So Much to be Thankful for!!!!

Can't believe Thanksgiving is already over! We have so much to be thankful for this year!!! So thankful for our healthy children, and so thankful for our whole family! Most of all thankful that we live in a time with amazing medical and therapeutic professionals. Jo Jo has made such huge steps lately, the words are starting to flow, tantrums are getting better, and he is such a happy little boy!!!

Jo Jo has become very vocal, he is mimicking almost everything he hears. He almost sounds like a babbling baby at times, it is so cute! He can tell us if he wants a drink or if he is hungry. He has also become a very picky eater lately. He used to eat just about anything you fed him. Typical toddler!

We still have our busy schedule of almost everyday someone at the house or somewhere to go. But he is getting the best treatment! Everyone who has helped from Early Intervention, our doctors, and therapist have just been amazing!!! I am so bummed that we only have two months left of working with Early Intervention. When Jo Jo turns 3 in February he will transition to Rockland Public School's and Jo Jo will start school.

Jo Jo started occupational therapy on Monday, she gave us a temporary weighted blanket. We are testing it out for one week to see how he does with it. If he responds well to the blanket they have someone who will make us a blanket and our insurance will cover the cost. The first night seemed to go well, he stayed in bed all night, he was still in bed when I got up in the morning. Night two I did pick him up off the floor twice. Night's 3 and 4 he stayed in bed!!! I hope it stay's this way because it breaks my heart finding him on the cold hardwood floor. The occupational therapist think's the reason he may be getting up is the hardwood floor must be giving him some sensory input, because when he does get up he doesn't try to wake us up. We don't even hear him. The blanket is small, it just cover's him. It is very soft and has many little pocket's that have little bean bags in them for the weight. His blanket is 4 lbs. The blanket can also be very easily washed as long as you take out all the little bean bags first.

Every time Jo Jo makes the littlest step it is like the hugest accomplishment!!! He does things that make me laugh, love, cry and smile!!!

Yesterday was probably one of his sweetest moments. My Hubby Joe was half asleep on the couch watching movies and Jo Jo with his cup in hand opened his Dada's hand and placed his cup into his hand and said "me cup please" in his sweet little voice. It sounds more like "we up pease" but we knew what he wanted. That for us is such a huge accomplishment!!! He is much happier boy now that he can communicate with us! It is the littlest thing's that we are thankful for!!!