Dillon's Updates


~* I'm SOOOOO Big!! *~


This update is written in May and Dillon is now 18 months old. On May 1st, Dillon had yet another shunt revision. This is his fifth shunt. We pray that this one does not get clogged and will work for him for a long long time. Dillon has made a BIG accomplishment this month. After many months of wondering if he was ever going to roll or even crawl, he began to do both. Mid May, he would get up on all fours and move about 4 crawls or so forward and thats all he could do, a few days later, he crawled clear from the dining room to the living room to me. I was in tears!! He knows he has accomplished something great and he is so proud of himself. He gets to giggling so hard he almost cant crawl. It is so cute!

He is also starting to bear more weight on his legs and has been moving his legs around very well. We need to keep getting him stronger and stronger so we can get him in a walker and get him even more mobile. Otherwise mommy is going to have some mighty large biceps carrying around a 30 pound toddler! :)

Dillon has also started to really babble a lot. He can carry on forever and even cracks himself up sometimes like he has just told the funniest story. He is SUCH a character. He doesnt say many words yet, but he does say na na for connor and no no ( cant really tell the difference). As much as we say no to Connor, maybe Dillon just thinks that is Connor's name... ha ha :). His new words in the last couple of weeks is This and That.

Dillon is also quite a socialable guy. Everywhere we go, he charms everyone with his smiles. He is pretty friendly. He loves his snuggles and gives out hugs and kisses to anyone who wants one. He smacks his lips together and moves his hands like he is saying "come here" when he wants a kiss. He continues to be quite a mommy's boy though. He won't even let me leave the room at home without freaking out. I hope now that he is crawling, he can crawl after me and that fear will go away. He always gets clingy after surgeries, but this time, its not going away :).

Dillon STILL continues to amaze me. He's such a blessing and a miracle!

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