Today was Mom's birthday so Mo made sure Mom got a chance to visit Martha. Randy and Kelly visited as well. When Mo told Martha she was leaving and moved to kiss her on the cheek, Martha raised her left arm and hugged Mo. I think that's a first. I tried the Scrabble letters with Martha and they're more than she can handle for now. I've been trying to get her to stick out her tongue because that's connected to the ability to swallow. Today I put vanilla lip gloss on her and that seems to help. When I tell her to stick out her tongue, she may do it or she may give me what we call the "scary face." We'll be practicing "stick out your tongue" more this week. Last week's practice with making a fist and giving a thumb's up seems to have paid off.
Now for the BIG news: yesterday Dave received a package from Indianapolis. Inside: a Colts jersey with DeShong #1 on the back, signed by Indianapolis coach Jim Caldwell. Unbelieveable! Dave and Bronte brought it to the hospital this afternoon and watched the Colts stomp on the Jets. And now the Colts are going to the Super Bowl. Woo hoo!
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THAT'S AWESOME!!!!
ReplyDeleteHad a great day with Martha and mom. I had my new knitted hat on and told Martha that I had knitted it and Martha motioned with her left hand that she wanted to see it. I leaned down and she felt all around it and then pushed my cheek so she could see the back. I don't know if she liked it but she really looked it over. I asked her if she wanted one and she game me that look; please, come on now.
She tried to talk to mom and I but when we told her that we couldn't understand her, she looked mad and didn't try again.
The hug was nice. Keep up with the positive thoughts and prayers of thanks.