Malcolm continues to do well and seems more like his old self. He is enjoying eating finger foods again and, other than sleeping a bit more than usual, his behaviour seems back to normal. For the first week home from the hospital he was unnaturally content - he would go the entire day without fussing about anything! While this may sound like a dream come true it was a bit unsettling as that is not normal toddler behaviour. He is always a very good little boy but he is back to letting me know when he is frustrated or unhappy about something.
We had a major breakthrough on the communication front today. Malcolm used two signs in combination today - three times in a row! He signed "more milk" instead of just "more" or "milk". This is excellent progress and very exciting that he is starting to put words together - and he's not even 2 years old yet!
Malcolm felt a bit warm yesterday and the day before so I kept taking his temperature. It hovered around 37 and was as high as 37.4, which is definitely a bit on the warm side for him, but it never spiked to a fever and he seems (fingers crossed) over it now so that is good. Hopefully it continues to be smooth sailing until next Tuesday.
Mary Ellen
Sorry to hear about the delay... I'll keep fingers crossed that the treatment is a go for tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteHope you got your batteries recharged with this extended time at home!