I sent the following story to a fellow AP earlier this morning. Now thinking about the story again, I thought I'd just post it to my blog. For those in the process, it's interesting to see what normal life might look like 8 months later...
I got a kick out of your comment about _____ being sick. We thought the same about Judah. Since we came home in May, we've had two rounds of some flu like bug that hit everyone in the family but Judah, two rounds of colds and then just recently stayed with Shonda's family where 4 out of their 6 were puking off and on the 5 days we were there. In all of that, Judah never once got sick. Until we got back from Shonda's. He finally has a cold. But it's not that bad. Apparently they have guts of steel and crazy immune systems. That or they're bodies are much more efficient than ours at fighting stuff off cause they've had to.
Seriously, I'm still amazed at the fact that Judah is never really sick. He does have allergies which means a constant yucky nose and bad breath but otherwise no illnesses. I thought I'd also add that his first while home, he had no weight gain and didn't really get taller. Once his bowels got under control and his poop firmed up a bit, that started to change. He's still small and hasn't gained a lot of weight but he's filled in some. Either way, the boy his handsome and he'll tell you so :P
Glad to hear _____ is sleeping better. It's amazing to watch how much they pick up from siblings. Judah has learned lots of good and bad from Scott and Bethany. Just this morning, he had a bit of a fit/whine session. We're working with him on enunciation. He knows words but seemingly doesn't even try to sound them out right. Not sure if it's due to laziness, stubbornness, or because they're not common sounds he was familiar with. So, this morning when he got his morning addiction of hot chocolate, Ryan asked him to enunciate "hot". He can do it and does it when asked but otherwise leaves out the H. He wouldn't do it. Playing the battle of wills game, Ryan wouldn't give him his chocolate. Finally after Ryan asked him too many times, I gently told him to go sit on the couch with Scott since he obviously was being stubborn and not saying the word. He burst into crying and I let him walk off. All he had to do was say "Hot". A few minutes later when he calmed down and I was ready to go, I asked him if he could say hot, he said yes. I asked him to say it and he did. I asked him to go tell his daddy and he went to Ryan and stood directly in front of him and would NOT say hot. Not sure why he does this. It's like he just removes himself from the situation but he's still there. He does this for other things. Instead of asking for help when his undies get flipped inside out, he'll just sit there and hold them in his hand. Wierd. I'm reading The Connected Child right now and hoping that sheds some light. Is it out of fear? Is it something else? I literally have no clue.
Anyway, Ryan played it up, Judah finally gave in and said "hot" and got his HC. Simple. I wonder how much I'm like that too. How often does God ask me to do something of simple obedience and yet I'm too stubbon. Hmm.
If you have any thoughts on why my child just zones out, feel free to comment or email me. I'm really curious. Happy Friday!
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