Continued progress

Happy Sunday everyone!

First off, thank you to everyone who bought a shirt! The salty bulldog really did a great job making some awesome T’s.

This past week Jonah has slowly gained more confidence in his walking. We do lots of practice sessions throughout the day. Aside from doing great, he is also having the absolute best time walking. He is having such genuine fun with this new skill and when he is walking back and forth, he has the biggest smile on his face and is giggling. It makes my heart so happy to see such joy coming from him. 

This week we took the walker to the park to see how he would do in a public setting. He did great. Typically, he gets very scared if you set him down on his feet just to stand when he is not in a familiar place. It’s very scary for him and he is fearful of not being held or sitting in his stroller. His new confidence in walking has carried over to using the walker outside of the home. 

We watched as he walked a good ways on the paved path as we helped navigate bumps or staying on the path. He spotted some very appealing mud and tried to roll through it haha. He also maneuvered a bit of an incline with the walker as well. This was all great practice for him to get more comfortable to being “on his own” and not in the stroller or mom’s arms. With time, this will lead to trying to take independent steps somewhere other than at home or grandparent’s house. 

 In other news, we are still awaiting the results of his OATs test (Organic Acids Tests). I am anxious to see what it shows and hopefully find other areas that we can address and help him feel his best!

His diet has dwindled even more the past 3 weeks. We are hopeful it’s just a phase. I am really struggling to get any real meals in him. As a result, he is wanting more protein shakes and so I have added in some veggie and fruit powders to try and not get behind on vitamins. We know we have some vitamin deficiencies and that is one thing the OAT test can help us get an idea of so we can help him get what he needs. 

This coming week we are looking forward to getting back to a normal routine. Casey made those wonderful wooden box sets for our weekly therapist to use and we are looking forward to learning how to incorporate that into his therapy this week! 

We hope to share some updates on some new initiatives we are embarking on with an inclusive and adaptable playground. We are in early stages and it’s a slow process but keep an eye out for anything exciting coming down the line on that which leads me to our prayer requests. 

 

 

Prayers requests:

- Increased appetite.

- Continued progress in walking (NO REGRESSIONS THIS TIME!)

- Our advocacy for an accessible playground for our area

- FULL CONVERSATIONAL SPEECH!

 

Thank you for your support and prayers.

We love you all,

-The Mabes