My Sunshine

(we almost fell to our faces after this picture because britt lost his balance and i couldn't hold him up ha)

Today Britton told me i was mermaid man, and he was barnacle boy…yet another spongebob reference. That made me laugh pretty hard. Cause A) it took me about 30 minutes to decipher. and B) it was funny.

It was such a good day for him. He got up extra early with my dad to take a shower and get going on therapy. They did a bunch of stuff, he worked so hard, as usual. You wouldn't believe his attitude. No matter how difficult something is for him, or how tired he might be, he always puts forth his best effort and wants to do one more. Seriously, such role model to me. He got in a lot of walking with his therapists, they rigged up this funny looking thing together that straps one of them to britton and the other slides backwards on a chair, making sure he is doing everything right, from stepping to where his hips are and weight shift…they are so particular and get the most out of him! We love it. They are so dedicated to him and try to think of new things and ideas to help him get better each day. We are seriously so lucky to be here, surrounded by great staff who love and want the best for my brother.

We got a visit from one of our ICU nurses today! It is so fun to see them and catch up with them. Britton loved meeting him too, even though he didn't remember him, he understood what he had done for him while he was there. We can't wait to take britt back there so he can meet everyone and tell them thank you.

Today he got to eat some vanilla ice cream and he loved it. He kept trying to sneak more when the speech therapist was done. Brittons issue right now with eating, is that he has a hard time closing his mouth, and his lips especially, so the food and water usually comes right back out. He can swallow well, but can't get a lot of it down, so it just stays in his mouth. He says that the roof of his mouth, parts of his tongue and lips are numb, so that is probably part of the problem. We are praying that he will get he hang of it and get feeling back in those areas so he can eat and drink sometime soon down the road. They played a game where britton had to come up with something and the therapist had to guess it by asking for clues.

Britton started off by saying, "I have one of these."
The therapist said, is it here with you at the hospital? yes.
Does it move? Kind of.
Is it out here with you right now? yes.
does it have wheels and a motor? no.
Is it a part of your body? yes.
Is it your eyes? no
mouth? no.
Is it inside your body? yes.
Is it your brain? YES

we laughed pretty hard. Mostly cause he said, I have one of these. and it was ironic that he thought of his brain to use for the game. hahahha. funny kid.

I was watching britton play with my phone today, and on the iPad…he has a very hard time with his fine motor skills, using his hands, pointing to a certain thing, or drawing something. It is really really hard for him. We are hoping that as we continue to work on those and with time, he will regain them.

We got to go outside for a little bit today! It was such nice weather we had to. Britton rolled up his pants and shirt sleeves and got a nice little sun tan. He is lacking vitamin D big time, so we are going to try and get him out more. On our way outside i think about every person that passed us stopped and knew Britton by name and said they were following his story. It was so crazy. Every time we would leave, he would say "who was that?" cause he didn't know, and we would just say someone who loves you and is rooting for you! and he would say "me? really?" He doesn't have a clue of how cool he is.

Thank you for your continued prayers and love. For all the comments and kind messages, it means so so much. I can't even begin to tell you. When Britt was in the ICU, we would pray for very specific things for him, and i think it would be a good idea to start doing that again. We are really hoping that he can continue to gain physical strength and stability. That his other eye will open soon, that his speech will continue to develop and he will be able to chew and swallow food more efficiently. Thank you for everything you do for my brother and family. We love you!

I took this picture a few days ago, and i love that the first thing i see everyday i walk into the hospital and the last thing i see when i leave is this beautiful place. It keeps my mind and my heart in the right place. 

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Here is a video of some recent stuff Britt has done!