17 months ago I was kissing my husband goodbye as I sat in a hospital bed snuggling our precious new baby boy. Fast forward to now and I again snuggled my baby Bup as we rocked and sang his bedtime songs. His little lifetime has been a tremendous blessing to me, and all of us. He is so loved!
This past month has brought new changes for Bup. Climbing...onto the kitchen chairs, kitchen table and standing on chairs at the island. This discovery has also brought a tumble or two including teeth through his chin. Owchie!! He is trying to talk all the time and has a few clear words like Uh-oh, No and has his own version of W, Da (d), Mama, tractor, star, moon,etc. The intonation is there, just not the pronunciation, however he is trying and chattering all the time. This is to be expected due to where the tumors are placed on his brain. Speech will be a challenge. Thank goodness for sign language which he uses well and continues to surprise me with. Such as signing "Sorry" to his brother after he's hit him out of frustration...or just fun. Now, we're working on the sign for "Help"....a necessary sign for every little brother!
Bup is sweet, funny, a good listener and stubborn at times such as holding onto a toy for dear life that someone is trying to take from him, and vocal...yelling really LOUD when he's frustrated about said toy removal or the application of EEG electrodes.
Our little man definitely has a mind of his own and can be particular about things, such as food. It's a bit of a challenge in this department. One day he'll eat something with gusto and then he won't let a morsel of the same food grace his lips ever again! This stumps me and causes me to either be creative or let the poor fella thrive off of toast and canned fruit. Creativity would be the better choice for certain!
Our huggy little blue eyed babe that is generous with his kisses is our Bup and we're looking forward to what developments the next month brings.
Such a little cuddle bug!
ReplyDeleteLove the light and the leaves in your top picture.
And yes, we are getting lots of new opinions over here too. hmmmmm.
YOu are brilliant to be doing signing with him. Kuddos Mamma!
Good job with the signing! It's a wonderful tool for communicating with non-talkers.
ReplyDeleteOur oldest was severly speech delayed, he lacked motor planning skills which led to a lot of frustration for everyone BUT through a few years of intense speech he's now only mildly delayed. We tried the baby signs but don't think we were dedicated enough to it. We had a newborn at the same time and it was a little overwhelming.
BUT WE SURVIVED! WAHOO!!!
It was nice to see you again Saturday! You look fabulous :o)
R looks like his brother standing beside the fridge. I can remember when a certain U B could dig in his toes and climb up the side of that fridge! Now that's a climber and we both survived. R in the tub again. Thankgoodness for bubbles!!!
ReplyDeleteHe's such a cutie! *sigh* Doncha just wish you could stop time sometimes?!
ReplyDelete...danielle