Thursday, November 1, 2007

11:00 D.C. time

Wow! Again we see God's hand as David improved again today. We went shopping and bought some exciting toys for David to hold and identify. He surpassed that trick. He is starting to see again. When we walked in, he was wide awake. I handed him a banana and laid an orange, lemon, lime, and a slinky on his lap. He felt the banana for awhile and then tried to bite it, peel and all. Remember, he can't have anything by mouth yet. I scratched the citrus fruit and told him to smell them. He did! Steve held one of the fruits up in front of David at arms reach. David picked it up out of his hand! Several times he grabbed items that we were holding on his right side. After wrestling the banana out of his clenched hand so he wouldn't eat it, I presented the sponge toothbrush with some water. He took it out of my hand and put it in his mouth (he hasn't been unclenching his jaws until tonight)! I gave him a small dixie cup with water to refill his sponge, and he took the water cup from my hand to drink. Again, we wrestled and finally he sucked dry several sponges full of water! Of course, after a few minutes of excitement, David started breathing weird and I had to get the nurse. Scary! The trachea tube was clogged and after suctioning and changing the tube, he was o.k.! The problem wasn't from him drinking the water! The nurse said he would note to the dr. that David was choosing the edible items to eat and wanting to drink now. They will have to do an x-ray to check his swallowing capabilities. Then I guess he can eat and drink! I also got a punching ball and David played with it slowly. He was able to grasp the small belly button on the back side and pull it so that it hit us too! I've seen some pained expressions on his face but he isn't finding humor openly yet! Can't wait for the smiles and him to say "mommie" again! :-) I don't think it'll be too long! Steve and I were so excited tonight about David's sight starting to come back. When I gave him a slinky to hold and play with, he seemed to be tracking some too! Hallelulia!!!!!!! Isn't God good?! Thank you Lord. (My vision of Chester being a guide dog was a bit disturbing! Can you even imagine that 120 pound retriever walking into a restaurant or store!) Now that is funny! Keep up the faith and remember that God has David in His hand, along with all of us. Make sure you tell your loved ones how much you love and appreciated them too! Thanks to all of you again for your prayers and encouragement. TTYS Love to all, Patty