Moo!!!

This weekend was spent continuing to make the apartment feel like home.  We are close to finishing and I think that after my parent's help this weekend hanging up some shelves, mirrors and pictures, the place will look really nice.

Today, Wavey was off for a short day at school.  She was a bit nervous about the bus experience today.  There was a new driver and assistant.  Waverly works best with a familiar routine.  Oliver had a speech therapy session after lunch.  He did such a great job!!  He is now signing "more, finished, bubbles, puzzle, please" and he started signing "cow" today and trying to say "Moo".  It was wonderful to watch him learn and try to put it into practice.  

Priya, you would have been very proud of him.  Especially considering Wavey was so entertained whenever you would sign "cow".  I wish you could see him do it.  I will try to capture it in a photo.

Waverly is showing more difficulty with stairs.  She is stumbling as she descends them and keeps tripping at curbs.  The apartment we are in has an entrance/exit without stairs, so we are using that exclusively now.  She is still going up and down her little step stool in the bathroom which is nice to see.

Tomorrow I am taking her to Children's for a swallowing study.  Kids will Sanfilippo eventually lose the ability to chew and swallow.  She is showing some early signs of difficulty, so we are going to see someone for an evaluation.  It should be painless...although keeping her attention to the task and still is going to be quite a challenge.

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Anonymous said…
Hiya Shannon!
I was thrilled to read how much Oliver is signing! That is very exciting! I wish I could see him in action!
I am interested in what happens in the swallowing assessment so please let me know!
Lots of love,
Priya
Jenkins said…
We have done swallow studies at Children's. It is pretty easy in comparision to other tests. We have been able to be with Brayden. Jeremy, daddy, has always been the one to give him the food from spoon, cup, bottle or whatever else they wanted to try. The kids sit in a soft chair and the people in the room have been extremely nice and very patient to make sure they get food in to really be able to watch. It is fascinating to see how involved eating actually is and how much we take it for granted. God made us so complex!
Hooray for the signing, it sounds so exciting for them!

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