OK, first off, I’ll make no apologies for abandoning my site. I took about 2 years off from most things tech/web related and have recently just come back. I made some software upgrades to the site and figured I’d try and throw up a couple blog posts.
Jacob now has his own voice and I think that speaking for him has lost its comedic value so there’ll be none of that from here on out.
How do you catch up 2 years of missing blog posts in the life of a 3 year old?
Children have far more milestones in their life than adults and to even attempt to try to remember everything that has happened for him since 2007 would be futile and incomplete at best.
I should probably look at the last post to try and catch myself up but I don’t feel like doing that so….
As with most 3 1/2 year old kids, He’s a walking, talking, mess making, bundle of joy. His speech development is not what it should be because of ear problems, but He got tubes put in his ears on the 21st and has already shown a marked improvement in speech in just 2 days. It’s funny how you unconsciously learn this other language your child is speaking when his ears are messed up. The average person wouldn’t have a clue what he’s saying but somehow his mother and I know what he’s saying most of the time. But in the times we don’t understand him, it can make you wanna pull your hair out. I’m sure it can’t be much fun for him to not be understood either.
Since I’ve had a problem with my right ear for the better part of about 25 years, I know how much (or little) he heard prior to getting the tubes and I’m sure this has to be totally crazy for him. Like most people, I have high hopes that my child will excel in the things I’m reasonably good at and for me, that would be music. So, as you can imagine, an impairment in hearing would be a detriment to those hopes. These are exciting times with fully functional ears!!!
In other news, his mother has informed me that he’ll be starting in a head start program in the relatively near future. I’m sure that won’t hurt his speech development or social skills but they’re gonna need a crowbar to pry him from his mother. He still acts like two different kids depending on which parent he is with and can be quite the mommy’s boy in her presence. In mine, on the other hand, I really couldn’t ask for a more well behaved son. For the most part, he has learned the boundries of what I consider acceptable behavior, so, the kid I get to spend time with is very independent, doesn’t back-talk, and is learning his manners….While with Mom, on the other hand, eh, you get the picture.
So, I guess we’re kinda caught up. No broken bones, no illnesses requiring hospitalization, no DUIs or jailtime, no use of illicit substances or other fun contraband. Pretty much a normal exceptionally cute little boy. (oh yeah, he definitely gets the cute from me!!!)
’til next time,
Peace, T 