Progress, Progress, Progress!!!

It's hard to believe all the progress Judah's made in a relatively short amount of time! His strength continues to improve and increase, and that makes a huge difference all around. Even cognitively he's taken some great steps lately! He's added new words to his list of what he understands. My favorite? "No." Why, you ask? Because whenever I say no he stops what he's doing, thinks about it for just a second, and then starts flailing his arms and kicking his legs and yelling! It's the cutest, most comical little tantrum I've ever seen. It only lasts a few seconds, because cuddling and/or distraction work like a charm:) He's also consistently signing "more" and "all done" without getting them confused with each other anymore, and he's added "eat" which is a huge accomplishment! This is the child that never cued me that he was hungry...until just last week when he finally started getting mad when he wanted to eat. A few days later he started signing to eat, so this one I'm super excited about! He's eating a ton these days, even exceeding his recommended calorie intake. You'd never know it by looking at his little chicken legs, but he's doing great! He's sooo close to crawling. Any day now he'll finally "get" what to do with his arms. In the meantime, he's getting in and out of sitting like a pro (except that he doesn't do it the "right" way. He walks himself forward and backward with his hands, so he ends up doing the splits every time he sits up or gets back down), and he's scooting EVERYWHERE! He loves scooting into the Boys' room and looking around. He's doing much, much better on his feet! He had therapy this morning, and those little legs got a great workout. It's such a tremendous joy to see him on his feet rocking, bouncing, and working so hard to take tiny steps! Before long he'll be pulling himself up to stand. Hopefully by his birthday. He still has such a sweet, laid back, cuddly, jolly personality, and I genuinely love working and playing with him. I'm pretty sure his team of therapists feels the same way! I'm so proud of him. I love watching him explore. It's so fun to see his curiosity! And he's growing! I'm going downstairs to get out the size 12 bin this week. His shirts are getting tight and the sleeves are getting too short:) He's just doing so well! I believe that the growth hormone drug is helping to improve his muscle tone, and that all the water/fluids he gets keeps him very well-hydrated and healthy. It's hard to believe that just over 2 years ago I was devastated that we were having another baby. And then just under 2 years ago we didn't know if he was going to live. This kid is a champ. A lion. I can't help but praise our Lion of Judah for His good and perfect gift to us: our little Judah.

Judah watching Curious George:)

Standing w/ his PT this morning

Sittin' like a big boy