Walking

Yes you read right Matt is walking. Not just a little walk her and there from one toy to another but full on walking. On the 3rd of Oct. he just took off. He was standing at his walking toy which was a few feet from the couch and he just walking to the couch...then the recliner next to the couch...then took off towards the kitchen to my brother aka Uncle Snoose. I was flabbergasted. He just took off and WHOA it was like holy cow where did that come from. Since then hes been a walking machine. He walks everywhere. A few days ago he started squatting and bending over to pick things up. Today he thought it would be cute to pack around his coat and try to put it on all day. I love that hes growing and learning so much.

Hes eating so great too. He eats 3 good meals a day with only a few snacks in between till he gets the idea that his meals are meals and not just another snack. He likes it when you feed him off your plate...obviously thinks the food is better when in reality its the same thing....so i trick him by putting some of his good on my plate and feeding him that way. It works for the most part. Hes really big on potatoes and carrots, oh yeah and the pasta. I think i could feed him pasta for breakfast lunch and dinner and he would be fine with that.

Its flu season now and i just went and got my seasonal flu shot but I'm torn on what to do with Matt. I've been regular for all his immunizations and we finally just got caught up with them. I called his pediatrician and they said i need to call everyday and see when they get some in because it is on a first come first serve basis and they run out. What happens if they get some and I'm working?? How am i supposed to get Matt there? Its so hard when i work and Ryan works. I cant afford to take they day off...even just a few hours and Ryan sometimes works so far out that he has no cell service or it will take him a good hour to get to work....aaaah. They joys of trying to figure things out.

So Matt has been doing great at daycare. Ryan drops him off and only every once in a while does he cry. Its taken us almost 6 months to get used to them but he has. When i go in hes either sleeping or playing with the other kids. I can usually watch him for awhile then he'll look up and realize I'm there and take off for me or start whining for me. I like picking him up because he is SO happy to see me it just makes my heart melt.

I would post some picks but my darn camera battery is out and its too late to charge it and wait for pics to upload so some will come soon in the next few days.

Negative

Everything is negative!!! All the tests and worrisome nights are over because everything has come back negative. No Cystic Fibrosis.....No Brain Tumors.....No Cancer....No Nothing. (Can you see my mind works in overtime for some of them) But seriously my biggest thing i was afraid of was that he would have CF. Terrified....just terrified. But its all OK now. The only thing that is wrong is Matt has a severe sinus infection. Who would have thought all this could contribute to all his problems. I hope and pray from the bottom of my heart that this is all he will have to go through. I can only imagine what the pain was like for him...the misery of not being able to tell me what was wrong....how he felt. But now because i am a good mother, because i knew there was something wrong...in the end we were able to get to the root of hopefully a lot of his problems. Since we came home from the hospital with new instructions for feeding here is what has happened......

• Matt is eating like a HORSE, 3 meals a day and he can eat almost anything we eat as long as its cut into little pieces....very small little pieces but pieces non the less
• Matt has gone from formula to Pediasure....3 times a day....and he loves it
• Weight gain of 1.5 lbs......that's A LOT for him seeing as he has not gained weight in 3 months

Oh yeah and by the way...Matt is walking on his own...not all the time but he moves from place to place walking and will sometimes just take off on his own...pics to come later.