Ivan is changing so fast it is hard to keep up with him. At the grocery store today, he told me everything he saw; bananas, yogurt, apple juice, chicken, milk, crackers, etc. He would say each word over and over, he was so excited and proud of himself. We went to the Deanna Rose Farm on Monday with some friends. He had a great time chasing the ducks and yelling "quack, quack". He pet the goats, and mooed at the cows. Each time he saw an animal, he'd make their sound as loud as he could. The last time we went to the farm he didn't even notice the animals.
He has bumped his head a few times by running into something or falling. It seems to scare him, he seems to know that he needs to protect his head. As busy as he is, we have been keeping his helmet on unless he is sleeping or in the tub.
Ivan is loving life, he always wants to be outside or on the go. He even has skinned knees to show off.
The stitches are starting to fall out. Ivan's first 3D CT scan is in October. We go back to Children's Mercy. While he is in recovery, Chris and I will meet with the surgeon. He will review his progress and show us the scan. It will be interesting to see his new skull with all the screws and plates.
If you are curious, Ivan's condition is called metopic synostosis, just realized today that I never put that on the blog. Or as Al says, "Ivan had an oval head, so his brain didn't work right, now his head is round so he understands better".
On the 20th (Ivan's one month celebration) I'll add some before and after pictures.
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Saying our prayers and counting the days until Spring (the day after surgery). The tulips are coming up, the sun is shining, Al has shorts on and Ivan will have a brand-new round head! Thanks so much to everyone for thinking of him. We continue to be amazed by all the blessings that surround him. We've had many requests for updates during Ivan's recovery, so we thought we'd try a blog. here goes...
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