Peyton's first therapy and AMC convention

This past Tuesday was Peyton's first therapy appointment. It went pretty well. We really like the occupational therapist. He is English, and entertains Peyton so well. He had him smiling and cooing like crazy. I think he's a keeper. He has had a couple of kids before with arthrogryposis, which is more than what most others around this area have. He seems a little unsure about diving in head first with aggressive excercising and stretching until he gets a good set of x-rays to see what's going on with Peyton's joints. Which is fine with us, we totally understand that. I still get the willies trying to stretch his knees - you can't always tell exactly where his knees are. It's hard. And one knee won't give at all. But anyway, he is scheduled to go back this Tuesday and Wednesday to see PT and OT. And Tuesday he also goes to Knoxville for his cast change.
He's doing really well - he smiles and makes happy little noises all the time. And he's learned how to mock your sounds. Pretty good for 11 weeks old.
We've decided to go to an arthrogryposis convention in Arlington, TX next month. All 5 of us are going to go - I think this will be good for us. We are so anxious to meet other families dealing with this condition and also to listen to the doctors who will speak at this event. We're excited about it and hopefully all of us will benefit from it in some way. I feel like we need to keep all options open and utilize everything available to us. I think we'll gain more insight and also be able to face alot of reality. Even though we're off to a decent start and are getting things in line with his care, I still feel sometimes as if we're floating around out there with no direction.
The other two kiddos are doing well, Morgan is with her dad this week and Brady is staying with nana tonight. We went to the family reunion last week and had a good time. It was rough traveling without Chad though. He had to stay behind and work.
Check back soon for more updated pictures. I'm going to try to get them