Baby Talk

Paxton woke up rather smoothly compared to how he usually had. He had a very mild gagging episode, but it was not bad at all. It was a relief to not only Susanne, but to him as well.

While Susanne was at work, Paxton and his daddy watched Seasame Street and Sid The Science Kid while working on therapeutic exercises. Paxton did his best with head control and sitting up while his favorite shows were on.

After Scott and Paxton did some work, he set him up to play with his toys on his play gym. Paxton thought he was just playing, but he was really still working. He was getting so good at reaching and grabbing at the objects that were hanging above and in front of him. At times, it seemed like he was going to pull them right off the loops they were secured to.

Scott allowed Paxton to air dry as much as possible. Both Scott and Susanne were on a serious mission to resolve the diaper rash no matter what it took. It was looking much better than it had in a long time. His cough had also pretty much resolved. The humidifier had worked wonders.

Susanne was bummed that she got home late for lunch. Instead of having a couple of hours with her baby, it was now limited to less than thirty minutes. She basically had to pump and go. While Susanne was multi-tasking, Scott brought Paxton over to her for a quick visit.

Scott had recently purchased a bag of Easter candy Robin Eggs. He decided to offer one to Paxton to see what he would do. It was hilarious. Scott held it right up to Paxton's lips. He was unsure at first, but quickly realized that it was sweet. Almost immediately, they could see his tongue creeping forward for a taste. He was addicted. He didn't even care that the candy coating on the egg was coloring his lips a manly shade of blue! At this point, Scott and Susanne didn't care what Paxton was interested in tasting. They just wanted him to start associating positive experiences with eating. Hopefully, over time Paxton would learn how to eat by mouth. This continued to be a struggle for him on a daily basis.

For some reason, on the days that Susanne had to work it seemed like Paxton didn't like to go down for his naps. He was used to having at least three naps per day. Unfortunately, he was zero for three today. On the flip side, Scott felt like Paxton was more active and more vocal than ever before. He was attempting to make different sounds, moving his tongue around a lot and figuring out different noises that he could make when it was in different positions. Sometimes it even seemed like it startled him when certain sounds came out. He was exploring his mouth and enjoying what he found.

When Susanne got home, Scott had to focus on writing up a syllabus for his first class tomorrow. It would be his first time ever teaching and he was excited. This would be another thing he could add to his repertoire of experience. Losing his previous job wasn't going to get him down.

While Susanne worked on making dinner, Paxton sat in his big boy stroller. He looked so good sitting in a more natural position instead of being more reclined in his car seat. Paxton loved watching his mommy cook. Even though Susanne LOVED to cook, she was definitely ready to sit down after a long day.