NEW UPDATE FROM DOMINIC'S MOM, KIM...

Dominic had a really busy day today. He woke up with his tummy growling and ready to be fed at 7 am. The Occupational Therapist started with Dominic at 9 am and they worked today on his range of motion, reaching and grabbing, following directions, and sitting up. By 10:30 the Speech Therapist was in the room working with Dominic on swallowing, and sticking out his tongue (the only time that he can do this without getting into trouble ; ) ). He had a short 1/2 hour break and than back to work with the Physical Therapists. They worked on sitting up, range of motion, holding his head up, and tummy time. Everyone was impressed on the improvements with mobility that Dominic showed today. He is moving his head more, helping them sit him up, swallowing a little faster, and smoother control of his arm. He still is not using his right leg very much and his right arm at all. He had a little break at 12 for lunch and was back to work with the Speech Therapist again at 1:30 for another short session to practice his swallowing with lemon swabs and ice chips. Shortly after she left, I had Dominic laying down on his left side and he pushed himself into a sitting position by himself two times.
The head honcho of the rehab came in to evaluated how Dominic was doing. He looked at his progress with his therapy, his movement, direction following, eye tracking, and other assorted things. When he was done he laid Dominic down on the bed and told him to scoot back in the bed and HE ACTUALLY attempted it. The doctor looked so surprised and pleased. I know that my mouth must have been on the ground. The doctor set his leg up and told him to scoot himself back and he did it again. Although he was going more sideways than back. He did this a total of 4 separate times. We also had to get weighed today. Mom had to hold him on the scale. NO, I DIDN'T LOOK!!! He has gained a little weight. They have moved his feedings down from 5 a day down to 4 a day. Good because that midnight feeding was killing us. It looks like the doctors will be starting to wean him off one of his medicines starting tomorrow. He was so much more awake today than he has been in the past. He did not take one nap today. Which is the first since the accident happened and his eyes where so wide and aware looking.