I see him and Parker doing comedy shows together when they're older! With Bailey as the lead singer, Jacob as stage help and professional caterer, and Luke and New Baby doing whatever they end up wanting to do!
Luke appears to be a very determined little boy, something tells me that he will have no problem making himself understood whether this be verbally or otherwise xx
@@ARagTagHooligan they said in the past they don't see it as weaknesses, they see it as luke and going on his speed rather than constantly comparing him to other kids, the ofc doctors do that tho
He’s doing so well! Developmental delays can seem daunting when doctors are talking doom and gloom, but at the end of the day, every kid takes life at their own pace and Luke will reach his milestones exactly when HE’S supposed to.
As a speech therapist, it warms my heart seeing Luke’s progress through the vlogs!!! And showing all those fun songs like “ziggy zag” and “up and down” has given me so many new ideas to use with my little ones!!! Thank you for sharing Luke’s journey with us :)
I have a friend who’s daughter has the same microdeletion and u could really tell until she got a bit older like 3-5 ish and now u can tell the differences. I love that u share Luke’s journey
Its really cool to see more of his personality and honestly how much he's learning and growing. He seems to have been making a lot of strides lately. Proud of him ❤
Oh my goodness, Luke’s progress is so wonderful to see! His little personality is starting to show and is so cute! Jessica, you are such a great Mom and role model. I look up to you so much as a mom and woman, thank you for sharing your journey and family! :)
It was amazing how Luke was able to communicate for himself and nod his head no when he could not say mamá, but excitingly screamed aaa. That interaction was so cute and amazing! Love seing his learning and progress as a future special Ed teacher 🥰❤️
Anyone else notice how any time the kids get a sweet treat, they take teeny tiny bites like Charlie Bucket who gets a chocolate bar just once a year on his birthday lol it’s so sweet (no pun intended.)
Your whole family is such a blessing but Luke is here to teach us even more I think. With just his smile and a giggle he brightens my day. I am so thankful that you have allowed us to be a part of your family for the past years. Its one of the few things I look forward to after working all day. You are such a wonderful and loving family. Sending love, prayers and smiles!!!
I can't believe this little guy has been around for more than a year!! Even in this crazy year, we still have a family like this to give us joy and comfort. Thank you so much!! Duncan is so smart and I love seeing Bailey grow into an amazing young lady. Jacob is so good with his Lego and engineering skills, I can't wait to see where that takes him. Parker is so full of joy and is becoming a confident young performer and I love it!! Jess and Chris you are some of the greatest parents out there. In fact - shout out to all the parents! You are great! I love your whole family and Vlogmas is one of the best times of the year!!
It was great to see bailey in the vlog a little more today. She seems shy and reserved compared to her siblings so anytime we get extra time with her I feel like it's special for everyone. Love watching Chris with her. Personally never got to experience a father daughter relationship so it warms my heart 💞 Also Luke's laugh 😍 I've got so much baby fever right now! Lol
I know I’m so far behind but I’m watching old vlogs to fall asleep and I just have to say...Christopher’s relationship with Bailey is so precious and special. I lost my father at 14 and I am envious of their interaction talking about the piano and guitar lessons. Such a fantastic father. Also, how lucky is Luke to be born into the most wonderfully supportive and patient family. Any child would be lucky to grow up with these people but there was no mistakes in giving them a child who needed a little extra love. Great job, Jessica and Christopher, those children are so lucky to have you and the world will be lucky when those kids grow into adults. The world needs more people like that. ❤️
My son turns 10 this month and he has Down syndrome. I have always said how thankful I am for the families that came before us. Families who fought for inclusion, ensured that resources are available for parents, and brought a positive spotlight for our amazing kids
I love seeing the understanding on Luke's face. You can tell he understands the things around him. He just expresses himself differently than most right now. He'll figure out how to understand the world around him and to be understood. It will be because of you and your efforts that he thrives.
Love the joy you gave Luke when you were mimicking! He seemed so grateful that you were including him in a special way. Meeting him where hes at and loving him in that space. Appreciating him for who he is now, instead of pressuring to be something different. This is a great lesson for all parents. Thanks for sharing!
I love watching Luke’s journey. As a speech therapist I really love hearing you talk about the caregiver side of things and how you are able to connect with other parents. I think it’s so important to have that community and I’m glad you all have that as a source of support.
