Peter is 4 months old this week. I'm realizing that the little girl in our church (born the same week as Peter) is ahead of him already in several ways. Partly just the difference in interaction between each baby and his/her parents, but I'm guessing some of it is just Peter.
He smiles at things occasionally, but rarely back at someone talking to him. Doesn't smile all that much, but then he's been fussy a lot too (I'm testing whether my staying off chocolate and dairy helps him - possibly, but I don't know for sure). He can hold up his head when lying on his stomach, but doesn't hold it steady when you hold him upright. He doesn't grab things very much, though he'll hold my thumb if I put it in his hand. He doesn't put his hands in his mouth much at all (and therefore, not much self-soothing... :-/ ).
He does track objects with his eyes and can hear well. He is a bit near-sighted, but that's not necessarily abnormal. He has slept much of his life in our homemade crawl track (bigger than the one at that link, and costing a lot less than they charge!) - and therefore, he can crawl (of a sort), especially when he is mad or fussy. He can get from one end to the other (6 feet?) in a few minutes if he's really upset. So as far as crawling goes, he's not behind yet. :-) ...
maybe this has been my honeymoon period
when any delays are not that evident
because there is not that much difference between Peter and other babies.
yet.
my time to hope and wish for normalcy
to be in denial of his problem affecting anything
to treat him (almost) like a normal baby
it's probably time to get serious about doing as much program / home therapy as I can with him, in whatever time he is both awake and happy. To make everything else give way to Peter's needs. Time is his enemy. More time left to "develop normally" without extra help is probably time wasted.
there's still plenty of time to homeschool when he's sleeping.
by God's grace, I will learn to plan meals and things so that our home can run more smoothly.
I'm glad for a homeschool routine that works at the moment, and for 2 girls who can work mostly on their own in a lot of ways.
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little one
I just want you to be well
to be whole
I know I should be resting in
the wisdom of my God
but at times I just want to cry
and all the unknown days ahead
make me want to fear and fret
and yet His grace
is sufficient for today
surely it will be enough
for each future "today"
O God
teach me not to be afraid
