April already?

My goodness, time is really flying. Max turned 8 months old today. He is crawling on his hand and knees full time, pulling himself up to tall kneeling, and is able to play independently for a long time. He is so sweet and is a happy baby most of the time. Except during car rides, he doesn't like sitting in the car seat for long. He is a little trouble maker already, I think we need to do some baby proofing around the house, but don't know where to began.

Jake has been home for almost 2 weeks, which during the whole time, he was on the verge of having a full blown cold, but daily nabulizing treatments, limited exposure to indoor/outdoor temperature fluctuations, lots of liquids and rests, and probably his own improved immune system kept him from getting worst. Tomorrow he is returning to school, which I am sure he will be very happy to see everyone in school.

We try to have play time for Jake and Max. Max is always into whatever Jake has in his hand, he is crazy about the communication device. Sometimes Jake has to just grab it because Max is in his way to use the device. I wonder what role will the device play later on between Max and Jake 's communication? Jake is getting better to say "he is...", and "she is...." and "it is ......"

Max is on the move

I am not ready to chase a 7 months old around! Max is crawling. He is crawling out of the bedroom, crawling into the bathroom, crawling to the plant and spreading mud around the floor. He can transition from crawling to sitting and back. I remember just that transition along probably took Jake a year in therapy to obtain. The human brain is so complicated that a little off, your whole life is messed up...

My husband is always thinking how do we bring up Max so that he will grow up to be a loving brother to Jake, and will want to take on the responsibility of over seeing Jake's care when we are not able to. We sometimes joke around and tell Max that he was born into huge responsibilities, but all jokes aside, it will be Max's choice. Our job is it to teach him to be a compassionate and responsible individual, and the choice will be his to make.

hold on.. he is crawling into the bathroom again!

OK, I am back. Max and Jake are starting to interact with each other. Actually most of the time it is Max who is interested in what Jake is doing, and not the other way around. It will be cute in the coming months to see the two of them playing together, but sadly for Jake, Max will soon surpass him in all areas of development.


I really want to go on a vacation, but with 2 kids, one disabled and a 7 months old, plus I have to work, vacation doesn't seem possible in the near future. Maybe I will just settle for a long nap.....