Well, it seems that there must be some good developmental mojo out there these days. Lots of my newfound blogging mamas have been sharing wonderful things their kids are doing lately —new foods, overcoming fears, communicating in more abstract ways, new coping skills, etc. Lots of exciting stuff. Read about it all here, here, here, here, here, here and here. Good stuff.
Yesterday, I felt sorry for myself and had a wonderful pity party. Tonight, I can joyfully share that the karma has entered the Nik-zone! Woo hoo! But don’t take my word for it. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, right? Blah, blah, blah…look below!
Nik workin’ that zipper with Elmo…after a little nibble.
The NEW sippy cup that Nik taught himself to use…he’s never had the whole suck, swallow, breathe thing down since he’s pretty much had some sort of feeding tube since birth (or had a ventilator tube shoved down his throat which prevented him from being able to even try to suck). He took to it like a fish to water!
And a little something just to make everyone smile. I call it (Sub)Urban Cowboy. Eat your heart out John Travolta!
Or a sponge to…….. way to with the zipper!
What a guy you’ve got there!!
Adorable. I love those Spongebob cups. Where are they from?
So exciting!! The really amazing part is that these new skills open him up to even more experiences and learning. Go Nik!!