Movin' and a Shakin'

This is a very fun time to be part of Bubsy's life. He is getting stronger and stronger every day. He's rolling back to tummy now and almost has figured out tummy to back - he just needs to tuck his arm when he rolls. He's babbling more and more now - he's got down the 'ba' and the 'da' and has been known to surprise us with a 'ta' and a 'la'. I begged for 'ma' on Mother's Day, but no such luck :)

I think we're making real progress towards sitting up. He can sit in his booster chair now for a very long time - it provides some support because the tray and the back keep him from falling, but he does 75% of the work of sitting by himself. As he gets stronger he starts to play with his old toys in new ways - the cause and effect toys that he used to just push buttons on he now picks up and turns so he can examine all facets of the toy (for Bobby, examine = bite on and lick). He's even started putting some weight on his feet.

He seems very happy. He's smiling much more and we can get some giggles out of him. He's taking music class with his nanny Beth again and loves that. This time around he's even interacting with the other babies. He is really starting to engage in play now - the little boy who would lay on the floor quietly for an hour is no longer. He's been replaced by the little boy who lets us hear it when he gets bored.

So, things are good in Bobby land. The g-tube surgery will be soon - probably next week or the week after. First we have to get rid of a couple of infections - he has an abcess from his heart surgery suture and ear infections in both ears. Beth is picking up antibiotics for both as I write this. We cannot wait to be rid of the nj tube - we've been to the emergency room 4 times to have it replaced, each time taking 6 or so hours. The week of the swine flu outbreak we had to go twice - that left plenty of room for worry. It will be so nice to be off of continuous feeds so he can play without worrying about tubes.