Ba

J finally has a 'name' for big brother B. Ba. Why am I surprised. All of his communication consists mostly of first letters/sounds of words. We were at the mall yesterday and several times I said "Where is B...?". He then would loudly yell "Ba?, Ba?" We had dessert at a swanky restaurant (we had a little bit left on a gift card). As we sat down the waiter asked if we would like a booster and it was an immediate yes. (What was I thinking?). It took about 15 minutes before J came flying out of it and smack on the floor. There was the hushed silence in the restaurant and then the wail. I picked him and he was bleeding from the nose and mouth. Fortunately, it was easily cleaned up. The waiter then brought out a different booster/high chair that attaches/straps to the chair. Why they still use the old plastic boosters I don't know. We were very fortunate that he did not have a spoon in his mouth or hit the floor wrong. He was even sitting in between us, but all it takes is a split second.
I have decided that I am going to ask the speech therapist to have an occupational therapist observe J. I think he needs a 'chew toy' so to speak. He just has a great desire for the oral stimulation still. I am actually going to sit in and observe his first therapy session tomorrow and see how him and the therapist interact. Our new 'caseworker' (since we qualify for a county program since he is under 3) thinks J is doing great. She does not think it will be long before more words start coming and she gave me some great ideas to use at home.
Today the boys pulled out all the costumes and played dress up....here is a pic, along with two we took this morning.