Guess what? I am totally holding my head up! OK. Confession time: only kinda am I holding my head up. But given how large it is, I think that that any holding up being done is a very good start. I can keep it up when I’m on my tummy. But holding it up when I am on my back is a bit harder. I attribute this to the fact that the back on my head is bigger than the front of my head and when I’m laying down, it pushes my chin toward my throat. Meaning… That I am still working on that part of holding my head up.
But I am grabbing for things. I am bringing my hands to my mouth and sucking on them. I am totally engaged and looking around. I am laughing, all the time. I am a very happy baby, if I do say so myself.
I got my casts off of my legs, much earlier than the doctor said I would, and now I have special shoes to help keep my feet in place. Except for the first day, I have done extremely well given that Mom likens it to having on a pair of ski boots all day long. She doesn’t think that they would be that comfortable. And, truthfully, they aren’t. But I’m a trooper. I know they are going to help my feet, so I tough it out.
I am still eating like a champ and putting on weight. Although Mom and Dad seem to think that a lot of that weight is going straight into my big head. I think that pretty soon (once I can take these shoes off and hold my head up) they will see that the weight is going to bulking up my little body too.
I’ll get Mom to post some new pictures of Emmett and I really soon!
Thanks for checking in,
Riley
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