"Where's Carson"?

Sick little man

Little man came down with the flu this week and has had a hard time getting back to his perky self.  Thankfully today we started to see some smiles and hear his voice again.  Was worried that he might have another 'set back' with this flu, but things seem to be progressing still!!!

We've been witnessing a few more cool things.....

While lying on his back, Carson is continuing to plant his right foot.  Even if he's not 'pushing' with it, he's keep his leg steady.  Unless he is kicking, his legs are always 'floppy' and frog-legged.  He now likes to keep his foot on the ground!  It looks so strong!  Even his nurse noticed it this week.

Today while on his back, he rolled to his side to play (not unusual to roll to his side, but he doesn't usually stay in that position for very long, but he did this time).  While on his side, he started rotating his right hip back and forth.  One of the things our practitioner is looking for, is helping Carson understand 'differentiation' in his body.  Until recently, his entire body just moved like it was one big 'block'.... his upper torso, lower torso, and head would all just move together (where with most people, we typically can move one section of our torso, apart from other parts... this is not something that has occurred with Carson's body).  Seeing him purposely move his hip (and later, a little movement in his pelvis, separate from the rest of his torso) was so great to see!  

A game daddy tries to play with Carson is "Where's Carson"?  Carson covers his eyes with his right forearm when he's tired.  When he does that, or after Kevin puts his arm in that position, he'll say "Where's Carson" and sometimes, Carson will move his arm from his eyes.  Super cute to watch.  But tonight........... Kevin randomly said "Where's Carson?" when Carson was just playing, and with a smile, he was intentionally moving his arm up towards his eyes.  He did it so quickly but it was purposeful and fun!  I was able to capture it a bit on this YouTube Video [at about the 25 second mark]....  

Exciting things!!!  Encouraging things!!!  Beautiful things!!!