Post by sockthing on Jan 21, 2016 20:29:56 GMT
well, actually they're quite big to me, as I know you lovely lot will appreciate.
Number 1...
A couple of months ago I suddenly realised that when I smile at Kipper - you know when you're not saying anything you just meet someone's eye and smile at them and they smile back? Well I suddenly realised he never smiled back. Ever. He would just look away. It took me five years before I realised how sad this made me feel.
Well.....about 3 weeks ago he suddenly started smiling in return. And a genuine smile too - only small, and a little timid, but warm. (Not the fake smile he does when he feels a smile is expected). This has made me so happy!!
Number 2...
today, I was sitting on the floor and Kipper came and knelt on my lap (yep, knelt....that's kipper). So he was there kneeling upright which meant his tummy was against my chest and his arms over my shoulders. He HATES tummy to tummy contact so this was unusual in itself. Anyway he allowed me to slowly rock him back and forth while patting his back. I know it's small but it was such a beautiful moment and I thought back to how this is what I had longed to do for him when he first came to us.
Im Really hoping that somehow, somewhere in his brain it was filling in those baby-gaps that he missed.
Wanted to to share because there's no one else in the non-virtual world that I can tell that would understand the significance of these small moments.
Number 1...
A couple of months ago I suddenly realised that when I smile at Kipper - you know when you're not saying anything you just meet someone's eye and smile at them and they smile back? Well I suddenly realised he never smiled back. Ever. He would just look away. It took me five years before I realised how sad this made me feel.
Well.....about 3 weeks ago he suddenly started smiling in return. And a genuine smile too - only small, and a little timid, but warm. (Not the fake smile he does when he feels a smile is expected). This has made me so happy!!
Number 2...
today, I was sitting on the floor and Kipper came and knelt on my lap (yep, knelt....that's kipper). So he was there kneeling upright which meant his tummy was against my chest and his arms over my shoulders. He HATES tummy to tummy contact so this was unusual in itself. Anyway he allowed me to slowly rock him back and forth while patting his back. I know it's small but it was such a beautiful moment and I thought back to how this is what I had longed to do for him when he first came to us.
Im Really hoping that somehow, somewhere in his brain it was filling in those baby-gaps that he missed.
Wanted to to share because there's no one else in the non-virtual world that I can tell that would understand the significance of these small moments.
