Video Updates

Here are some updated videos of Grant. He has recently been surprising us with a lot of changes. He is now rolling from his tummy to his back, he can sit up for some short periods of time, and he is talking up a storm. He has discovered his tongue and loves to talk and spit at the same time, giving us those cute little raspberries. He has found his feet and loves playing with them and putting them in his mouth. He is laughing a lot, and loves to smile and flirt with everyone. It's so neat to finally see his personality coming out. He is doing a great job sleeping as well. He sleeps around 10-11 hours most nights now (he puts himself back to sleep if he wakes up a few times overnight), and takes some good naps during the day. We are so lucky to finally have him doing that. He is still spitting up like crazy (as you will see in the last video) and still taking Zantac. He makes quite the mess all day long, but we hope he will begin to outgrow it soon, maybe as he can sit up more on his own or with the start of solids. But it could go on until he's at least a year, so we are learning to just be used to it. It's a small price to pay for having a happy, healthy, sweet baby. We just can't get enough of him--he is so amazing and such a blessing to our lives! Which leads me to let everyone know that today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. After having a miscarriage and knowing many other people who have as well, along with having our close friends who lost their baby at almost 38 weeks, I will never forget how hard it is to lose a baby, no matter how far along you are. We cherish our little guy more than anything, and we pray and hope for our loved ones dealing with loss that they will have a little one to cherish soon too, while never forgetting about the one(s) they lost. They will always be in our hearts and they are the angels among us.

One more thing to share regarding a small health issue. Grant has been diagnosed with something called Left Congenital Muscular Torticollis. That just means that he has tightened muscles in his neck on the left side. We had noticed that Grant always wants to turn his head to the right and always reaches with his right side, and sleeps with his head turned right as well. We were getting a little worried more about his head becoming flat on the side he is always lying on, so we took him to Children's Hospital this week on the recommendation from our pediatrician. Luckily, his head shape is fine for right now, but they noticed his left side is tighter. This is probably due to the position he had in the womb, so he prefers his right side. It's not a major concern right now, but it could cause problems down the road if left untreated. We were told to do certain stretches with him 4-5 times a day, and he will need to see a physical therapist once a week for a few months to loosen those muscles. It probably sounds way worse than it is, and we are happy it's nothing more serious. Hopefully it will all be normal in a few months!