I am sure are repeating this over and over again in your head as you are hearing it often now. Not that I there is really a consequence if I ever get to 3, but I will keep that my little secret for now! Actually, often times when I say "Bryson James...1" you look at me, smile, and say "two!" These are the moments that I smile at myself because more of your personality is coming through every day and you are testing me soooo much these days. I am sure my mom, your grandmother, is laughing at me from above right now because you are so me when I was younger. Whatever you are told you are not allowed to do, you immediately do it anyways and always do it with a smirk on your face and sparkle in your eye. A sparkle that you did not have a month ago!
In May I would say you had about 15-20 words and that is if we were lucky. You definitely could say "please," "ready," "go," and a few others but nothing when directly asked. You were not directly imitating the actions of those around you and followed about 5 routine directions consistently. Now, only four weeks later, I would say you have about 40 words and are starting to combine two words together on occasion. Your jargon has much more but we are all still learning what it means. I definitely know when you are mad at me, point your little finger and "yell" for prolonged periods of time in your language. You are now repeating words you are hearing, imitating some peers at times, imitating actions of adults at times of your choosing. Of course, you do so much more for others as you like to test me but even within the last week you have exploded in your growth and development.
Your physical features change daily. You are not nearly as unbalanced as you were when I first met you and you are carrying yourself with more confidence. You are weary of strangers now and know those you can trust who you see daily. You have started to only call me "momma" instead of everyone around us and my heart melts every time I hear it.
I hate to tell you but you have no clue what is in store for you starting in the near future. You have already started aquatics therapy to help with your gross motor skills and coordination, and starting in two weeks you will have ABA therapy at least 10 hours a week. I am sure you will love your therapists but not to sure you will love the work. I know you will succeed though and make great strides. Everyday is a new adventure for you and I am amazed each day with not only how much you are learning and progressing but also how much I am learning about myself. One day, I know we will look back and laugh about how many of my buttons you pushed, how anal I was over your hair and the way you were dressed, and how you barked like a dog just to see my reaction (mind you, you would do this for hours on end!).
I love you more today then yesterday and cannot wait for the adventures of tomorrow
Mom
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