Well it is the end of week 23 and Matthew continues to do new things. The barium swallow test didn't take place, because he was too sleepy to participate after us waiting in the waiting room for over an hour and other things. It has been rescheduled for September 25th at 1:00. The speech therapist says there is no reason he won't be eating once he completes the test. She will be going with us next time to make sure he does it.
This week, he raised his right leg on command, I missed it the first time due to a phone call, but he did it again just for me. I was so proud of him.
Last Sunday, he had a pretty bad seizure that lasted for 5 minutes or more. He has never had a grand mal seizure with the jerking before so it was hard to see. His Dilantin level was normal, so not sure why he had the seizure, but after he had it he seemed to be more vocal and turns his head to the right so much more now. Maybe it was God's way of getting another part of the brain to wake up. I know there was a reason for it.
I finally went and bought Cricket broadband internet, because I got so tired of the wireless at the hospital not working. So far I have had no problems, so I will try to update as often as I can or there is something to update on.
Speaking of which, our mobile home should be on the land by the end of September, but it will have to be put together and set up, so they are predicting the end of October before it is move in ready. Good news, they scared me a little by saying the end of this month, cause I want Matthew here as long as possible. After it is move in ready, I will have to have time to move in LOL, so I am figuring on the first to mid November before we are home. Home for the holidays will have special meaning this Thanksgiving and we have so much to be thankful for.
Well, I'm going to get off here. I'll start a post now for week 24, because I keep losing track of what week it is. I'm hoping I'm on the correct week. LOL! Thanks again for all the support and prayers.
Continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We so desperately need them still.
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Love you, Kimberly. You're doing a great job. Tell Matthew we're proud of him and I'm sending him some music to listen to. I'll send Switchfoot, Relient K, Brandon Heath & Matthew West which is what Luke and I are listening to right now, along with some others.
Here are some verses I found if you wouldn't mind reading them to Matthew.
Psalm 57:7-9
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.
Psalm 30: 8-12
To you, O LORD, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy: "What gain is there in my destruction, in my going down into the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me; O LORD, be my help."
You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.
Love, V
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