My sweet readers, I am so sorry that I have not been
blogging lately. One day I wil write
more about these last few months… but for now the heart is still too raw. We are all okay, my darling husband is still
the love of my life, and the children are growing and healthy.
Tonight though, I cannot stop smiling about some of the
accomplishments our little men have made.
To many of you reading this, you will think it is menial. For my husband and I, we have learned to
count our blessings- big and small.
For all you mamas and daddies out there with preemie babies
or babies with developmental delays you know to appreciate every
accomplishment. Our baby bee goes to
therapy 3 times a week. Due to his life threatening food allergies, his rewards
for doing a good job during his session is often times stickers. Stickers are stuck on our clothes, on the
couch, on the floor, and on the now ruined, side table. Stickers are everywhere!
So the other day I quickly wrote his name on a piece of
paper and placed it on the wall and said, “Baby put all your good boy stickers
here, ok?” I then had to rush out the door for work. I was not able to go
through my normal show him once, role-play, then let him try it independently
routine. I left knowing it would need
to be reinforced, but feeling content that a tiny seed had been planted.
I came home to this 8x10 paper filled with stickers!!! New stickers from today’s therapy were on
the paper…along with every single sticker he could find and peel from other
surfaces around the house. I was amazed!!!
I asked my sweetheart if he had showed him how to do it. My honey smiled a huge smile and said,
“No! After you left he started doing it
on his own!”
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| Playing with another sticker before putting on his paper! I love capturing their silly moments! |
Our tiny little Bee is showing so much comprehension these
days. We seem to only need to talk to
him once and he understands so much more.
