Party Time

We had a great weekend in Naperville. My parents hosted an open house for friends/family in the Naperville area to come see/meet Dominic. We had a great turnout and it meant SO much to us to see so many of the people that have been such a great support to us over the past year. We were also able to celebrate Dominic's first birthday with my family, which was great. Below are a few pics from the weekend.

My wonderful friend Liz came out to meet Dominic!

Great friends!

Mitchell might have just eaten 7 brownies for dinner. I'm such a good mom!

Happy Birthday, D-man!

This week, was of course, another busy week. We met with the neurosurgeon here in town who will follow Dominic and be available should he have any issues with his shunt. He's requiring a CT scan and a scan that will show his entire shunt from head to abdomen. So that will be scheduled soon. Wednesday, Dominic had an x-ray of his hips which showed that everything looks just fine. So, we're assuming the discomfort he's been having during PT is just from lack of use of his right leg. He probably has a little tightness in there. So, good news that there is no dislocation or anything.We filled out the paperwork this week for his adaptive trike, so hopefully we'll be getting that soon. Today we had playgroup at the school through the Early on Program and then PT. His PT is writing up a scrip to get him an AFO (ankle foot orthotic) as soon as possible. Now that he his spending more time on the treadmill and on his feet at home in the gait trainer, they want  to make sure his right foot is in the correct alignment. More equipment, yeah!

Dominic has had a cold for several weeks now and we were in the pediatrician's office again this morning with another double ear infection. That's two in three weeks. I probably seem like I'm overreacting, but he's been up the last 3 nights for several hours crying and screaming - totally inconsolable. It's stressful because I don't know if it's his shunt malfunctioning, his kidney stones or something as simple as teething or an ear infection. So, the doctor said if he is still having ear trouble in the next few weeks, he's going to put tubes in. At least that way we can eliminate ear infections as a cause the next time he's up screaming all night. Despite the continued cold and ear infections, Dominic continues to do well. He just seems more active and alive every day. He and Mitchell have really had a lot of fun together these days. Mitchell seems to really love his brother now that all the attention isn't on Dominic. He loves to hug and kiss his brother and he especially loves to read to him!

Reading Curious George to his little brother

Working on standing

Mitchell showing Dominic how to play with his trains

I am headed off on my own this weekend! A friend of mine moved up to Traverse City in June and I am going to visit her. We have some fun girl stuff planned this weekend, which will be great. I am so looking forward to it and I know Mike is psyched for an entire weekend on his own with the boys...ha! It will be good for him, lots of male bonding :o)