Like a Switch

Besides making an amazing recovery (just in time!), Matthew did a few other great things in the hospital and at home since. 

Matthew is scooting forward.  If motivated, he'll propel himself forward while on his belly.  Still a long way from crawling, but we are loving the forward progress!

Matthew is playing peek-a-boo. He'll pull a blanket over his head and pull it down and smile.  He played peek-a-boo with me from around a mirror for a good 30 minutes one day.  He has achieved object permanence (he knows something is there even when he cant see it).  It is so great!

Though Matthew still doesn't look for me when we ask "where's mommy?", he has been reaching up for me to pick him up.  Almost nothing makes my heart melt faster!

Matthew is playing with a ball.  He'll pick it up and drop it.  He tries very hard to bite on it. Sometimes he'll roll it forward.  It's pretty great to watch him play.

Matthew's development seems to be like a switch. One day he can't do something, and the next he can.  We wonder how much of his progress is us working with him (and the physical and speech therapy) and how much is Matthew being developmentally ready for whatever he's going to do next.  Not that it really matters, we aren't going to just sit by and wait to see.  We want to help him to that next step, whatever (and whenever) that may be.