Word Count

Isaiah is on a roll!  He's up to 15 words!

Mommy, Daddy, up, down, puppy, bye, nigh-night, yogurt (guh-guh), Hi, Cheese, Milk, phone, ouch, owie (ouch usually means ouch, but owie he tends to use for anything he's not happy about) and shoes.

November update

I'm not going to commit to one of those daily thankful posts for the month of November, because there's really no way I'll remember to do one everyday...but I will say that I am always thankful for all EIGHT! of Isaiah's regular therapists!  I'm pretty sure they have all fallen head over heals for all 3 of our guys, and they have made such a difference this past year!  One year ago, Isaiah had just started sitting up on his own, and he wasn't babbling, crawling, or eating, and at 12 months he was socially at a 4 month old level.  Today, just shy of 2, I'm watching him walk around the living room with a grateful heart!  (wobbly and falling all over the place, but walking!) He's eating on his own, he's got a handful of words, and he's the most social and charming kid I know!  I'm incredibly grateful for the AEA, the Center for Disabilities and Development, and for our new team at the Children's Center for Therapy!

I have lots of progress to report!

Speech:
     New words!  He can now say Mommy, Daddy, up, bye, night night (ny ny), down, puppy, cheese, shoes, and ouch!  It's awesome to see progress being made!  We are starting speech at a private center this week.  He will go every Wednesday for speech, then PT.  We start with once a week until he warms up to it, then if he's tolerating it well, we will add another session each week.  It makes for some crazy weeks, since this is in addition to his current in home therapies, but well worth it if he can handle it (which I'm sure he will...it's pretty much just play time, and he loves all his therapists!).  10 words and 2 might not seem like a lot, but it's pretty amazing progress for Isaiah!

Gross Motor:
     He's walking!  He can't walk far, and he's really wobbly he falls a lot (but get's right back up!) but walking is now his main form of transportation!  He still crawls, but he always tries to walk first, which is just absolutely amazing!

Neurology update:
     We really liked his neurologist!  We didn't learn a whole lot of new information, but knowing there are no abnormalities with his brain/head, other than being small is very comforting to know!  The neurologist said they will continue to monitor his head growth through his regular CDD appointments, but unless we wanted to pursue more testing there wasn't much he could tell us.  He said whatever he would be looking for would be treated with the therapies we are already doing, so we decided not pursue any more testing in that area.  He does have a few markers for some neurological things (obviously the microcephaly, as well as brisk reflexes) but nothing that stood out as a definite diagnosis.  The neurologist said Genetics is where we need to be, so we will see what the geneticist says later this month!

The Big Boys:
     Both are doing awesome!  Noah is going to be 5 in a few weeks, which just seems crazy.  They are both really into coloring/art, board games and Noah is improving his reading skills.  They are both so good with Isaiah, and just adore their little brother.