So far, the weekend has brought good things. Most importantly, we got good results on Oliver's EEG. Everything looks normal, thank God. We go on Thursday to see the neurologist to discuss the report in more depth and talk about possible reasons for the movements. Luckily, hHe has hardly even done it over the past few days. We're thinking maybe it had something to do with his medication, either the antibiotic (unlikely) or the medicine he uses in the nebulizer (more likely). He stopped both treatments on Wednesday, and we haven't seen him twitching much since.
Mac and I had a big baking day today. Aunt Beth bought us the Deceptively Delicious cookbook, which has recipes for using vegetable purees in a variety of ways. Although Mac is great about eating veggies, the book has a lot of simple and kid-friendly recipes. So we had sweet potato pancakes for breakfast (not from scratch) and made oatmeal raisin cookies (from scratch). Although I've been cooking a LOT more since having kids (even 1 meal a week would constitute more cooking that before I had kids), I haven't totally mastered how to cook well. Sometimes things turn out well, but I'm never that surprised if it doesn't taste that good. So the pancakes were a pleasant surprise, and the cookies were, well, edible. Not bad, but definitely missing something. But Mac and I had a good time baking, and Oliver had a good time watching.
We also had part of Oliver's 6 month PT evaluation today. We had to evaluate how far he has come and set new goals. He was so little when they first came out to evaluate him, so the progress he has made is amazing. The difference between a 2 month old and a 7 month old is quite large. However, there are still some areas that we need to work on. Rolling over, sitting up for a long period of time unaided, and reaching over his head are milestones that we had hoped to reach. We're getting there. And moving forward, we just want MOBILITY! Our PT, Ruth, is great, and is already thinking of ways that we can get there. If his service coordinator approves it, we'll move up to PT 2 times a week. Plus, we just have to fit in more practice. Lately, I've been overwhelmed by the amount of work that Oliver really could use. He's doing really well, but I want to get him to the next level. It's great to be surrounded by people who don't put limitations on what he will be able to do. I just want to make sure that he reaches his full potential.
Add to all of this visits with 2 sets of grandparents, and you have yourself a busy weekend. But we've had fun and lots of family time, which is always nice. We have a busy week coming up. As always, I have teaching and dissertation work to do. Tim's tournament is next Saturday, so we will have a lot of prep for that, and a very busy Saturday. I'm tired just thinking about it.
