These past two days have been mostly about getting back into a routine and adjusting to moving Miles around the house. He has been doing great and is returning back to his same old self. Each day he has less sleepy time and more wakeful Miles time including lots of smiles and even laughing. He has really enjoyed his train and other toys and videos. It certainly doesn't hurt that there is lots of car racing on television right now!
The main challenge has been moving Miles from place to place. Wil can move him by himself, brawny man that he is, but I need a helper. Mom and I have been able to move him from the sofa to the living room and back, and it must be a pretty funny sight (she has one end and I have the other)! We have a lift (photo below), but the mesh seat doesn't support his head very well. In addition, the lift does not work well for traveling distances longer than half the room. It quickly becomes a swing which is not very safe! We have also found that the recline wheelchair which worked just fine in the hospital does not work so well on pavement. Miles kept slipping down since there are no safety belts. This is not the ideal situation. We are exploring other options including wagons...
Miles had several visitors on Friday. Rachel and Ellie's parents stopped by with the coolest dino balloon ever (and their wagon for a test drive!). Miles' physical therapist stopped by and talked horses, cats, dogs and bunnies. One of my former coworkers also stopped by, and Miles flirted a bit before taking a pretty serious nap, and then woke up and flirted some more. The sticker collection on his cast is slowing growing!
Miles upper body movement is making up for what his lower body can't currently do. He is moving BOTH of his arms much more than he normally does and waaaaay over his head, which he also will not normally do. So, he may come out of this with more upper body strength which could be a good or a bad thing. We'll see.
All in all, two good days.
Annie
The sling seat for the lift. This was before his head slipped off the top end...
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