Neurosurgeon

We just got Max's 6 month pictures back and this is one of my favorites.


John just built a fence around our back yard so we have been spending almost every night sitting out there. We put the exersaucer on the deck and let Max play. He loves being outside. He thinks our lab, Lucy, is hilarious. He loves watching her run around.



Neurosurgeon:
Last Thursday we had a follow up visit with Dr. Burson. I haven't really had a great opportunity to get on the computer, so I'm just now updating. We got a great report! Dr. Burson actually commented that it is amazing how well Max is doing. Dr. B has a son a week younger than Max and Max is doing more stuff (developmentally) than his son, who had no problems at birth. He said he looks like any other kid his age. He also commented that Max may outgrow his shunt. I asked if that meant we had the possiblity of getting it removed in the future and he said not necessarily. It just means that his body may decide to start working properly all on its own, the shunt would then quit functioning, and we may never even know that it happened. John and I didn't even know that this was a possiblity, so we left the appointment ecstatic about all of the great news. Like I've mentioned before, the shunt has always bothered me, it has the potential to cause problems his whole life, but once again, God has heard my prayers. However, like I said, we may never know if his body takes over the work of the shunt, so I will continue to pray that he has no problems with it, but I heard the reassurance that I needed.

In other Max news, he seems to have come out of his clingyness somewhat (dare I even say those words). He just started clapping on Saturday and he's doing something that looks a lot like a wave, but not always at the appropriate time. He makes high pitched squealing noises, says ma ma and da da a lot, and smacks his lips. Last night John was holding him and he kept saying, "da da da da da." I'm sure John loved it.

That's all the news I've got for now. He's napping, so I better take advantage of my time!