The Journey of James Weston

Thursday, December 8th, 2022 Today James helped Mom put lights up outside. Mom showed him the different colors of the foliage and flowers. First we went for a walk, checked the mail, and saw a vulture protecting his dinner. He was big enough to pick up James, a little scary, so we stayed on our side of the road. Physical therapy went better today since we worked in James' nursery upstairs for the first time. The PT noticed that James was definitely tolerating tummy time more on a softer surface like the twin mattress on the floor. We worked on a couple of exercises to strengthen his neck muscles so he will lift his head up more.  Mom was also contacted by the hospital to let her know that James could be scheduled for an evaluation for intensive physical therapy next week. We are really hoping that we can make some progress! P.S. You can email James your love and support as often as you’d like. Mom and Dad read these email to James as they come in. We all love them! JamesWestonAbram...

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 🫁 In the early morning James had a Pulmonology appointment. He received his 4th synagis shot to prevent RSV. It's actually two quick shots in his thighs. He only receives one more round next month and then insurance stops covering them at 2 years old. James had a great end tidal C02 reading. It was a fairly quick appointment since we didn't really have any questions about next steps. While we were waiting to speak to the nurse practitioner we had James practice naming the parts of the body. [Video] Afterwards we brought James to a new breakfast spot. We ordered him some yogurt but unfortunately it came with a bunch of granola and fruit. He did try a pineapple and watermelon though. Of course, not biting it just licking for tastes. James' favorite is still lemon though. 🍋 😂 As you can see in the photos James is quite the acrobat and is really eager to climb out of the crib. After Early Intervention therapy Mom brought James upstairs for some ...

Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 Today was a bad day. James had physical therapy in the morning and he cried as soon as he saw her and reached for Mom. This is a new thing he is doing. We have had PT with her for over a year now.  We have always really liked our physical therapist but recently on the last couple of visits we've found that she has grown very frustrated. Today she specifically voiced that she was frustrated and held him in a sitting position while James screamed bloody murder because she said she wanted to let him know who was in charge. That wasn't even what bothered Mom. The PT made a comment that "when he is 50 years old he will still be scooting around on his back on the floor". She also informed us that another 2-year-old she works with is already running. 👏 Good for her. Every child has a different background and path. Assumptive comments were made that Mom doesn't work with James at all. We think this was because James was difficult to work with ...

Monday, December 5th, 2022 James starting saying "Ba" which is huge because this is the first time he has made any sounds by closing his lips. This puts us one step closer to making sounds like "Ma" and "Da". Previously he has only been saying open mouth vowel sounds like "Ah" and "Yeah" (that's because his Mom is from Philly). Check out the 3 video below. Feet sticking out! P.S. You can email James your love and support as often as you’d like. Mom and Dad read these email to James as they come in. We all love them! JamesWestonAbramowitz@gmail.com