Update on Micah

Well, I have not posted since Easter. Charlie had Spring Break and we spent a good bit of it out of town visiting family. I started this blog mainly to keep people updated on Micah, so today I will post about that since I have not done so in a while.

We have not been to the doctor since March! I can't believe that! For about three to four months we were at some sort of doctor's office nearly once a week. Micah is still getting therapy once a week. He has done really well since receiving his tubes, but is still behind on some things. The latest update that his therapist has given us (last week) is that she strongly believes we are dealing with a motor planning issue. We don't really know the cause of that. It could be how Cerebral Palsy will affect him, because the therapist said that the area of his brain that deals with motor planning has probably been damaged. Right now, we are having to teach him how to do certain things...one being getting into a standing position. We are having to take him through the steps and prompt him to do it. He will eventually be able to do it on his own after the process is programed into his brain enough times. This does make Micah a bit slower then other children his age, but the ability is there for him to do most anything after being shown the process. He is also behind with his language skills right now after having had fluid in his ears for such a long period of time. He may have some mild hearing loss at this point. He goes the his ENT for his surgery follow-up tomorrow, so he will tell me what our next step should be with that.

On a positive note...Micah is doing new things almost everyday. His new thing now is to try and mimic what Charlie and I do. Micah's favorite thing to do is go outside. He would stay out there all day. He get's upset when the door is opened and closed and often walks over to the door and points. He is such a precious gift from God! I think of all the stages that Micah has been through, I am enjoying this one the most. He is getting into more things, but he is so much fun to be with!