Austin is doing VERY well. I need to take some videos of all the new things he’s doing. He’s thisclose to walking! As you can imagine, this milestone is very exciting. They all are, but we’ve been working on this milestone for quite a while. Austin is also rocking in Speech Therapy. As far as language, he knows what several objects are. If you hold up a picture of a phone and a picture of a clock and ask him, “Where’s the clock?” He’ll grab the picture of the clock. He does this with several objects. He also makes the “rev it up” sound when he plays with a car…or anything with wheels. He puts the telephone to his ear to pretend like he’s talking. He “kisses” his baby doll, pats her back and pretends to feed her with the play bottle. This type of stuff might sound like basic toddler behavior, but children with Down syndrome are delayed when it comes to speech/word association. They struggle a lot more than typical children when it comes to recognizing objects and knowing what they do/sound make. The fact that Austin is doing all of this is very good and we’re so proud of our little man.
I’m unfortunately still breaking out into hives. The allergy doctor is about as helpful as a box of rocks. I fired her, so to speak. I had to go to the emergency room a few weeks ago because I felt like my throat was closing up. It was the most terrifying feeling I think I’ve ever experienced. Last week, my eyes started to swell. My primary doctor has been very helpful and proactive…he gave me a steroid shot last Tuesday that’s supposed to last for 28 days. I felt much better for about 4 days, but the hives were back in full swing by Sunday night. They “peak” at night and have even decided to show up all over my face. It’s frustrating, to say the least. I have no clue what I’m allergic to…I’ll let you know when I find out.
Until then, here are some pictures of my mystery allergic reaction:
It's NOT pretty.
Life is good and busy…just the way we like it! At the end of this month we have Austin's 18 month well child check up and at the beginning of September we will visit the heart doctor. I'll have a lot of updates!
Blessings,
K
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ReplyDeleteMy name is Jenna and I came across your site. Austin is an amazing, inspirational hero. I love his shinning smile. I was born with a rare life threatening disease, and developmental delays. Like Austin it takes me a long time to learn stuff. I never even started to talk until I was five. And walk until I was four. I love it when people sign my guestbook. www.miraclechamp.webs.com