Brendan had a great day again today, he wore his PMV for 9 hours and there were no accidental trach-pulls. He did have a mighty crabby morning and wanted nothing but mommy time. He already is fully aware that his voice can be used to manipulate people and he did a LOT of crying, especially during PT. He cried when I would leave the room with Trevor. He cried when I would put him down or hand him to his nurse. And he cries LOUD! It is great to hear him experimenting with his voice too.

He did a little better for his occupational therapist this afternoon, but still did a lot of crying. She brought a saucer to play with. Trevor checked it out but didn’t like it as much as I thought he would.

Brendan did a great job with the balance testing

He got very vocal when he was “done”

“I am outta here”

After therapies, Trevor and I headed to my old office for a party. My friend Linda is celebrating her retirement. Congrats Linda!
Trevor was apprehensive at first but then settled in to a normal level of spazz. He was so excited to check out every corner of the room and he tried to touch and grab everything.

He liked the corner where there was a little photo backdrop setup with lots of props.

He ran all around shaking the magic wand at things. My cell phone camera just couldn’t keep up with the little blur.

He thought this red carpet was rolled out for him

I didn’t really get a chance to visit with anyone because I was keeping Trevor out of trouble. Several people were taking pictures with nice cameras, I hope to get copies.

I got home just in time to get Trevor fed and through his night routine, including his bath and his “swimming lessons”.

Gramma’s surgery went smoothly and she is resting at home. She will have a tough recovery and therapy ahead but we hope it makes a big difference in the long run. We posted this little video to help her smile earlier today!
This is what happens when you ask Trevor to show you what a frog does!