May visit to Pittsburgh

Cannon and I went to Pittsburgh last week for a visit.  It was intended to be a one day trip...but due to bad weather in NJ...our flight was cancelled and we had to stay the night in a hotel.  This was interesting since we didn't have any clothes or overnight stuff.  The good part was Cannon and I got to spend a lot of good quality time together.  We had fun.

The visit itself was very good.  Cannon did all of the usual measurements and tests.  And he continues to dominate strength tests.  His strength tests are push-ups, sit-ups, wall-sit, jumping and a superman pose while lying on his stomach.  (feet, arms and head off the ground)

Here is a video of Cannon doing his long jump.  On this one he cleared 32 inches...which is 6 inches more than 3 months ago...and 28 inches from his very first jump at his baseline testing.  We are obviously thrilled with this progress.

Here is a video of his shuttle run.  Basically he runs down the hall and picks up a little tube and runs back.  He timed 1 sec faster than 3 months ago.  Here is a video of that for you to check out.

Also, Cannon did really well on his push-ups and sit-ups.  Basically he could barely do them at all in the past and he has increased dramatically in these 2 areas.  He did 17 push-ups in 30 seconds (he did 8 3 months ago)...and he did 17 sit-ups in 30 seconds (he eeked out ten 3 months ago).  These are great signs for him. 

The 2 most amazing things that he did in my opinion were his wall-sit and Superman pose.  His Superman pose was for a full minute...this doubled time from 3 months ago.  And the wall-sit...well, I tried to do this one with him and I crumbled at 30 secs...but Cannon kept going and going...up to a full minute.  I couldn't believe it.  This doubled his time as well. 

All in all, he performed on his strength testing at the level of a normal 10 year old.  This is so incredible to me.  His speed and agility are right on par with his age group so he is average in those areas...but its still remarkable that he is not further behind...the medicine seems to really be helping. 

Since his last visit 3 months ago...Cannon has grown 1 cm...and gained 3 lbs.  His wing span and chest circumference each grew by 3 cm. 

We are so pleased with the results and Cannon seems proud as well.  He just laughs it off like its no big deal...but you can tell by his grin that he is so proud of what he can do.