Vin turned 11 months yesterday! Everyday it seems he is leaving behind some of his babyness and moving towards into toddlerhood or woddlerhood (depends on which cheesy parent term you want to use). Here's some updates on the little dude:
- Now completely weaned from breast milk!
- Done with bottles and pacis. Both have been packed away. Has mastered drinking out of his sippy cup but will only drink out of it if it contains milk. He drinks water out of a regular cup which can be messy at times.
-Started mimicking our inflections when "talking" to us. Says "hi". Sometimes he says it well and other times it's just a grunt in response to us saying "hi".
-Has begun signing for "more" during play times or when getting tickles.
-Waves hello and goodbye when he feels like it. In the mall on Monday he was waving at passersby and saying "hi" at the same time. Something I can't get him to do at home.
-Has also begun pointing at people which is kind of embarrassing. Especially, when the person doesn't like babies and he thrusts his little chubby fingers in their face.
-It seems we have left the tantrums and high pitched screams of protest behind for a bit. I'm sure they will come back around. Looking forward to their re-emergence.
-Yes, we are still cloth diapering and I have to say I don't see any signs of us giving it up. We just battled some severe diaper rash issues (our first real issue with diaper rash). Turns out our diapers had a detergent buildup and we are now back on track. In fact, yesterday I even made my own cloth diaper insert. The transformation to domestic housewife is complete.
-Just wrapped up his fourth ear infection and second respiratory sickness. We are still on asthma alert since it seems every time he gets a cold it ends up causing moderate to serious breathing difficulties. In fact, new years eve we were in the doctors office for quite awhile getting a breathing treatment and a steroid shot since his air passageways were pretty constricted. We didn't see much improvement until the steroid shot. About 20 min after the shot he was like a different baby. Poor guy.
-Mobility: Well, Vin still isn't crawling, able to get into a sitting position on his own, or cruising on furniture. About a month ago his pediatrician recommended we contact the Alliance for Infants and Toddlers to have him evaluated for possible muscle tone issues. We had our first assessment in early December and just had his full blown assessment on 1/4. The full blown assessment was 2 1/2 hours and involved a physical therapist, a developmentalist, and case worker from the Alliance. I won't get into the technical details but they did find muscle tone and joint flexibility issues. Basically, these two things combined are making it extremely difficult for Vin to do the things he should be able to do at this age. And without intervention it would have been a very long time before he crawled. Even with intervention he probably won't be able to crawl for another few months and walking will probably be delayed as well. Sigh.
The good news is that his gross motor skills are delayed enough that he does qualify for Early Intervention Services. So we will begin aggressive physical therapy. He qualifies for physical therapy for at least a year and at that point they will reassess where he is to see if he's fully caught up. Of course, Ja and I were curious as to the cause of the issues and at this point the PT believes it's just something he was born with. However, if he does not respond to the physical therapy than other causes will be explored.
Amazingly, we've begun to see a fire emerge in Vin. Before he would just give up when he tried to do something he couldn't. Now he presses on and even though he gets frustrated. I think he fell on his face three times yesterday but he just kept trying. We are so excited that we will now be able to better help him in his efforts and can't wait to see him start to experience some feeling of success. Push on little guy! Push on! This brings to mind a lyric from Jason's favorite band, Stavesacre: "Pushing on, stronger everyday. Leaning into the wind that used to carry me." Hmmm...I just don't know why that band broke up. (Sorry for the Stavesacre jab, baby. they used to be good band)
- Now completely weaned from breast milk!
- Done with bottles and pacis. Both have been packed away. Has mastered drinking out of his sippy cup but will only drink out of it if it contains milk. He drinks water out of a regular cup which can be messy at times.
-Started mimicking our inflections when "talking" to us. Says "hi". Sometimes he says it well and other times it's just a grunt in response to us saying "hi".
-Has begun signing for "more" during play times or when getting tickles.
-Waves hello and goodbye when he feels like it. In the mall on Monday he was waving at passersby and saying "hi" at the same time. Something I can't get him to do at home.
-Has also begun pointing at people which is kind of embarrassing. Especially, when the person doesn't like babies and he thrusts his little chubby fingers in their face.
-It seems we have left the tantrums and high pitched screams of protest behind for a bit. I'm sure they will come back around. Looking forward to their re-emergence.
-Yes, we are still cloth diapering and I have to say I don't see any signs of us giving it up. We just battled some severe diaper rash issues (our first real issue with diaper rash). Turns out our diapers had a detergent buildup and we are now back on track. In fact, yesterday I even made my own cloth diaper insert. The transformation to domestic housewife is complete.
-Just wrapped up his fourth ear infection and second respiratory sickness. We are still on asthma alert since it seems every time he gets a cold it ends up causing moderate to serious breathing difficulties. In fact, new years eve we were in the doctors office for quite awhile getting a breathing treatment and a steroid shot since his air passageways were pretty constricted. We didn't see much improvement until the steroid shot. About 20 min after the shot he was like a different baby. Poor guy.
-Mobility: Well, Vin still isn't crawling, able to get into a sitting position on his own, or cruising on furniture. About a month ago his pediatrician recommended we contact the Alliance for Infants and Toddlers to have him evaluated for possible muscle tone issues. We had our first assessment in early December and just had his full blown assessment on 1/4. The full blown assessment was 2 1/2 hours and involved a physical therapist, a developmentalist, and case worker from the Alliance. I won't get into the technical details but they did find muscle tone and joint flexibility issues. Basically, these two things combined are making it extremely difficult for Vin to do the things he should be able to do at this age. And without intervention it would have been a very long time before he crawled. Even with intervention he probably won't be able to crawl for another few months and walking will probably be delayed as well. Sigh.
The good news is that his gross motor skills are delayed enough that he does qualify for Early Intervention Services. So we will begin aggressive physical therapy. He qualifies for physical therapy for at least a year and at that point they will reassess where he is to see if he's fully caught up. Of course, Ja and I were curious as to the cause of the issues and at this point the PT believes it's just something he was born with. However, if he does not respond to the physical therapy than other causes will be explored.
Amazingly, we've begun to see a fire emerge in Vin. Before he would just give up when he tried to do something he couldn't. Now he presses on and even though he gets frustrated. I think he fell on his face three times yesterday but he just kept trying. We are so excited that we will now be able to better help him in his efforts and can't wait to see him start to experience some feeling of success. Push on little guy! Push on! This brings to mind a lyric from Jason's favorite band, Stavesacre: "Pushing on, stronger everyday. Leaning into the wind that used to carry me." Hmmm...I just don't know why that band broke up. (Sorry for the Stavesacre jab, baby. they used to be good band)
3 comments:
Stavesacre both rocks and rolls thank you very much.
angello
Thanks for the detailed update, my dear Di. There's such greatness in this little Vin - can see it in his determined little face! I can't tell you what a joy it is to check this blog and learn of his exploits (and even the challenges -for, you're so right - those are what strengthen the muscles, literal and figurative [sorry! I'm SUCH an English teacher] for and amazing future). You guys are "doing the work" - terrific parents. Huzzah and 3 cheers. If I were there, you would definitely get a Gumienny Award :-D
Big hugs,
MommaGum
I can hardly believe it has been 11 months since Vin leapt into all our lives and hearts! What a precious boy! No more pacis and bottles! that's awesome!
Thank you for sharing all the latest developments. Makes me feel like I'm a little less far away. You guys are doing such a great job!
We love you guys!
M, A & a
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