The Journey of James Weston

*Please note if you are reading this update in your email as a subscription to "The Journey of James Weston" blog it does not show the videos uploaded to YouTube. Please click here ( bit.ly/JamesWestonBlog ) to go to the blog directly. Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 Busy day at home! Mom had James setup during the day in the middle of the "living room", essentially away from his crib. We also had physical therapy there. Today we focused on standing. Mom needs to buy James some shoes with hard soles.  Jamesnwas very interested in the coffee table and anything new and different he could find, even including his humidification chamber. Then James took a nap right in the middle of the floor. In the evening, Dad performed for James with the guitar. Mom also had James sitting in his portable high chair from Juju. Tomorrow we are going out to dinner and this will come in handy. In the kitchen, James played with all sorts of cooking utensils. He also had some green beans at the...

Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 Today James had his 18-month follow-up appointment. We were expecting James to have a few vaccines but luckily he did not have to have any. Of course our pediatrician's office is still heavily trying to push for the flu shot, and this time trying to push for the covid vaccine on an 18 month old. Nope! Anywho, our pediatric appointments always take the longest. Between going over every single update on medications, update on other specialists we are seeing, update on all appointments that are scheduled over the next few months, update on his development. One of the things that takes the longest is having two different people ask the same set of questions regarding his development. Questions regarding how he plays and how he responds as an 18 month old that is 14½ months adjusted. We spoke with a nurse, a developmental specialist, a social worker, a care coordinator, a doctor (and the doctor was also having a resident shadow her).  Overall it was a good appoi...

Monday, July 11th, 2022 We had a 3rd A/C guy this morning who found the crack where the water leak is coming from. He said he wouldn't get the part he needs until later in the week. Then the landlord came by with a Shop-Vac and some towels to soak up what they could. What a mess! James was very curious who was all here and what they were doing. 🤔👨‍🔧 We got a response from our GI doctor that they will not switch his GJ button unless it pops so now we will be looking for a new GI doctor. Mom contacted our Pediatrician and told them that we're looking for a new GI doctor and they said they would have referrals for us for tomorrow at his 18 month check-up appointment. Mom setup new games for James using a sock organizer and scarfs (men's pocket squares). You able to keep things new and interesting with what Dad calls a "baby toddler". While Mom stepped out for the dentist, Dad watched James choose to play with his storage box over his Legos.  In the evening we gave...