Just a few things to post and highlight here in 'Josiah-Land'. To start things, 2 weekends ago we returned to Aquadel Golf Course (Cultus) to do a short interview for the BC Children's Telethon that is coming up next weekend (June 6-7). Global and BCCH were interested in doing a follow up story with Josiah since he's been home for just over a year now. We didn't know this, but they even used Josiah's bio for the main story that weekend (I've uploaded a scan of the pamphlet below - click the image to expand and read). We don't know yet when Josiah little promo will be shown during the telethon, but when we know we'll post the info here.
In other news, Josiah got a new chair last week. The new chair is great in a couple of ways: first, it's an actual chair and not a 'lazyboy' like his previous chair was. It keeps him in proper sitting position (90 degrees) and he is absolutely loving the freedom that comes with it. Second, the chair can detach from its base and can be attached to a regular kitchen chair - this is huge because we can take it with us and have him join us at the table for meals.
Josiah is also taking baby food in large quantities - yay!! We've been able to pick up a few new techniques from his occupational therapist, and Josiah is thoroughly enjoying the new sensations. For the week he was only take food off our finger (maybe he didn't like the hardness of a baby spoon?) but last night he confidently took food off a spoon for the first time - woohoo!
Lastly, Josiah was having a lot of fun in his bathtub last night. For the first time, Josiah was splashing with his hands in the water! While he has always enjoyed his baths, Josiah has always resisted playing with his hands in the water, but his willingness to explore and play last night speaks volumes of his confidence.
And for your viewing pleasure, I've uploaded a short video of Josiah eating some apple-plum baby food yesterday!
Josiah Eating Baby Food (May 31 09)
Have a great day everyone - thanks for all your prayers and cheers!
- Andrew, Marie & Josiah
5 comments:
Wow!! This is one of the best posts yet! Love the video and will look forward to the Global piece.
Love the video!! Its so great to watch Josiah continue to grow and reach more and more of these awsome milestones!
Love ya guys
Kate
Great video! Amazing the progress he has made! The article in the brochure was wonderful, too! Thanks for sharing!
lookin' good! Josiah totally looks like a little boy as opposed to a baby, its amazing how quickly they change from the baby face to little boy face!!
nice video. and LOVE LOVE Josiah's chair. He looks like he's lost some weight too! He is looking MUCH much taller. So grown up. LOVE IT !!!
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