The Journey of James Weston

Friday, February 3rd, 2023 We had PT scheduled at the hospital at 9am. When we arrived at the valet parking, it was packed. Nine o'clock is probably the busiest time for appointments. There were 15 cars and only 1 person was working. We waited for 15 minutes just to park the car in a suitable spot to leave it unattended. By the time we went through security and got up total the 3rd floor we were definitely late. It turns out that the therapist left at 9:15am because she wasn't feeling well and assumed we weren't coming. Mom was told this by another therapist. These appointments were not worth the hassle for only 30 minutes. Mom let the other therapist know this. Even though it was a waste of time and it took 30 minutes just to pack up and get out of the house James was still in a good mood. Probably because we didn't have PT and were leaving! On a side note, it is shocking how many parents just drop off their kid. They don't even stick around to watch or learn anyth...

Thursday, February 2nd, 2023 We started off the morning with physical therapy where James made a lot of progress with standing. Then James opened up some Valentine's Day gifts from Juju that we received in the mail! Video below. He absolutely loved his heart slinky and was warming up to Mickey Mouse.  In the afternoon James took a nap upstairs and helped Mom with one of the Christmas gifts we received which was a tile mat. It only took a few hours and a couple of tries but we managed to spell out "Wash and Dry". Although Dad thought this read "Josh and Amy". 😂 In one of the photos you'll see that James was playing with Mr Potato Head that he received from the pediatrician in January. James wanted nothing to do with him but was intrigued by his glasses which he played with. In the early evening Mom gave James some bananas. At first he was not happy about it. We found the trick to get James to eat was to do a selfie video. 🎥 At one point he grabbed the spoon...

Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 Today James learned how to stack towers! He's been really into the knocking phase for a while. James used the mega bloks and connected a ton of them together instead of just knocking them down. During early intervention therapy we also had him stack a tower with his Lovevery cups. 🧱 In addition, James is making great progress with his puzzles. He now can put all of the puzzle pieces like farm animals and vehicles back into their correct spots without any help. Around 2-3 years of age is when the building begins. This stage, known as the stacking, rows and towers or repetition stage, is when you will see them line up the blocks. They may stack them one on top of the other for a vertical tower. Or lay them out on the floor in rows, either vertical or horizontal. There will be many repetitions in their "building." As they repeat patterns until they determine the next step in the block play progression. During this stage your toddler will learn ...

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 Today James had physical therapy at home. We worked on standing! After PT Mom continued to work with James on standing. The key is keeping him distracted while he is up. Mom started the eye patch around 2:30pm and he wore it until 8:30pm! Mom gave him a Level 2 Gerber foods blend of peas, carrots, and spinach. It tasted awful, but James liked it. He is interested in giving himself small tastes. Like really small. We are always trying to add in bits of the teething wafers to get him comfortable with more solid textures. Looking further into the theft situation, we asked our landlord if there was any footage. Sure enough there is a video of a man riding up to the house on a bike with a bandana around his face, leaving to go get a knife, coming back on foot to rip open the package, and then leaving with the financial documents. So he is a neighbor down the street? 🕵🏻 😡 We live on a small "street" part of a row of 8 townhomes which is new developmen...