Jamison and his Godmother

Jamison and Teri got to meet for the first time this week. It was so wonderful to see her, and even more wonderful to see Jamison having such a wonderful time with her. Jamison doesn't usually take to anyone right away, sometimes he just never really does.

Jamison has become more and more willing to accept people, maybe not if they want to hold him but just toleration of new people has been increasing so much. But when Teri came to town, she wasn't going to let a little crying stop her! She grabbed Jamison and packed him around for our whole walk, and he LOVED IT!

Here's the pictures to prove it ;)

Jamison's Food Choices

Jamison has always had problems with eating, unless it is chocolate of course! Here are the new foods that he is choosing to eat:

• Peanut Butter & Jelly (YAY!)
• Jello
• Yogurt
• Pudding
• Blackberries
• Cheese Burger (once so far!)
• Oranges
• Oatmeal Cookies
• Applesauce

I'm so proud of my little man and so happy that he has such wonderful support when it comes to eating. I know this list is just going to get bigger and bigger!! YAY FOR JAMISON!

Jamison Signs, Sorts and other stuff!

Jamison still might not talk, but his signing has blown me away. Just this morning I got his progress report from school and some of his signs have been reported as "mastered"... WHAT?! I NEVER in a million years could have though he would MASTER any signs!! His progress has been nothing short of amazing!

When Jamison started school, just a few short months ago we were signing to him but he was not signing back. Now, I am pleased to report Jamison currently signs:

• More (mastered!)
• Please (mastered!)
• Milk
• Help
• Shoes
• All Done
• Diaper (imitates)
• Fruit

Jamison also has been working on sorting colors with his therapists at school. So far he has "mastered" sorting Red, Yellow and Blue and also has been doing well with Green and Orange! YAY

Jamison's imitation skills have improved SO much recently. He will copy you when you tell him to touch your head, nose and mouth. He also does that with me at home and will touch his leg and foot!

To anyone that says developmentally delayed children will do well with or without therapy, I say you haven't met Jamison yet! I could never have imagined he would be where he is today, and know without a doubt it is all because of his amazing therapists!!

Missing the Sunny California Weather!

We've just gotten home to our chilly North Idaho weather! It's been raining and a high of 48 degrees today! Nothing like the warm sun we just got back from! We're missing our family already, but Jamison was so excited to get to school today. He had a pretty good day but it took him a little bit to get back into the swing of things.

Here are a couple more pictures from the trip. ENJOY!
Jamison and I at the San Diego Zoo



Justin with his two beautiful cousins!

Giraffes as tall as daddy!

Justin and I got the chance to take Jamison down to visit his Great-Grandparents in California. He had so much fun with them and made so much more eye contact than he used to. They were having a blast watching Jamison organize EVERYTHING in the house also!

We also got to spend a day at the San Diego Zoo and took Jamison to see all of the animals. I think he had a lot more fun than expected. Most of the animals were lazy because it was so hot out, but the Elephants and the Giraffes especially caught Jamison's eye! He loved to watch the giraffes eat and run around. They even had a baby Giraffe only 11 weeks old that he liked to watch stumble around!

It's our last day here, but we'll be taking pictures on the way home, so keep a look out! LOVE SHELLY.