It's the Start of Something New...

You know I have watched "High School Musical" way too many times when I am using a song from it for a title, but I really do think it is the start of something new for Luke! I think everything we have been doing is now starting to come together. When we met with the neurologist last week, she said an important thing that needs to happen is for Luke to start following commands. Basically, the brain stem (where the bulk of injury to Luke's brain was) is the pathway through which all signals from the upper brain go out to different body parts causing the action. So, we really need to see that these signals are able to get out to the body and cause the action. Now, he had been following just a few commands such as finding his nose. This week I have really been working with him a lot. He will now stick out his tongue (although it doesn't come out too far,) wiggle his toes, press the buttons on a play piano, and bring an object up and down. The cutest thing about it is he gets his cute smile on his face each time he does something we ask. Sometimes he will cry too because I get a little overly excited and probably scare him. I am sure there are many other commands he would follow, we just haven't asked him the right ones yet. I thought of the toes and tongue this afternoon, and sure enough when I asked he did it. I really think we are on the brink of something big happening soon. There's a light at the end of this tunnel I know....Believe!!!