One of those days

I’m sure all those OBPI moms out there can relate but today I’m having one of those “Why did this happen to my precious little one and why can’t my child ever be like the other kids” kinda days. Perusing Facebook at pictures of other little ones who were born at or around the same time as Spencer and I see some of them sitting already and moving around and picking things up while Spencer has to do everything with one hand. Don’t get me wrong, I’m genuinely happy for these people and the wonder of their child but I get so frustrated knowing that Spencer could be sitting and showing signs of crawling now but because of his injury he’ll be delayed. It’s also frustrating knowing that these delays can have an impact on his overall learning. I’m also just frustrated because I’m anxious to know what Shriners in Montreal has to say about our case and I just want to get to Canada where Spencer can get the help he needs to at least get to a level of movement in his arm.

Thanks for listening. On the brighter side he’s becoming quite the talker.

 

Happy Easter

Our little man in Shanghai–as he’s often referred to–is glad to wish you all a happy Easter Sunday.

Today I thought I’d share some of the non-Erb’s related stuff that he’s been up to this week. We’ve had two very special visitors here visiting for the past week. His grandfather and aunt are here from Canada to see a bit of Shanghai and a lot of him. So he’s got to have a lot of fun just exploring the city and hanging out with Mommy, Daddy, Auntie Jenn and Grandpa.

Today he got to try something very uniquely Canadian. He had his pancake and maple syrup. Yummy fun with the staple Canuck breakfast items! Here are a few pictures of him enjoying the deliciousness that is Maple Syrup.