Making Lemonade from Lemons

"Sock Man" Pulling ducky w/ his teeth

I'm happy to report that Olie is now doing much better. He got his bandages off today and was able to take a bath for the first time in a week. He splashed and splashed and splashed. As Chad mentioned below (and as evidence by this pict above), despite not having the use of his hands this weekend, Olie was quite resourceful. And the fact that we were unable to go to the Cape as planned was more than made up for by a surprise visit from Uncle Oskar, whom Olie had not met before. In honor of Osk's visit, Olie also got to see Gramma Bird. He charmed them both with his antics.

With Uncle Oskar

Reading w/ Gramma

Olie continues to progress with his communication. Gramma Bird was on hand when he first signed "worm" on Monday. And then last night, O asked Chad for "more cheese." (Again in sign.) I believe this is his first sentence. And finally this morning, I asked Olie who the people in our wedding photos were. "Dada" he said. And then he tapped his hand against his chin to sign, "Mama" for the first time! Made my day for sure.

Practicing w/ fork

Riding around w/ Bella

PS I always forget to mention some of Oliver's accomplishments when I post. Here's an update:

• For 2 weeks now, Olie has been able to build increasingly tall buildings as his fine motor skills increase. Before, he's only make it to 2 or 3 stories.
  
• Olie can now blow. For several weeks now he has been able to "play" his flute. Last week while I was blowing bubbles for Olie, he started blowing them around the room.
  
• O's hemangioma (the red dot on his head) is also almost all gone.