We celebrated Max turning four by having family over for a dog themed party. Max just loves being around dogs! And no, we are not getting him one.
Papa Dave made Max's cake. This is my favorite cake that Dave has made so far.
Max eating from the dog bowl.
So happy to be four!
Max hanging out in his room with his cousins.
Life doesn't get much better for Max. Watching Signing Times while jumping. The trampoline was a gift from us to Max.
The party group!
Opening gifts! This was actually the only gift Max would open. After this one he was overwhelmed with the noise of the party. He wanted to take a break by sitting in his bed for 45 minutes. He came back out for the candles on his cake though!
Max interested in the sparkler candle.
After school on his actual birthday. Partying wears him out!
I posted the next couple pictures because this is the first birthday of Max's I feel I am starting to make a gap from the fears and worries I had during his first few years of life. His health is so much better now. We are not constantly running for appointments. I was talking to Max's pediatrician at his four year check up this week and told her I was kind of anxious not having so many appointments anymore. The specialists that have been following him are telling us that they don't need to see him for another year or they don't need to see him anymore AT ALL unless something comes up. His peds told me now that his physical health has improved so much that now I should be focusing that time on making sure he has all the services to reach his full potential developmentally. She told me this is a common transition for parents. Yes, I know everything isn't going to be easy from here. Our main struggles now are his feeding and communication. I think there will always be struggles. But on his forth birthday, I feel in a good place.
Big news! We got Max an IPad with Proloquo2go. He mainly likes to use it at school for now. I know we should be consistent and use it at home more. At home he seems to like to listen to music and look at the pictures we downloaded for him. John programmed a couple buttons for his birthday party. In this video he is telling his uncles that it is time to eat tacos.
3 comments:
Happy Birthday Max! You're doing so great! I love the look in your eye when you tell your uncles to eat tacos!
I'm so late.. Happy Birthday Sweet Max.. I teared up reading about how you feel in a good place right now. I mean happy tears. Happy for you..
Happy Birthday, Max!
What a great post! I can tell that Max is a wonderful, special kid, and you and your hubby are awesome parents! Glad to read that you feel like you are in a good spot - you are. You have each other!
Merry Christmas!
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