December 14th,2008

Sorry its been awhile but I wanted to wait for some news to share with you.
Matt has been doing really well. He continues to keep at the hard work of standing, holding his head up, and getting to know his vocal cords. Resently his parents purchased a standing frame for Matt, and it was probably the best thing ever. This device is able to get Matt standing on his own so there isn't as much stress out on his parents and Spencer. I get to see it today for the first time!
Matt is still getting to know his voice. He makes lots of noises sometimes. Its really neat to here. I'm still hoping it'll come through soon. I can't wait to here that first word. Matt is starting to eat a little bit of baby food through his mouth too! His mom will feed him mangos and he just rats it all up! His swallowing is getting so good!
His mom and dad came up with a great way to communicate with Matt too! They asked Matt to holding one finger up for tea and two fingers up for no. And he does it! Its so awesome to see and also just to be able to communicate with him! It was best because I asked him the other day if he loved me and he held up one finger. I asked him if he was going to be okay and just needef time to heal. He held one finger up and then let out a big sigh. :) If I can't hear him say I love at least I got an answer. It was a good feeling.
Even better news...Matt has been excepted to Sharp Rehab!! He starts Monday! He will be going three days a week for 3 hours each session. It will be all outpatient. Matt will still be having Spencer coming out to the house as well. Starting tomorrow Matt is going to be a very busy boy! This is so good for him though. I can't wait to see what is going to happen now with all this rehab!
Lisa decorated the house this week and I think its good for Matt to see all the decorations. I put a cute little Christmas tree up in Matts room. I'm going to finish decorating his room today. Its important to still do things normally as we would in spite of what has happened. Its hard but Matt would want it and that's all that matters.