Will he walk?...

After waiting almost 2.5 weeks we finally got the results from Blaze's brain MRI. Dr Keller called on Tuesday to discuss those with us. She said, Blaze's brain showed several white spots/matter on both sides that she believes to be scar tissue left from the CMV virus that he was born with. She also said the corpus callosum part of the brain was not as it should be so she diagnosed him with cerebral palsy which is probably the reason why my precious baby isn't walking. Most likely the CP was also caused by CMV. I asked her if she believes Blaze will walk. She said, she believes he will...eventually. She said, maybe not this week, next month, or possibly this year, but she believes he will. She said she is very pleased with how well Blaze is doing. He is way better than she first predicted and much better than most of the CMV babies that she sees. She told us to keep doing exactly what we are doing (therapy, therapy, therapy and lots of TLC).  Also, the good news is that his brain won't get any worse than it is. It will only get better from here. The neat thing about the brain and also the heart is that they can find ways to bypass damaged areas and create new routes and connections. I thought that was pretty neat. The body is an amazing thing.

She also said that she believes Blaze is autistic. She referred us to the Marcus Center. The same place Baby Girl (our past foster) went. We are going to go ahead and start seeing a developmental pediatrician, while we wait to get in at the Marcus. The wait for Marcus can take up to a year, but it's well worth the wait. I wouldn't want to go anywhere else. It's the top place here in GA and the SE. 

The results weren't what we hoped for, but I wasn't totally surprised either. It answered many of the questions that I've had floating around in my mind concerning my little boy.  At least now we have some answers and now we know what we are working with. 

 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,and he will direct thy paths. ~Proverbs 3:5-6