonade!