Random things

- Tomorrow is Elijah's 2-week post-surgery follow-up with urology. He will get his shunt removed and hopefully that will be the last time we'll need to see urology ever again! (Thankfully it is the doctors we like the least that we'll be able to ditch and the ones we like the most that we'll keep forever.)

- He seems to be getting another little cold. We're praying for a SMALL cold, and for this sickness crap to be over with soon. It's summer! What in the world is winter going to be like?

- For the past week or two, when I put him down in his crib to go to sleep he grabs his favorite blankie and scrunches it up into a ball and then lays himself on top of it. Then he smiles up at me like, This is the best, Mama! I'm sooo comfy! He is an absolute angel sleeper. He never fusses and he doesn't make a peep for 12 straight hours.

- He is such a sweet, lovey boy. When I get home from work, it is obvious that he wants to be physically close to me for a bit. He sits in my lap facing me and we "talk" for a good 10-15 minutes before he starts pointing at his trucks. He has even started putting his arms around my neck and pulling me close to him, like he wants me to hug him. Any time, sweet boy, any time.

- I didn't think he could possibly eat any better, but I was wrong! He can fit SO MUCH food in that belly! Sometimes I wonder if I should stop feeding him, even though he keeps opening his mouth up like a starving little birdy. He has been eating practically everything we offer him. All kinds of veggies, fruit, meat, everything. Mealtimes are rarely stressful these days and it is so lovely. He is even drinking milk again (with a little strawberry syrup help)!

- His development is really blossoming in all areas. He points to EVERYTHING and wants you to tell him what each thing is. He listens very closely. If I go through a book and tell him what each thing in the pictures is called, he can usually go back and point everything out by himself when I ask him to. He is finally starting to use his legs a little bit more, and I know I've been saying this for a month now, but he is on the verge of crawling. He's attempting to mimic a few of the words we say, even though they are definitely a unique interpretation of what the word really sounds like. It's very cute, though, and it's a positive sign of language development.

- We are hoping to get him into physical therapy twice/week from two different places to get him as much help with his gross motor development as possible. We will have to get insurance approval (of course), and then we will have to see if Dan and I can find two consistent days/times every week to make this happen.

- Cardiology check-up is next Thursday. It will be almost FIVE months since heart surgery. Wow! We were told at his last visit to expect another heart cath in October (yuck!), but other than that, we're expecting a positive report next week. We really have no reason to believe it will be anything but that.