More Progress!
pamelamyers | February 25, 2011
Sam did the most exciting thing today. Mark’s parents came over for dinner and to visit with Sam and she was being really good. She was eating really well at dinner, enjoying her pasta, broccoli, and watermelon. I gave her a fork about halfway through dinner so she could continue practicing sticking her food. She has gotten really good at it lately but generally once she sticks the food, she pulls it off with her other hand and then puts it in her mouth. I have tried to show her how to actually use a fork by guiding it to her mouth but she always pulls her face away. She is very independent with eating — anything you have to feed her (like things off of a spoon) she has been refusing now because she likes to feed herself.
Anyway, at dinner she was doing really well practicing with her fork when all of the sudden she stuck a piece of watermelon and put the fork in her mouth! We were so excited that when Mark and I noticed we started clapping and cheering for her. Rich and Sandi did too when we told them that it was her very first time actually eating off of a fork. Sam saw us all clapping and cheering and got so excited. She had this look on her face like she didn’t know why we were making a fuss over her, but she liked it! She did it a second time and we all clapped again, then Sam started clapping for herself. I love when she claps because she makes no sound, but her motions are correct. After those few times, she started using her hands to eat but after each bite went in, she would look at us then start clapping, so of course, we had to clap too. She didn’t really understand the difference, I guess, but that’s ok. She always deserves applause!