The other day I went out and forgot to bring diapers with me. There was a kid’s bathroom at the mall with a diaper dispenser for 50 cents. So I bought a diaper for Nathan at the dispenser.

Except the diaper was newborn size. When all you get is lemons, make lemonade!

We’re trying out new AFO’s for Nathan. They are super supportive, a great color, and he really likes them!

Now if only we can get them to work just like AstroBoy’s boots!

Sometimes we forget to feed Nathan so he has to feed himself. This was his chosen meal for tonight.

He was sure hungry.

On a serious note – this is the FIRST TIME EVER Nathan has entertained himself. My mom found this pen toy (bless her!!!) and gave it to him, and he just LOVED it! This is the first time since he was born that I’ve seen him really into a toy! Usually when we give him a toy he lets go right away (it’s a developmental milestone to hold on to toys, immature brains give the signal to release as soon as you put something in their hands). With this toy, he held on for at least 30 minutes, and he kept bringing it up to his mouth with great control and dexterity.

Talking about WILL – this was an amazing example. He WANTED the toy in his mouth so he figured out a way to hold on to it and to bring it up to his mouth. Talk about serendipity

Notice that around 15 seconds his hand goes all the way down to his lap and he brings it all the way up to his mouth – a FIRST! Thank you God/Buddha/Allah/The Universe!!!!

PS. For the record – today we started giving Nathan b12 shots, prescribed by his DAN doctor. He’s also back on his Gtherapy. We’re almost back to “full on” with him, in terms of his diet and supplements! More on this tomorrow as we have an appointment with Dr. Kenny!

I found this links through someone I know on Facebook:

Worry

It seems this cute little girl is suffering terrible regression in her motor skills due to the swine flu vaccine. I feel terrible for her and for her mom, and will definitely be praying for them.

As for me – it reinforces my decision not to vaccinate Nathan or Belle.

When I took Nathan to his pediatrician a couple of weeks ago, she told me Nathan HAD to have the vaccine, if I didn’t give it to him I was literally risking his life. I didn’t argue with her, just told her I’d come back for it – I hope she wasn’t holding her breath! I don’t like confronting his doctor – she’s absolutely a wonderful person and doctor – but very opinionated. I am glad I am as opinionated as she is and can make up my own mind, without allowing scary tactics to work on me. They’re still waiting for us at his ped’s office.

I know millions of people have had this vaccine without adverse effects – I am just terrified that Nathan or Belle will be the “one in a million” – so I’d rather take great care of them with nutrition and supplements to ensure a healthy immune system. I know it’s totally different for every family, but for me personally, I’m just more scared to vaccinate than I am of what could happen if they are NOT vaccinated.