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.
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