A New Age

This is an update on Vince, along with a few pictures. I took him to the pediatrician on Monday, but he had actually stopped stuttering ever since Saturday (at least). I think maybe there was a lot of trauma all in one short amount of time, and on top of that, he was going through a growth spurt – the kind that make your child crazy. I was reading a child development book or article or something once that said that kids have a "growth spurt” at their year birthday, and at their half-year birthday, and that it’s like a switch is flipped and they are psycho children for a few weeks. Then, just as suddenly as it started, it stops, and your kid will return to normal, but they will be more advanced in their development. Vince is back to being his normal self, but at the same time, it’s like he is an older version of “himself” – and of course he is older, but you know what I mean – it’s like he grew up over night. He’s a different kid (more mature in a lot of ways) but still the same kid as he was before all the trauma. Anyway, he’s doing great, the pediatrician was really nice and respectful and listened to my concerns, but also reassured me that it was probably normal, and he doesn’t have any neurological damage or anything. She said to bring him back immediately if he starts having problems again.

On that note, he was GREAT at the pediatrician! He got on the scale, he let them measure him, he even relaxed for some reflex tests!! I was SO impressed. My kid has never been so good (okay, that’s not true – in the past 4+ weeks he’s never been so well behaved, and he has NEVER had the cognitive skills to do “complicated” things like “relaxing” (I means seriously, if you tell an 18 month old to “relax” what does that mean to them? He understands what it means to RELAX! Cool, eh?)

So I’m feeling a lot more relaxed about the situation, and I am very much enjoying my new and improved Vince. He’s such a great kid. I am so blessed.

We pulled out Russ’ really old Sony laptop and let Vince play on it. Here he is mimicking his Mamãe – when I’m reading blogs or articles on the internet, I usually put my head in my hand – just like that. Adorable!