The stroller

This is Hunter's new ride. I wish I could convey what a blessing it has been, but as usual, there just aren't words. The stroller weighs about half what his wheelchair does, and now that I'm nearly eight months pregnant that makes a big difference in my day to day functioning. Our new system is the stroller stays in the van and the wheelchair stays at home. I know it may seem trivial to some of you, but I know that others of you understand that not having to constantly load and unload the wheelchair from my car (in addition to my 40 lb. child) really makes life more doable. This past Sunday evening, we drove up Provo canyon to escape the heat. The stroller is great for activities like this since the wheelchair doesn't do well "off road". Doesn't Hunter look comfy? Thanks SO much to the sweet person who made this possible for our family!!! You are an angel.

New tooth

We hit a bit of a rough patch at the beginning of the month because the last of Hunter's baby teeth decided to finally make its appearance. One of the most difficult times of Hunter's life was when he was cutting the majority of his baby teeth. I have never seen such misery. He would cry for hours on end and nothing we did could comfort him. He couldn't sleep and he'd throw up nearly every day from the pain being so intense. Finally we were able to get him some decent pain meds to take the edge off, but it was after several agonizing months of watching him suffer. (It took multiple trips to the doctor to convince them of how bad things were.) My first clue that he was having tooth trouble again was the grinding. That is not a behavior that is typical and it was occuring all the time. Then the gum covering the tooth swelled up like a balloon. I took this picture just a few days before the tooth finally broke through. Luckily we had some loritabs on hand so we were able to moderate his pain. Thank heavens this was the last tooth that needed to come in.
I couldn't get my camera to zoom in close enough for really good before and after shots, but in this picture the tooth is finally through. I'm amazed at what a tough, brave son I have. I love you little man.

Smiles

Hunter has been loving summer. He's enjoyed really good health so far-such a blessing! His seizures have remained moderately controlled on the ketogenic diet so we get to enjoy a happy, alert little boy most days. Sometimes, when Hunter gets tired, his seizure threshold decreases and every so often he'll get super smiley right before he has one. Bry caught some of this on the camera the other night and I thought they were so cute.Best buddies
I LOVE this picture. Even though I know the smile is spontaneous it still melts my heart to see it.
In this last picture I caught Hunter smiling at his friend Caleb. Aren't they cute together? I'm so grateful for every sweet smile.