Well, Vinnie is certainly proving himself to be a Gee! The little man loves to chat and keeps me very entertained with his constant babbling/chatter during the day. He is a really happy, content little boy who wears a serious expression much of the time, but quickly disarms you with a smile. We have even had a few chuckles out of him this week!
Vinnie loves sucking on his hands at the moment (discovered these a few weeks back) and has started to show a real interest in his toys and is grasping things now. He is a lot more receptive to being on his tummy (for short periods) than he was a month ago and is building up strength in his neck. We put him in his high chair occasionally only because he looks so cute in it! (Not really able to hold himself up in it yet!)
On Sunday it was Fathers Day and we took Vinnie up to Matakana to see Mum and Dad and Cams parents drove down from Keri Keri. It was the first time we had really taken Vinnie anywhere and he had a ball... of course he would with all his biggest fans giving him their undivided attention!
Vinnie continues to grow, although his weight gain has slowed a bit (most likely due to the fact that he continues to vomit after most feeds... this is getting worse rather than better). The doctors aren't too concerned at the moment as he is still within a healthy weight range. We have started introducing solids again this week and while he is showing more interest than he was a month ago, he isn't quite there yet. He doesn't seem to object to food around his mouth, he just has a problem once it is in his mouth... the gagging/vomiting starts and it really isn't pleasant for the poor little fella.
Vinnie is still on half a litre of oxygen but we will hopefully trial him on a quarter of a litre this weekend... I am fairly optimistic that this is going to go OK and that his O2 will be reduced again soon. He has come a long way since he came home 2 1/2 months ago but still has a way to go. Everyone always asks how much longer he will need the oxygen and we don't really know... I'm kind of guessing another 6 months give or take. As his oxygen requirement comes down we are definitely feeling a lot more confident and optimistic about his long term prognosis. Once the flu season is out of the way we will probably come of out hibernation and voyage out a few places.
Here is a video from today... will also post some recent pics separately!
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