More news!
Hello again! We have some new news to share! Brayden looked right at the light pen and tracked it consistently this morning for the doctors! Starting Monday night, he all of the sudden started sitting up very straight, almost no bending over to the right side. We kind of dismissed it at first, but you can really notice it today. His eating and oral motor control is sooo much better! For those of you who had the joy of eating with us, you know first hand that any meal took us atleast an hour to get through! Now, we can’t get the food in his mouth fast enough! Unfortunately, people who don’t really know Brayden may not see all of these wonderful improvements, but for those of you that know him well, I think you will be amazed at the progress!
Other than that, our day was therapy as usual. We did go to the bank to exchange money. This is the first time that the kids and I got to go along, and I must say it was quite enlightening! I decided to wait outside for Jason bc there were like 20 steps up to the bank. We were just sitting there minding our own business, eating gummy bears, and all of the sudden there were literally 20+ guys just sitting around me and the kids. Not really staring, but not totally minding their own business either. At first it was a bit scary, but they all kind of started trying to talk to the kids and that made me feel a little better. While we were sitting there, I got an opportunity to just kind of take in the surroundings. Something that really stuck out to me is that most all of the women over here wear high heels all of the time! It makes my feet hurt just thinking about it. I can barely walk to the other side of my bedroom in heels! These women literally walk across town everyday wearing them! Also, it is very funny to watch and listen to the movement of traffic. I know I have stated that they drive very crazy, but it is seriously no different in parking lots. There are horns honking CONSTANTLY because there is usually one way in, which also happens to be the same way out! The problem with this is that they tend park wherever they can find a space- even if that means right in the middle of the entrance. Seriously, I sat and watched a man sit in his car and continuously honk at a 3 wheel bike that was sitting in the way WITH NO ONE ON IT!! Like what did he think- the bike was gonna start itself up and get out of his way!! Also, car seats do not exist. Kids are just climbing around the car, crazy driving and all!! Mom, Dad, and baby all ride on the motorcycles and mopeds together. The mom rides on the back and the kids in the front as they zip down the street pretty quickly! Young girls ride side-saddle all the time at every speed, and they do it while talking on their cell phones!! Very brave!! And to think we get in trouble for riding a four-wheeler in town! Heck, this place has 3 million plus people, and I have yet to see a speed limit sign! Kind of makes us seem a little petty at home for thinking we actually need two stop lights!
We got brave and decided to try out the potatoes from the RT Mart, so we are treating ourselves to microwaved baked taters with cheese and butter! Can’t really go wrong there! Hope you all have a great Tuesday!! Love and miss you all so much!
14 comments May 6th, 2008
