When I was a kid, the poem 'Whatif' by Shel Silverstein was one of my favorites. I felt connected to it in a lot of ways. Today I feel as though I could write a different version:
Last night while I lay in bed,
I couldn't sleep because of the Whatifs floating around in my head.
Whatif you were able to walk?
Whatif you were able to talk and have a conversation,
Whatif you were normal and moved without reservation?
Whatif you ran around and bugged your sister?
Whatif you got into things and destroyed items, mister?
Whatif you were able to tell us all what you were feeling?
Whatif you could get into your own bed in the evenings?
Whatif you were free to roam around on your own?
Whatif you were a normal 4 year old standing on your own?
Whatif you could understand everything I say?
Whatif other kids your age included you in their play?
Whatif you didn't need a wheelchair for transportation?
Whatif you go off and do your own exploration?
Everything seems so good and then the Whatifs come and
ruin my mood.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
The things he says
Daniel has been talking up a storm and is very understandable and is also trying to repeat everything you say. He has his own little dictionary of words that he has accumulated and he tries to say all of the words he knows in one day--sometimes even at one time.
He loves singing too and loves it when we sing to him, sometimes it can be the same song sung over and over and over again. He really likes Dora, as in Dora the Explorer. Yeah, he is actually in awe of her and really loves to listen to the opening song. He is also very fond of Elmo and the Elmo's World opening song and after you sing it to him he will start it up for you saying, "La, La, La." He doesn't mind complimenting you after you sing either by saying, "good singing."
He is very good at listening to a song once or twice and trying to repeat it after that, for example the dreidel song he heard once or twice and now says, "I made it out of clay." He has also caught on to asking for what he wants by using his words such as, "Iwantjuiceplease." Honestly the way I wrote it is the way it sounds.
He has really come a long way in his communication and we are very happy about this because it is so nice to hear his voice and also hear what he has to say. For such a long time he didn't have the voice that he has now and it is so sweet.
He has been doing very well in preschool and we get good reports all the time. He loves going to school and he learns so much! We do keep waiting for him to walk but that could be never or it could be tomorrow. He is really close to standing for a second without holding on and he will "walk" with assistance and sometimes really well too. We will just have to keep working with him and take it one day at a time.
I thought I would write though and keep you all updated on the progress he has made just in the past few months with his speech. We are so proud of him and we know that he is very happy to be talking to us as well.
He loves singing too and loves it when we sing to him, sometimes it can be the same song sung over and over and over again. He really likes Dora, as in Dora the Explorer. Yeah, he is actually in awe of her and really loves to listen to the opening song. He is also very fond of Elmo and the Elmo's World opening song and after you sing it to him he will start it up for you saying, "La, La, La." He doesn't mind complimenting you after you sing either by saying, "good singing."
He is very good at listening to a song once or twice and trying to repeat it after that, for example the dreidel song he heard once or twice and now says, "I made it out of clay." He has also caught on to asking for what he wants by using his words such as, "Iwantjuiceplease." Honestly the way I wrote it is the way it sounds.
He has really come a long way in his communication and we are very happy about this because it is so nice to hear his voice and also hear what he has to say. For such a long time he didn't have the voice that he has now and it is so sweet.
He has been doing very well in preschool and we get good reports all the time. He loves going to school and he learns so much! We do keep waiting for him to walk but that could be never or it could be tomorrow. He is really close to standing for a second without holding on and he will "walk" with assistance and sometimes really well too. We will just have to keep working with him and take it one day at a time.
I thought I would write though and keep you all updated on the progress he has made just in the past few months with his speech. We are so proud of him and we know that he is very happy to be talking to us as well.
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