James had a great speech session this morning. He said, "I want ball." several times. Yesterday, he said "Jump" in reply to "What do you want to do?" His therapist looked up but didn't react quickly enough for him. She was searching his bag for the appropriate board for his communication device. Then he touched her arm and said "Jump" again, nodding. She made him say it four times before he got in the trampoline. She wanted to make sure that his occupational therapist heard him as well.
It is wild that James is having these developmental spurts, now, as his sleep has been so erratic. The pattern is having a full night sleep, only every other night. Sunday he woke at 4, Tuesday at 2:30, Thursday at 4:30. I don't know how he does a full day of therapy, school and play. I get by with caffeine. This kid is pure adrenaline! My neighbor claims that her son would go through sleeplessness every time he was about to master something new. From her lips to God's ears; her son is a budding genius!
One more week and we have a month-long vacation. Our summer FINALLY. Mom and James hanging at the shore - without diapers - with interludes from our sugar daddy (hopefully LONG visits). No therapy or school, just concentrating on living life and all that entails. Meaning: discovering how our body works, peeing and pooping without a pull-up - hopefully, eventually, in the toilet - using words, eating with utensils, writing and coloring. Poor kid doesn't know what he's in for. Poor mom, she's actually looking forward to it!
