In this picture, you may notice the one sock look. Why does this poor child only have on one sock? Well, mom puts on two socks every morning and Memphis immediately pulls off one sock. There is no preference to which foot is sock-less just as long as one is. He says that's how he rolls ;-). Silly little man.

Good News today, Memphis' helmet is working! The Orthopedic Dr. said that the 15 millimeter difference between his left and right sides of his head is now a 12 millimeter difference. This is still a severe malformation, but a step in the right direction. Mom told him that if he stopped taking his helmet off during nap time and sleep time the results would have been greater :-). He has decided that wearing his helmet about 10hrs a day instead of 23hrs is much better.

Memphis is getting great props for all of his hard work from his OT therapist. Mom and Dad can't see that much progress has been made but we see him everyday. The therapist who sees him once a week said that she noticed a big difference from this week and last week. She said "I honestly didn't expect him to have come so far so quick". He is still not eating but IS now accepting toys, spoons, and other various objects to his mouth. He is even accepting a little bit of rice cereal. This is a big feat.

Ohhh tummy time, what are we to do about that?????? Still working on this will little success. Memphis is also working hard to learn how to sit up on his own and roll over.

Is reflux still a problem?? YES everyday multiple times a day. Poor little guy. His doctor has said "we are out of bullets" meaning they have no other medicines to give to try and fix/help the reflux. They are now sending him to a GI doctor. Memphis will see that doctor in March. Maybe they can figure out something?

6 Months Old on the 19th

It's been a while since the last post, we are sorry that we have not been keeping up with the blog like we should. Wow running after three kids will keep you busy!

Everybody is doing great! the kids are giving mom and dad a run for their money and all is finally as it should be in the Tipton home.

Memphis sees his Physical Therapist once a month and has seen her twice now. She is very impressed with his improvement. According to her first "physical" assessment a month ago, Memphis was in the 10th percentile of his peers. This means he was on the charts; just below average -- which was to be expected given everything he has been through. Each month the PT comes out to work with Memphis and teach mom and dad different methods to help Memphis progress in things such as rolling over, tummy time, sitting up, putting pressure in feet, etc...
Memphis is now putting his feet to his mouth, rolling over to his side, and using his feet to push himself around the floor. Yay little Man!

Memphis see his Occupational Therapist every week. The OT works on everything oral that Memphis needs to be doing. Memphis still has absolutely no interest in sucking or having anything put in his mouth for that matter. He is still getting all nutrition from the g-tube. Mom and Dad are of course learning all we can from the OT and practicing with Memphis daily. We started trying taste with rice cereal and baby food this week hoping he would like this since there isn't any sucking involved. Memphis of course continued to resist any foreign object coming near his mouth. He also said Bananas are the worst tasting things ever!

Memphis is still doing great with no oxygen. He has a bit of a cold right now along with everybody else in the household :-(. So, mom and dad are dragging as we try to fight colds and chase kids. The kids of course are still crazy and on full throttle but now with snotty noses :-).

We still worry every day about our little man and what his future holds but we are doing all we can and taking one day at a time.