I feel like, with every video, we see Luke evolve and learn something new. I find him so interesting and I'm so thankful that you are sharing the experience. I work with people of all ages with special needs (currently only psychic difficulties) and I love educating myself on these things and seeing an incredible family take care of such an amazing kid! Thanks again for sharing and big hugs to the entire family!
Jessica: I think everyday is jacobs new favorite day... Chris: I feel like that’s a good way to go about life... I like that approach Pooh bear: any day spent with you is my favorite day, so today is my new favorite day.
I wear these things called splints they are basically braces for your legs which help you to straighten out your legs, I get to pick out my favourite design on them! They can’t help me walk anymore, but they are very helpful! Also, I do this thing called hydrotherapy! Hydrotherapy is where you go in the pool that is heated, your muscles relax from the warm water and it is strictly forbidden for you to go in cold pools... as it makes your muscles tense up, but don’t worry I’m sure you’ll do great!
I just wanted to say as someone with a genetic condition the support and love you put into Luke’s care is absolutely amazing. You should just know that everything you are doing will be so appreciated by him when he is older, I don’t know what I would do without my parents and everything they’ve done for me.
Loved watching Jessica and Luke interact ! As an early childhood speech therapist love the nonverbal communication going on with the two of you ! Little Luke is adorable! So glad Luke can help others ! 💝
Love the baby laughs from Luke, hes such a good baby. I’m so glad that the 3q29 deletion is being figured out! That’s so great ❤️ he’s so vocal and doing so well ☺️ your such a precious family
Luke's progress has been amazing to watch. He's so adorable and his laugh just melts my heart!❤️ Also his smile is just the absolute cutest! Sending love to your family during the holiday season! 🥰🎅🎄❄️
Luke is so precious. He is growing up and doing amazing things. He will continue to do amazing things. I was born with FAS and I’m now doing things that I’ve never thought I would do or could do because of my learning disability. He is such an inspiration and he continues to surprise me every video. 💕
Duncan and Bailey look just like Christopher, Jacob looks just like Jessica, Parker is the perfect mix, I'm so excited to see what baby Luke is going to look like!
@@Codyiscool28 i'm sorry that it's offensive to look like your parent? i am compared to my dad almost every day by different people and I'm proud of it. I'm sure bailey is proud as well.
@@Codyiscool28 also, the use of the r slur was extremely disrespectful, especially in the comments in a video talking a lot about a child with chromosomal issues :)
I don't see Trent as much in Luke as I do in Duncan, I mean, look at his grin at 26:26 and tell me that isn't just like Trent's. Although, I see where you are coming from, and definitely think Luke will look a lot like him in the future.
Luke is such a lucky boy to have such great parents who educate themselves as much as possible about him. I’m an OT and it’s awesome to see his progress already 🥺. So so proud of him and y’all!
Hello I truly believe when babies belly laugh its the most heart warming thing to hear! Luke is excelling at everything he does. You are wonderful parents. And i honesly believe, Luke will be able to do everything ,any other child can do, hes truly a blessing! Love from Ontario, Canada💙👣🍃💙👣🍃💙
I can’t believe how big Luke has gotten! Those giggles brought the biggest smile to my face! And his progress is amazing. He is doing so well and I know that’s because you’re working with him and an amazing team of therapists. Good job, mom and dad.
Can I just say... Watching Christopher and Bailey together makes me weep tears of appreciation that he takes the time to show all of his kids, especially his daughter, they're loved. Not having that really growing up, it's beautiful to see. ❤
I am currently in college training to be a speech pathologist and I just wanted to say that it's so cool to get to watch all of your kids while I learn about childhood development. I'm seeing the things I'm learning about in my classes in Luke and all of the rest of the kids. It's really amazing to see all of these developmental steps in real-time in such wonderful kids and I can't wait until I finish my education and I'm able to use what I've learned to help kids like Luke!
As an occupational therapy student I’m SO happy to hear that you love your therapy team and that you all are doing well with Luke’s care! 💕 A lot of people don’t realize how helpful and important OT, PT, and ST are, so you guys making videos about your experiences is so wonderful to educate people and comfort people!
