Another month has flown by with our sweet boy! He is such a trooper every day!
February found us keeping our New Years Resolution of not getting too caught up in Little Buddy's diagnosis. Instead, we want to focus on our family time and how precious it is. Our family movie nights and family game nights have been going really well, and we even got to sneak in a family lunch picnic when Little Buddy had a day off a school!
But not getting caught up in it does not mean that we don't fully live it every day, especially with our Minnesota trips. We try to be as "normal" as possible, just remembering that our normal will always be a little different from others' normal.
My handsome boy actually slept a little on the plane this trip!
His favorite thing about our trips..."driving" the car while I put in his carseat!
Skyping with Little Sister. We hate to leave her, but glad these two show such love for one another!
Just getting his hopefully lifesaving infusion while watching some Paw Patrol with Ryder. No big deal.
Happy smiles--for now--as we wait for our delayed plane home. We made it, but it was a loooonnngggg wait in the airport with a hyperactive Sanfilippo kid! He almost made it down a gangway to get on another plane!
Yay, our plane finally arrived!
Finally, bedtime stories with Daddy after a long wait and flight!
Otherwise, life continues on...
Super handsome for Dress Politely Day at school!
Momma made it to take both Munchkins to Church for Ash Wednesday by herself! A peanut butter and jelly tailgate first followed by Church. I won't say it was an easy experience, but we made it!
He's just a kid like everyone else. Sometimes it's too easy to remember that and sometimes it's hard to remember that.
He likes looking at books...
...he loves eating...
...working on sight words...
...and being with his sister!
Our handsome hero, this month and always!
Height and Weight
Coming in at 61 lbs. and nearly 48 1/2 inches. Goodness knows we'll need to go shopping for new clothes for him soon if this keeps up!
Personality
It was bit of a rough month for a our little guy. He's just seemed a bit more emotional and short tempered than normal. On the weekends he seems ok (and even seems to be relish an hour long afternoon nap) so we're hoping that it's just the adjustment back to the grind of school and travel.
Developmental Milestones
Again, we still don't notice any regression, which is good news. As I mentioned, he has been a little moody and "off" this month, which worried us because when he's not feeling great, he doesn't do or say as much. But our fears are calmed each weekend when he does great. We have to remind ourselves that school, therapy, and travel are A LOT for a little guy to handle and that we can't go looking for things to be scared about, but focus on being present in the moment.
One good thing we have noticed is him trying to control his frustration. Many times, when he gets frustrated, he smacks at Momma. We talk to him constantly about "no hitting" and making the right choice and we have noticed that when he gets frustrated, he's starting to yell "No hitting" instead of smacking out at Momma in anger. He's still very verbal, but doesn't have the skills to always tell us what is making him frustrated, so his smacks stem from that. It's been great to watch him start to recognize that feeling and try to tell us without resorting to being physical.
Fun Tidbits
There's lots of running coming up for Little Buddy! Not only is he ready to add another medal to his WILLPower medal board through Run Club, but a great group of ladies is training for the local half marathon in his honor! We are so blessed to have such amazing people taking up the cause in honor of our sweet boy!
Ready for another Kids' Marathon Medal!
We run for Little Buddy!
We'll see you next month!
LBM
Little Buddy's Momma
