Kanyon's Progress

Before I get to the main part of the post, I just had to show this picture. My in-laws got me new boots for Christmas. They are so very nice and I love them! Maybe when I'm not on house arrest and can get out of the house I can wear them with something besides jogging pants! :)

Before I even start, let me remind you that Kanyon is on is own time line so we might be celebrating over something that doesn't seem like a big deal....to us it is!! Just in the last couple of weeks, Kanyon seems to have taken some big strides. Here are a few:

1. Holding his head up on his tummy. This picture isn't even a good one. We have to help him get his arms in the right spot, but then he pushes up and holds his head up. Not for long, but much longer than he used to! (You'll also notice a brace on his left hand. He's starting to show some tightness in his left side-this will probably be his "affected side" from all of the yuckiness in his head. The brace helps him keep his hand, particularly his thumb, from balling up and being tight. )
1. b). I think we should note the progress on hair growth....see all that fuzziness!? He's working on it!

2. Sitting in his Bumbo. Maybe you remember the first time we put him in it..he SCREAMED instantly. Now look at him go! I put the tray on there so he can play with his toys. I think he looks like a little student sitting at his desk.
3. His Exersaucer. He is starting to hate it less!!! All of these things are pretty much signs that he's gaining that upper body as well as head and neck strength/control. He will play in this and as you can see, he has also learned to read...see him reading the book? (If you've been around much, you'll know that the fact that he's LOOKING at stuff and PLAYING with stuff is a HUGE improvement) His eyes are getting better and because of that, he's interacting a lot more. GO KANYON!
4. Baby food. As you can see, we're a far cry from professional, but we're better than we were. So far, he's obsessed with peaches (I guess that's his East Texas side) and pretty fond of bananas. Not so much green beans or carrots, but we'll keep working on it. He still hasn't mastered the whole opening his mouth thing, I have to help him, but he is SO much better than he was! This was big progress almost overnight. YIPEE!!
5. Chubs. Well, actually he's not gaining weight super fast- we can't seem to hit that 14 lb. mark, but he's climbing a little at a time. But this picture does accentuate his chubby cheeks and full tummy.

We go tomorrow to the Children's Hospital Preemie Follow-up Clinic. This will be our first visit, so I'm not quite sure what to expect. I think they'll just look him over and kind of see where we are. We'll go there every 6 months until he turns 3. We'll let you know how that goes.
I should win an award for being such a dedicated blogger this week. Because of that, I will NOT win an award for laundry girl! I better go work on that.... I've got lots of clothes to fold!