Burn Update

(If you don't understand the title of this post, see post below before reading.)

I took Olie in to the Dr.'s to change his bandages this morning. His hand was really badly blistered, but the Dr. assures us that there's no permanant damage. Over the night blisters had developed on the fingers of his other hand as well. So now both hands are dressed and covered with white athletic socks. He looks like a little mummy.

His spirit seems OK though, as the Dr. has him on 6x the normal dosage of Motrin. Yesterday we sat him down to watch a Discovery HD car show (a rare treat, but given the circumstances). He kept signing "car" and making revving engine noises. So cute. Also, in order to encourage water drinking, Chad and I have adopted the habit of saying "Ahhhh" after a refreshing drink. Last night we woke Olie at 10PM to give him a dose of Motrin. He was barely awake and his head kept lolling to the side, but when we finished, he said, "Ahhhhh." We laughed in spite of ourselves.

Finally, I forgot to mention 2 new developments in yesterday's post. Olie has been attempting to use a spoon more and more these days, and this weekend he took a stab at using a fork. Did pretty well. In addition, in honor of our AZ trip where we saw a few lizards, I made up a sign for them - mimicking the rapid movement of their tongues in and out of their mouths. It took about a day for Oliver to adopt this. It's now my favorite sign to coax out of him.