Danny Can!

It’s easy to focus on the things to worry about and I confess to doing a lot of that. But while I’ve been fretting the days away, Danny has been busy.

How many of us would have the optimism and the drive to learn a new language, master a new form of mobility, learn a new routine, figure out how to out-wit a much larger person who keeps taking our toys and all the while charm the living daylights out of all the new people in our life?

This sweet boy who came to us able to stay in a sitting position if someone put him there, but unable to roll over, crawl or get into a sitting position can now do all of the above. Our amazing boy joined our family only able to communicate through adorable coos and lalala’s. Now he is learning English and has figured out how to communicate with us.

Here’s a partial list of Danny’s many accomplishments:

He can roll over!

He can crawl!

He can pull himself into a stand!

He can walk behind his push toys!

He can comb his hair!

He can sign for: “Done”, “more”, “bottle”, “bye” and of course, “no”.

He can say: “Duh Duh” = “Done”; “bah-duh” = “bottle”; “buh buh” = “bye bye” and or course, “no” = “no”.

"Bottle": his first word, his first sign and his favorite thing!

He has doubled the number of teeth in his mouth. From two and a half to four in and two more on the way.

He uses appropriate hand motions without prompting when we say certain things. (This was a biggie for the developmental people.) When we say “bye” he waves; when we say “bottle” he signs and says “bah-duh”;

Here’s our favorite – what he does when we say “oh no!”

We are so proud of this boy who is working so hard and accomplishing so much.


You go, Danny!



Oh yeah, one more thing: He's got great taste in football teams!