The Toddler that Stayed for 3 Months

         I know I need a better name for this entry but that is the way I can remember what this entry is about since I cannot type the toddler's name in it at all. This little boy was a miracle to watch while I was working at my job. He brought laughter and joy into my life and each and every day that I was there. He started out not being able to do anything but with a lot of OT, he was a normal toddler by the time that I left. Not a baby anymore.
         Now to tell you how he was when he came to the my job. He would not stop crying at all, he would not sleep, he would choke almost every time that he ate anything, whole food or baby food, and he couldn't move around. He also had some problems with his middle area and he would look one way while using the other hand to do something else. Those two things weren't lined up like they should have been for his age. He also had his 1st birthday there and that was only a day or 2 after he came to us.
         He is really a miracle baby though. He has changed so much in the 3 months that I had him. He turned out to be the most adorable, cutest toddler of all times. He got to where he could move his eyes and arms in the right direction at the same time, which helped him learn to crawl like a normal toddler. I got to see his first crawl and then the more he got the hang of it, the faster he was at it. We got him on some thicker for his drinks so he wouldn't choke while drinking and we got a hang of what foods he could and couldn't have. He really didn't like the thicker, though, because he wouldn't drink very much of anything.
         The very reason I loved him so much was because we got him to laugh by the time that I left. His laugh was the hardest, cutest laugh in the whole world. Sometimes he would laugh for no reason or we couldn't tell what he was laughing at. He had a huge smile when he was laughing and a strange sound to go along with it. He was a real snuggle but especially after nap time. He didn't get straight up from it. He wanted to cuddle with us at first and wake up slowly. He was also the jealous type but I think the staff made him that way because he was the main one in the nursery while all of his friends were going in and out. He stayed the longest out of all his friends.
         The staff kept kidding that we could put him in charge of the nursery because he has been there that long. A little bit before I left, we were trying to get him to walk because he is about that old. We would always kid with him about walking and he did take a few small steps but then he would sit down and want to crawl again. It kind of made him mad when we were try to get him to walk. He just didn't like it at all. This child is the child that I missed the most from my last group of children. He was just so sweet and happy all the time once we got him well.
          I also remember that he had a bulged out belly when he first came and that was what most of his appointments were about plus his eating. His belly got a little bit smaller as the days went on but it always looked like a bulged belly, even if it was a little one. I think his body was just out of shape. It was like skinny arms and legs but here was the big head and belly. He was cute though. We also barely saw him because that poor child had a dr. appointment or two a day. If it was two appointments, it was a visit and then an appointment of some sort. It seemed like he was always gone but yet he was there when we needed him the most.
           This toddler was another one of my child that I saw a big change in while working at my old job and another one that I will never forget. He has a story from there and it is a life changing one. I just hope and pray that wherever he goes that he will be taken care of really good and gently.