I realized I had not updated you on his progress since September. You wouldn't believe it but Caleb is speaking in full sentences! We are praising God for putting the perfect therapists in Caleb's life these last 2 years. He has a robotic inflection (but inflection is what robots are missing right) to his voice. But honestly that is something else everyone loves about Caleb. Even his robotic voice is improving some and I know will continue to do so over time. After therapy 2 hours a week and me working with him at home Caleb has just recently hit his age level. He no longer has a language disorder, but only an articulation disorder. He still struggles with backtracking and stuttering at times, but more often any more he is progressing.
This week Caleb had tubes placed in his ears because of recurrent ear infections and also had adenoids removed for the second time because of regrowth. So far he acts as though he had no surgery which is great! I know that day 3 is the hardest with Adenoids so we will see how is doing then. But the tubes should really help with articulation errors because his ears were full of fluid making him fail his hearing test.
3 weeks ago Caleb started Occupational therapy for sensory issues. Caleb cannot get enough sensory in his day. There are days that we cannot get him off of us. Although we love his affection there are times that it is not appropriate and can be smothering when he is on top of your head and rubbing your face and or picking your moles. When he is having an episode it is nearly impossible to get him to stop without hurting his feelings. Caleb cannot get close enough or deep enough into the snow or mud or water. He cannot be thrown high enough and be squeezed hard enough. There is never enough light in his room. He can never push hard enough when coloring and doesn't enjoy coloring probably because he presses so hard. He will not eat anything that requires a spoon! It is too much work. He would rather not eat. He cannot eat anything that is too chewy. He loves tough meat, bubble gum, granola bars, and suckers. He chews anything he can get into his mouth. Straws, his shirt, toys, stuffed animals, and finger nails. Those are a few reasons why he has started therapy. We hope to make things easier when he is having an episode. It is still too early to tell if it is helping but he does love his newest therapist.
Caleb is over 3 1/2 now and all boy! His favorite thing to do is dig in the dirt to find bugs. He loves slugs and worms. Today he even held a cockroach at the Columbus children's museum. Gross! He loves to have bugs crawl on him too. Caleb loves to swing and swing and swing (part of his sensory). He enjoys mud puddles, sand, and baseball. Caleb played soccer for the first time this spring. He didn't participate much but he followed the kids and smiled a whole lot. His favorite show is Mighty Machines. His favorite person is Daddy and Papa Moon. He still loves to play trains and watch train movies. His best friends are Ryan, Bekah, and Adelyn. Caleb is such a great kid. He is so easy going and rarely has a bad day. A bad day just means he throws tantrums. For a 3 year old that is amazing! He adjusts well to changes in plans and is happy as long as he is included. I'm so proud of Caleb and all that he has accomplished the last 6-9 months in speech. The thing I love the most about Caleb are his hugs and his smile. His future wife is truly lucky :)
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