He was so drastically abused before he and Miss M entered DHS, that his survival and now, recovery is nothing short of miraculous.
He had/has brain damage from his abuse and as a consequence, is delayed in some areas of his development, particularly, his physical development.
He is 16 months, but doesn't walk yet.
The right side of his body was paralyzed; and is still delayed.
But! Since he resumed physical/occupational therapy a few weeks ago, he has progressed immensely!
He used to refuse to hold his own bottle, but now handles a sippy cup with ease!
Baby food? Pssh! He devours whole bananas & gobbles down gram crackers!
Weak right side? Still a little, but he can clap, and eat, and grab with both now.
Crawling? Yes, with a vengeance, but he's 16 months! He should be walking. But now, within the last week, he's started pulling up, on everything!
It's so startling, to walk by his room after nap time and see him standing in his crib, like, "hey lady, you gonna let me out?"
He is a joy and a delight and so smart. He is thriving and we couldn't be more thrilled.
Soon I imagine he'll be walking and we'll really be in for an adventure!
walking is the true adventure. A lot of babies don't walk until almost two (I've got several friends here in that boat), so don't worry about the walking thing. Aren't brains amazing though? Thankfully (if you can say that) he was young enough that any brain damage can easily be overcome with lots of prayers, help and therapy as the undamaged parts of his brain will take over. God has a pretty amazing back up plan with our bodies after all.
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