Krassimir likes to eat sweet things, but he has a very narrow range of temperatures that he will tolerate for his foods. When we were still in Sofia we tried feeding him ice cream one night with less than favorable results. We don't do ice cream a lot, but we've tried offering him some a number of times since he's been home, with similar results - he either won't try or will take one bite, make a terrible face, and refuse more.
Tonight we tried again with raspberry sherbet. He made a face...and then...a hint of a smile! So I tried a little more, and he opened right up! He didn't want a lot - maybe 5 or 6 small bites - but how fun to see him enjoying an after-supper treat with the rest of us!
Another first for him today was the slide. ;) We spent some time out in the nice warmish sunny day, and Reu and Rin were taking turns down the slide on our playset. I decided to try to give my 40-weeks-less-one-day body a workout and maneuver Krassi up as high on the slide as I could reach from the ground. The first time down he was pretty emotionless. Then Reu went again, then Rin, and then it was Krassi's turn. He was maybe a little more interested, but on it wasn't until his third time down that he ended with a smile. By the fifth time, he was so excited by the bottom that his whole little body went stiff (a typical response for him because of his CP) and he was full of smiles.
Simple moments and good times - so neat to be able to be building these memories into his life and ours!
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