J is still as happy as he could be. His vocabulary is growing leaps and bound and he amazes me by how smart he is. He is good at speaking in phrases and we are working on him speaking in complete sentences. He is overwhelmed with combining more than 5 words or so. Hard part is for us to encourage him to speak in sentence even if he has to repeat after us every time. His pronunciation is still an issue but we are seeing small improvements.
Our speech therapist is doing little bit of food therapy also. The swab sticks help numb the back of his mouth to swallow. His diet from the orphanage didn't allow him to experience the different textures so he doesn't know what to do with the food in his mouth. He is getting so thin and he is now more active than ever.
Sorry about the cloudy images...my lens were dirty. We got to enjoy the Moon Festival last month at Central Market. J like the Dragon Dance.
We got J some boxer briefs, the regular brief were so big around the legs they did't work out so well. See how thin he is getting. :(
We finally got our long awaited MRI, He looked so bad coming out of anesthesia. But as always, he was a trooper, he amazed all the staff on how good he was. His MRI came back normal to our surprise. J's is showing symptoms atypical of CP so now we are trying to figure out how we can improve his physical disability other than physical therapy. Taking all this in can be daunting. I just breath and take one bite at a time.
Time for Halloween! I don't think J knows what is going on with all the Halloween stuff he sees at the store. I just tell him what they are and leave it at that. I always thought it was a weird holiday but enjoyed it as a kid. Get to dress up and get bunch of candy. What's not to like. How can I approach Halloween and not be religious. Hmmm, still working on that but for now I will tell J it is a costume day.
The bad part of seeing Cortney and Eli is saying Bye!
J started school 3 weeks ago. He was so excited, I packed his lunch with a Almond butter and jelly sandwich in hopes of him eating it. Sad to say he hasn't master the texture of the sandwich. Packing his lunch is a hard task. Now that watermelon and cantaloupe is out of season, it will be even harder.
To fill you in on his school situation...
Leander ISD is in the process of Evaluation to see where he will thrive. It can take the rest of the year to figure it out. J is in Early Learning Program for now and it is working out great for now. There are 7 other kids in his class with 1 teacher and 2 aids. I checked the option of sending him to pre-school but could not find any that could assist him properly. Most pre-school has 15 kids to 1 teacher. J is still not independent on his walker and need help going to the bathroom.
He is in school 5 hours a day and I had a chance to catch up on some things and attending much missed Bible Study. School has been a blessing and I am able to exhale. I'm still overwhelmed thinking about approaching J's educational options aside from his medical/therapy needs but I know God will lead me and I can put my trust in Him. And if I make a mistake, it's ok because God can fix that too.
J is getting his own room, yeah! We painted Mark's office and with help from Eli, we have this car on the wall. The headlights are not in on this picture and finishing touches not done but you get the idea.
