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I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking, watching and waiting to see if all the effort we put into Parker’s developmental needs is paying off.
Sometimes I can see things pretty much immediately.
Other times it seems as though we get stuck in the midst of a developmental desert, where the need to see progress…any progress… is great. Â The lack of measurable progress feels as damaging to our emotional psychie as the lack of water would be to our body.
Then suddenly, a milestone can take you by surprise.
Out of the blue, when your kid signs that he wants you to read him a book and instead of simply telling him to go and get a book to read, you tell him to go and get THE ANIMAL BOOK WITH THE PICTURE OF THE BIRDS AND COWS AND HORSES…….
……..and he brings you THAT EXACT BOOK.
Or, after getting your kid get ready for bed, which includes hooking his g-tube up to his continual feeds, he wants to walk out of his bedroom BUT YOU TELL HIM HE CAN’T BECAUSE HE IS HOOKED UP TO HIS FEEDS…….
….and he lifts up his shirt, looks at his g-tube, shrugs his shoulders, and returns to his bedroom.
And suddenly all the work, all the prayer, all the worry, all the time spent…..
……was totally worth it.
Twitter: therextras
Jul 27, 10
Totally!
Way to go Parker!!
Big smile!
Yea! So true. Happy to get to know you and Parker, Tammy.
Thanks for visiting my blog :).
Twitter: AMomBlog
Jul 27, 10
That’s awesome! Those milestones being met are simply incredible.
This made me smile
We revel in the milestones too – whether they come in floods or trickles.
To many more…
WooHoot! Nana just started making these milestones in past 6 months or so, so I’m thinking Parker is a boy genius!
Yeah Parker.
And hugs to you Mum – it is all worth it and it does all pay off in the end. Just at the pace chosen by your boy
Twitter: trishdoerrler
Aug 1, 10
Hip, Hip, Hooray! Way to go, Parker and Mom!
Twitter: kdlavoie
Aug 5, 10
We have this book, too – love it. Love the progress, too, and wow can I relate to that, “By George “[s]he’s got it!” feeling! Cheers!
WTG Parker :)!