Upgraded to the stroller

We had another good day of therapy and just like the days before when Jacob has done something the next day he does it better and longer.  He stood for a quite  a while by himself today and the therapist only sat behind him many times without having to hold him steady.  He still has not used his right hand much, but they say that comes last usually.     Jacob was given permission today to graduate from his little wheel chair to our umbrella stroller and it was another nice day in Seattle so, after all of the therapy was done we decided to go outside.  We first sat on one of the patios and hung out, but the sun was on the other side of the building, so we decided to try and find the park they said was close by.   We never did find the park, but we did find a nice area that had a little pond that we sat and watched some ducks at until we thought we better head back. 

When we got back we fed Jacob his dinner and as you can see in this photo his chipmunk cheeks are still with us, but his steroid is done.  Hopefully we will not be so puffy for too much longer.
After Jacob ate we said our good nights (because my Mom is staying with him tonight) and Jacob decided he needed to have a short wrestling match on Dad's lap with Josh and try and kiss him.  It was very cute.  We left him to get some rest (he has decided while here in Seattle that he only need short naps during the day) and we went to get dinner and go get ourselves ready for bed. 

Tomorrow is only a short day of therapy and my Mom is heading back to Boise this weekend, so Rick and I will be trading off staying with Jacob for the next week. 
It is good to see so much more of the old Jacob coming back.  I have to admit, I was a bit worried the flat affect Jacob was going to stay a while, and I would rather have the complaining Jacob than that one (of course the happy Jacob is the best one).