Chris turned 4 months old on the 13th. He went to the doctor on the 15th. He weighed 16 pounds 11 ounces and was 23 3/4 inches long. He's quite the chubster.
Chris striking his model pose that is done on so many pictures. Look at this happy baby. I love the chub.
Jon and Matt transitioned into twin beds as well. Here was the first night in big boy beds.
Matty went to the ENT yesterday. He had his ears cleaned because he had too much wax in his ears. He needs an audiology evaluation. I took Chris to the doctors yesterday as well. He has his first ear infection. They had to weigh him to know what dossage of the medicine to give him. He weighed 17 pounds and 11 ounces!!! He'll be 4 months old on Sunday. His official 4 month appoitment is on the 23rd.
December came and went. It wasn't that fun. On the 12th of December I got sick and had my gall bladder removed on the 14th. It was the first time I was away from Chris overnight since he came home.
We stayed here for Christmas and had a great time. Matty was so excited that "Ho-ho came." and once he started opening up gifts he ended up opening up his and Jon's gifts. Josh got several jersies, a Wii and several Wii games. Chris got a teddy bear.
When we were at my mom and dad's house, Santa came. Jon hugged and gave him a kiss. I truely thought that he would have screamed and ran away.
I'm a Special Education teacher and Reading Specialist. My husband and I have been married for 8 years and we have 4 boys, ages 14, 7 year old twins and a 5 year old. Our 14 year old is gifted. One of our twins has PDD_NOS, Apraxia, and Learning Disabilities, his brother has Aspergers, Learning Disabilities, and Anxiety. Our 5 year old has a 16p11.2 duplication, apraxia, dysarthria, and PDD_NOS.
Listen to MUSNT's childListen to the DONT'SListen to the SHOULDNT'SThe IMPOSSIBLES the WONT'SListen to the NEVER HAVESThan Listen close to me ANYTHING can happen childANYTHING can be. -Shel Silverstein
I don't think the worst thing that could happen to me is having a child with special needs. I think the worst thing would be to raise a child who is cruel to people with special needs." ~ Matthew Mickelson Butman
The Autism Pizza
It's a good explanation of how things line up on the spectrum.
1. The Crust: Lack of Social Interaction (poor eye contact, not sharing interests with you, no pointing/gesturing)
2. The Sauce: Impaired Communication (possibly no speech, poor conversation skills, repetitive language, echolalia, no make-believe play)
3. The Cheese: Stereotypical Activities & Interests (extreme routine, strong interest in certain things, stimming [flapping, atypical play, etc.] -- like spinning wheels, lining toys up, stacking, etc.)
If you have all of those things: crust, sauce, cheese, you made an Autism pizza. It might have different toppings, but you can look at it and know it's still a pizza. If your pizza doesn't have sauce, that's Aspergers's. If your pizza is missing more than that but still kind of looks like a pizza, that's PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified)