Well, the tension built by lack of posts means this must be the post of all posts.  I will try to not disappoint.

Little man is doing very well!  We spend most of the day walking around.  He is no longer content just to sit and play; exploring is now the name of the game.  To help build his confidence, his physical therapist was nice enough to let us borrow her “walking wings.”  This looks like a back brace that straps around his trunk with straps on the top for one to hold on to.  So not only do I feel like I have him on a short leash, but it is a bright pink leash.  So while we have this he can walk around with his hands free, and my back doesn’t feel as though it will break up with me.  His physical therapist continues to be impressed with his progress: his balance is improving, and he is beginning to understand that standing up means going from his rear, to his knees, and then to his feet.  He is also trying to pull himself up more when he gets the chance.  For instance, he is no longer patient with watching me fill up the tub with water.  He reaches around, grabs the tub and, with a little help, pulls himself up to watch the water stream in.  He still dislikes being on his stomach, though maybe not AS much.

As for eating, he will swallow baby food-like items.  So anything with the consistency of yogurt will go down, but things that he has to chew get stored in his chipmunk cheeks for the most part.  Every once in awhile he’ll swallow things, so we know that he can do it.  He is trying almost anything you put in front of him, which is great.  So as soon as we hear from the speech therapist, we’ll have a great eater on our hands!

Cutler is also a babbling brook these days.  Aaron has instructed him that if he says “Kobi” before “Dada” or “Mama” that I will be fired.  So I now speak in the third person and point to myself while repeating my name as many times as I possibly can throughout the day.  So far there is nothing discernible amongst the baby talk, but it’s still quite adorable.

 So we’re working hard while keeping a smile on our faces!  I hope this all finds you well!