It seems as time goes by I notice Thomas blossoming into this little man. He is no longer my little baby that I can cradle in my arms, sitting on our glider, relaxing. Actually, it has been a long time since he has done that. lol He definitly has a mind of his own. He knows what he wants and lets whomever is within ear shot know that he wants it.
It is amazing to me (and to those around Thomas) how much he understands and how much he "talks" to all of us. He can get into really deep discussions, using his hands, arms flapping up and down and some fantastic facial expressions. He has some of the funniest facial expressions ~ he can instantly bring a smile to anyone's face with a goofy grin from Thomas!
His receptive language is fantastic. He understands most of what is asked from him. He is also understanding some things that I didnt teach him...just from watching and listening to his brother!!! Most of the day (while big brother is in school) the house is quiet while Thomas and I play and have fun. As soon as the brothers start playing you will hear Thomas yell "no no Jon" (sounds like...na na on). It doesnt stop there...so I will than hear a "MOM" (sounds just like Mom) so I have to go break up whatever argument my almost 2 and 8 yr old are getting into. And to think, I was worried while I was pregnant with Thomas that they wouldnt get along or play together due to their age gap..boy, was I wrong!!!
When we go out people are drawn to Thomas and he LOVES it. Some woman at the store yesterday told me that I should give Thomas a kiss every time I go down an aisle...just because!! Thomas smiled at her and than blew her a kiss~ he is a charmer. I must say that his big brother was the same way, though!
I went out to lunch with my Mom, Jon and Grandma the other day and some lady came up to me while we were eating and asked me what that was on Thomas' head and what was it for. I told her a bit about the CI and how Thomas is deaf, was born deaf and this helps him hear. She went on and told me that her grandson has ADD and ADHD and she thought that maybe the thing on Thomas' head had something to do with ADD since he was so well behaved and that is not usual for little children. That has to be one of the strangest "guesses" from someone but I still encourage people to come and ask all the questions they want...A year and a half ago I could barely get through a few sentences without crying...now I can have entire conversations about everything and anything people ask me about!! Thomas is even getting into the act. When the "lunch lady" was asking me about Thomas, I was telling her that he was deaf and while I was explaining the cochlear implant my Mom kicked me under the table, I looked over at Thomas and I see him "explaining" to this woman (talking, using his hands...doing everything i was doing) and when I said "ear" or "hear" he would point to his implant. When I said "he can't hear out of his other ear" he pointed to his left ear. The funny thing is that he was sitting on my right side and the lady was on my right side. I was looking at the lady (on my right) but Thomas still heard what I was saying and understood!! My little wonderboy!!!!
