Amazing

It's been almost an entire month since Dylan's open heart surgery. And I would guess that he has spent 99% of this time on his back. Because the sternum takes about a month to fuse back together, we have been instructed to be very cautious about how we pick Dylan up as well as how we hold him and what we allow (more like what we don't allow, namely um...anything) him to do. I have been told that because of this, we should expect that Dylan will most likely not make any progress this month. That he will regress. We were told to assume set backs.

Knowing this likely regression, I decided to try him in his Bumbo chair anyway. Just out of curiosity.

Prior to his surgery, he wasn't able to hold his head up very well due to low muscle tone. I would try him in the Bumbo chair, but didn't dare remove my hand from the back of his head.

So anyway...I put him in the Bumbo chair yesterday and voila! Check him out!

He was able to hold his head up better than he had prior to the surgery! The only times that his head flopped back, was when his lovable big sister Cassidy, kissed him a little too forcefully. Kind of like this:

Another BIG milestone for Dylan? Eating solids! Dylan's Early Intervention nurse suggested that we give it a try. If nothing else, just so that he could get used to the feeling of a spoon in his mouth. So, I've been mixing up mostly breast milk with a tiny bit of rice cereal and he's done very well with it!

You know...now that I think of it...I do not know why I've referred to Dylan as the "Surprise Master". Maybe he is not full of surprises after all. Maybe I just need to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. Every day, he is showing me that he can do all of these things. Really. I should not be surprised that he can do whatever he puts his mind to.