It's finally a little warmer here. Yah.

Today is also a very nice milestone for Harmony. Many of you know she is delayed and her mother has had to really work to get her to do things. She walked at about 2 and 2months, and today she is finally drinking out of a cup. Her mother finally got her to figure out how to tip the cup back. This is such a big thing. Many think we just never tried till they watched her. Her mom has been worried from the beginning people would say she hadn't tried.

She learned at preschool conference they believed her. When not only I gave the trials but her first step therapist. And she really worried about the bottle cup. They had told her not to worry they would try too. They then told her right away they saw what she meant.

Donna

congratulations to harmony and her mom!
bizi

That's great, Donna.:)

Good luck to Harmony.

M

That's beautiful! Is Harmony a client of yours Donna? Those children are the sweetest! But much appreciation for the parents and caretakers as I know that is a lot of work! I babysat one summer for a boy severely behind (it's been many years now, i forget the details). He couldn't walk and struggled with eating. (gosh! i can't even remember his age at the time. 3 is coming to mind, but i think that was after I was working with him hmm) Actually, I think we were even trying to teach him to crawl (??) and just stand on his own. He had to stand in this contraption to keep him standing, and if left to his own devices, he would just scoot along on his back. It got so bad, he needed a helmet to keep from losing his hair! Eating was also an ordeal. Had to be very particular foods and he took no less than an hour to eat and many times would get sick after. :( And similar with language... but when we could just laugh and play, boy, what a sweetie! His laugh and smile-precious! :)

Can't remember...no, it was PC that I mentioned this. I have an adopted cousin with bipolar disorder. and her little girl (well, a teenager now omg!) is also developmentally delayed. Well, the little girl is just the light of my life. She still struggles with speaking, but has certainly come a long way. Actually, she was a blessing for both me and my husband as she took to him when she was just a little thing (2 years I think). gah! tears in my eyes of those precious days! I knew her since she was like 2 months (??) yeah, so she really is like "my baby". (i hope I haven't said too much. this is kinda personal. there's one more thing I can add, but maybe I should do it privately, if I haven't already said too much eek!)

Dear Gee,
The beauty of this forum is that we are strangers getting to share in each others lives. I feel blessed to be a part of this smallish forum. Only been posting some 20 years with some of the regulars here. Over the years we have become closer....this is a save place to post anything. If it triggers some one then we warn before posting.Like I get triggered now with too much talk about the corona virus. So I don't read a paper or listen to the news much either. I listen to alison krauce in my car. Being bipolar can be a full time job.
While in Indy for my mother in laws funeral. I spent 2 1/2 hours ($4000.00) in the hospital then psych ward because I took 5 unknown doses of klonipin to get to sleep. it could have been 10mg...not sure. I wasn't trying to over dose. Just wanted to be sure that I slept. over kill on my part.Jeff has the extra klonipin in a locked chest.
we welcome newbies and are thankful every day for the friends that we have become, like your self. It is unlike psych central at all. I could not keep up with anyone. So here I stay.
comfortable bizi

Gee

Harmony is my Granddaughter. And she has an developmental delay and very possibly autism. She is doing very well know. Has been behind in many things and her mom Kortni's works hard to get her to do the things she should. Like she has worked very hard on all things even feeding therapy.

She eats more now than she ever has

Thanks for the update!
bizi

only 20 years, Bizi?? lol i was only first learning about the internet 20 years ago. can't imagine being on a forum that long!! It's great there's a place for us though <3

edit: also, I was actually wondering if my overshare was too much overshare for my own comfort. eek! but it's alright i suppose. ;)

Donna, this was the post I was referring to in my message to you, fyi.

Gee,
what a lovely story you shared with us.
(((((HUGS)))))))
bizi