On Saturday, we participated in the March of Dimes walk in Roswell. James led the way in his stroller, and Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma followed along. As you can see, James was fairly comfortable in his stroller. Daddy carried him for the last half-mile or so. The weather was great, and we all feel like we did quite well in the walk. We went as part of the Magdalena Roberts team, the rest of which will be walking this Saturday in Mississippi. Many thanks to all of you who donated to the March.
James continues to learn all kinds of fun new things. He is very good at raising himself up from his stomach into a seated position. He puts his hands out, pushes back, tucks his legs under, and sits up. The first couple of times he did it, he looked a little surprised at the position he ended up in. Now, however, it is no big deal for him.
James is also starting to climb up onto things. As soon as he learned to sit upright on his own, he decided he wanted to stand. He has a little activity table with buttons and knobs and lights - last month, he learned to sit in front of it and hit the buttons, and now he holds onto it and uses it to get up on his feet. He is also holding onto the sides of his portable kennel and using it to stand up:
James continues to learn all kinds of fun new things. He is very good at raising himself up from his stomach into a seated position. He puts his hands out, pushes back, tucks his legs under, and sits up. The first couple of times he did it, he looked a little surprised at the position he ended up in. Now, however, it is no big deal for him.
James is also starting to climb up onto things. As soon as he learned to sit upright on his own, he decided he wanted to stand. He has a little activity table with buttons and knobs and lights - last month, he learned to sit in front of it and hit the buttons, and now he holds onto it and uses it to get up on his feet. He is also holding onto the sides of his portable kennel and using it to stand up:
Technically it is not a kennel, but it kinda looks like one. Mommy's friend Ann is letting us use it. It's great; it keeps the cats out and the boy in. James has also discovered that it is fun to stick his tongue out. He gets really excited when Mommy does the same. Sitting with Mommy and making faces keeps him entertained for hours. Well, minutes, really. But it seems like a long time.
We got a call from the cardiologist's office, and they had the results of James's recent blood test (see previous blogs for details). The tests show that James does not have any of the markers that indicate a predisposition for long QT syndrome. Of course they still won't say that there's nothing wrong with him, because that would mean they'll never see our bank account again, and they've grown quite fond of it. So they want to do periodic EKGs for as long as they can get away with it. But evidence continues to pile up proving that James is perfectly healthy and that these doctors are full of crap. I say that with all due respect, of course.
Okay, time for prunes and carrots. For James, anyway; hopefully Mommy and Daddy can find something else to eat.
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