We have entered the toddler stage. It by far is my favorite stage yet, and I hear with each stage, it gets better and better. My kids are communicating with me and they have such different personalities.
Daniela is a very confident, sweet, devilish, snuggly, cuddly, fashionista. She loves to accessorize! She has a pair of fake uggs, a purse, a necklace aunt Jules brought from Africa and uses my rubberbands as bracelets. She never misses an opportunity to wear her sunglasses. She is too much!
Sebastian is a kind, gentle, caring intellect with a bit of his sister's devilish qualities. He could sit quietly and read books for hours. He loves organized play. He has a crush on his play therapist that comes 3x a week. He bats his eyes and smiles every time she walks through the door. She works on Fine & Gross Motor Skills. Sebastian is a love. No other way to put it.
Daniela is starting to be protective of her brother. For example, Aunt Jules picked up Sebastian when he didn't want her to. She started screaming for her to put him down and Daniela went up to her, pointed her finger and said, "No! No!" as if she were protecting Sebastian. Sebastian doesn't need her to protect him. He can handle his own. He may be small, but he has a loud voice and isn't afraid to use it. Sebastian is starting to do all the things his sister has been doing. He's finally able to walk, climb, talk and everyday he gets stronger and stronger. He does fall often as he has extra small, very flat unusual feet which make it harder to balance. I'm taking him to an orthopedic surgeon next week to get assessed. I think he's going to need orthotics for both feet and possibly a leg brace. Whatever helps, I'm all for!
I'm in take care of business mode. I took Sebastian to an endocrinologist to start the process for Growth Hormones. I have an apt with an Orthopedic Surgeon to assess the way he walks and advise us on Orthotics. We've taken him for blood work, a bone xray and next we need to have a sleep study done as people of Short Stature have a greater risk for Sleep Apnea.
This kid keeps me busy but he's worth every minute I spend on this. And his sister has been by his side every step of the way.
No one said parenthood would be easy, but it's the best job I've ever had!
