So if he wasn't teething before, he definitely is now! Can actually see the little white lines under his gum. Makes him less than thrilled most of the time. How long does this last again?
Cyrus got his eyes checked this last week to establish a baseline. The ophthalmologist taught us a few new things. The fact that he hasn't been following or making eye contact since his huge seizure in September may not mean anything when there is a physical fine motor delay. Apparently moving the eye takes like coordination from six different muscles all moving with precision. And seeing as we KNOW he can't coordinate his muscles much it makes sense that he might not be able to move his eyes either. Eventually, when he has better head control, we should watch for him moving the entire head to look at something as moving the head is way easier than moving the eye, at least in terms of coordination.
Apparently the fact that he has been sleeping 8-9 hours in a row at night (when he's not teething!!) is a really good sign as it means light is at least getting to his mid-brain and establishing a circadian rhythm. Apparently people who are blind often only sleep three hours at a time or so (especially as babies) and then are totally awake for another three hours before wanting to go back to sleep.
Anyway, he gave us a referral to a vision specialist who works with visually impaired children to develop things like coordination! We also get to start real physical therapy next month! So maybe he'll eventually stop wanting to arch his head back constantly! (A crucial first step to being able to sit up! But hey!! He doesn't tend to fall left or right anymore when we prop him up in the chair!)
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