Enough of that..

We are rolling-no more walking. Seriously, the kid rolls everywhere now! Walking is going well but rolling is much better for him. It helps that it is also on his own time...little 2 year old. J-man has been working it the last couple of weeks. I can't stop saying, "Oh boy!" instead of a bad word when he is doing something he shouldn't be! How quickly things change!

Yesterday morning I was putting him in the *most* adorable outfit ever and he was clearly having no part of it. He has learned "no" by shaking his head-so, he was shaking his head furiously. Daddy walked in and picked him up in his moment of angst and that little man turned right around and looked at me and shot me this look that said. "HA! Look at me! I'm away from you!" Clearly he was proud of himself. Stink.

He is quite the kisser now. They aren't pretty kisses, but kisses nonetheless. Just ask him for a kiss and you just might think he is going to bite you but instead he leans in to tongue you/maybe a tooth knock/pure happiness! Best.thing.ever. It is the best thing ever.

He is getting speech therapy again! With his receptive language in full swing (this kid KNOWS what we are saying) he is ready. You ask him to kiss, he kisses. You ask him to dance, he dances. You ask him where the dog is, he says, "Owwww". He will be getting therapy with his speech therapist 1X/month right now and one less OT since he is maxed out for therapy. I seriously L-O-V-E her. She and I clicked from day one so I cannot wait to see her. (I think it might be more for me than for Jake right now!) We even have plans to see each other for lunch in the next couple of weeks-that's how much we like each other! I cannot wait to have her be his speech therapist again.

He will also be getting TheraTogs very soon. Luckily we have great insurance so it won't be a huge cost. The TheraTogs are basically an "Under Armor" shirt/body suit that is tight and gives his muscles more stimulation and reminders to do what they should be doing on their own. His consult is in the next weeks so I will have more info then. Hopefully it will be great.

He has an ENT appointment coming up on the 15th of this month. His last tube is embedded in wax (YUCK!) and needs to be removed. I am not sure if she will want to put new ones in or not. On November 2nd he will see a spinal surgeon to talk about his possible scoliosis. November 15th he'll see the dentist for the 1st time. His pediatrician thinks there might be something connected with the shape and lack of certain teeth....he is a little vampire right now! Lastly, I am getting him to a neurologist and possible MRI again to see changes or more of an explanation of what is going on. His OT has said time and time again and all of Jake's things are connected to the brain. I think I know this too but I have to push a little bit to get more of the testing and appointments needed for this little cutie. I call him The Curious Case of Jake!

Sorry for the lack of updates recently. I have been super busy at work and feeling overwhelmed with J-man. It is tough to admit but I am exhausted. This is rough. Thank goodness for that little face. Speaking of....can he get any cuter?!

I'm off for 2 weeks on FALL BREAK! A little time with Gammy and Grandpa and a mini vacation calls me with a Nanna and Poppy visit for Jake so, life is really great right now. I need this time for my psyche  and spending time with my little man remembering what he is like during the week. Gosh I miss my extended times with him.