Hello again from a rainy NC
Today we had our four month appointment with the neurologist. We haven't seen him since the day Sharon was discharged from the hospital and we got the terrible news about her brain injury. Sharon was rested and cheery and did a great job for him. He was actually surprised at times at how well her visual tracking is (I'm not...i watch her track the Dina (the dog) as i throw stick after stick for her). Of course we want to know NOW what exactly we will be facing, but we continue to be as patient as we can be. The doctor said that he is pleased with how well she interacts and the amount of interest she has in people and surroundings, good signs for her mental abilities. Physically we know we have some hurdles, particularly with her right arm/hand and he confirmed that. He did describe it in a cute way that we liked: it's her "helper hand." He said that our goal should be to encourage that hand as much as possible so that it can be a helper to her left hand throughout her life rather than letting her not use it at all. No problem there! We're still going to work on full use of that hand, but understand that it may be destined to be a "helper hand."
There is really not much else he can tell us at 4 months of age. We will go back again in another four months and have another MRI done at that time. In the meantime, we will just keep enjoying her! She's just adorable (do i say that enough?). When this doctor (seriously overworked, renowned as a serious 'glass-half-empty' guy) came into the room and said "what have you noticed about Sharon?" my first response was "well, she's very cute"...he didn't reply but later said "I have to agree with your mother, you are cute"....there's proof that she can charm the best of them!
Thank you for continuing to check in here...it means a lot to us! Keep her precious brain and "helper hand" in your prayers :)
love and bless
Jaye, RJ, and Sharon I.

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Sharon is rolling over!!!! Yes, this is exciting for all babies, but great news especially for Sharon Isabella. She's only going in one direction, but it's a fabulous start. PT has been wonderful...it just gives us really specific things to work on with her. It's not hard to know what her needs are, but it's really nice to have someone around to give us good directions, and this rolling over is proof...if just left to us she would have gotten there eventually but definitely not this soon. We're so proud! So today was a big day...and she also seems to have figured out today that she can actually play with toys that she holds so that's been fun. We just need to keep working on that right side. Her left side is doing so well and she loves to help her right side with her left, but we are trying to get her to make the right side more independent...
Next week we see the neurologist again (haven't seen him since the day we left the hospital) and today i said "i just hope she can roll over before then so we can tell him that" and within hours she did it!
So, that's our exciting news. She's a doll and got to meet lots of Connor relatives this weekend which was very fun (she won't be learning any fire safety from some of them, that's for sure!).
Thanks for checking in and PLEASE keep up those prayers. She's so strong and a fighter, but it's going to take alot to get her where she deserves to be...
God Bless
Jaye, RJ, and Sharon I.