My nephew is 4 and has the biggest hearts and biggest personality but also struggles with speech still. In these recent months he’s actually started saying he needs to use the potty and also will say certain foods he wants. He’s so smart but is just still not super verbal. I can’t wait to watch more of these videos and get more info because there really isn’t much out there from what we’ve researched. He has luckily been going to school since he was 3 to help him get super normalized to a school environment. Thank you for making videos like these!!
As a mom of a VACTERL child..it takes a village ❤. The love and support of family, doctors, pt & ot will get you through this. Keep celebrating Luke. Thank you for sharing.
Hey Jessica! My 4 year old sister has severe autism and she’s nonverbal as well! She goes to ABA therapy 5 days a week where they work on basically everything, and she has occupational therapy for 1 hour one day a week. To help with her communication, we use a speech board that she pushes a button and it tells us what she wants. Some people are against it because they think it makes the kids less likely to talk, but we’ve had so much success with it and she is able to tell us what she wants and recreate the sounds that the board makes so she knows how to say the word for next time. When she was very young, we used sign language, which didn’t end up working out for our particular case and that’s completely fine. At this point, we have no idea what she will be like when she’s older, but we are so lucky that we can give her the speech device. When Luke gets older if you want to look into it, you can ask your occupational therapist, but if you’re against that kind of learning or not into the board, that is completely fine!! Different things work out for different families, and I’m excited to see what the future holds for you guys!❤️
Luke (and all the kids!) Is just so cute. My son had a profound speech delay at ages 1 and 2 but by age 3 he has advanced speech. Sometimes they don't follow the path you think they will. He needs his chromosome testing still when it is safe, but he has a condition called Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS) and we were told his might come with brain malformation. It is also a rare disease and unfortunately life threatening. He was diagnosed only with autism prior to this. Getting with groups of other people that share your child's rare disease makes a huge difference.
My son has Autism and is non verbal (still the loudest person I know lol) he is 18 now, don’t worry your Lukes parents, if speak comes that’s amazing but if not then that’s ok too and he will find his own way to communicate with you, my son has always had an amazing relationship with words so will just finger spell the words on my arm or type them out on his iPad, you will understand 99% of the things Luke will communicate with just like you understand a toddler, you know the sounds, you know your son, it’s almost second nature. We started with Portage (play therapy) at 18 months old, it was an amazing resource to have, not sure if it’s still around nowadays but worth a look into.
I trully think you guys are the best family Luke could ever have landed in. Your kindness, your mutual support, your everything. You're doing an incredible task by showing us his beautiful development, I can't thank you guys enough for letting us learn with you. Not only for people with children who have similar conditions as Luke, but for all of us to get to know how other families look like so we can be a bit more understanding and a bit more of a better person. I don't think you realise how much you're doing by being so informative and such a beautiful family all together. Thank you, for real 🖤🖤
our son is autistic, adhd, and spd......having a good team is 🔑 especially doctors.....that keep on top of things and connect with each other as a team. once they hit school age its important too that outside therapists and doctors communicate with school. my son is 10...but mentally 2 or 3. We have worked hard to get him to 3 or 4 word sentences so I hear you❤ i didn't hear ma ma or mom until 5 and didn't eat solids until like 3 or 4. tough road for sure when kids have special needs. Luke is adorable....such a happy kiddo.
Y’all are just incredible. You’re entire family is ❤️ No matter what the future holds for Luke, he’s so happy and supported and that is so beautiful to see ❤️❤️❤️
I swear Duncan is going to be a comedian hes so naturally funny.
Yes he is!
I see him and Parker doing comedy shows together when they're older! With Bailey as the lead singer, Jacob as stage help and professional caterer, and Luke and New Baby doing whatever they end up wanting to do!
Luke appears to be a very determined little boy, something tells me that he will have no problem making himself understood whether this be verbally or otherwise xx
He seems very alert, aware, and receptive to your language despite not having that much of his own language.
Saying Ahhh! To each other and him being so delighted... my ❤️
@@ARagTagHooligan they said in the past they don't see it as weaknesses, they see it as luke and going on his speed rather than constantly comparing him to other kids, the ofc doctors do that tho
He’s doing so well! Developmental delays can seem daunting when doctors are talking doom and gloom, but at the end of the day, every kid takes life at their own pace and Luke will reach his milestones exactly when HE’S supposed to.
Luke is just his person and I love it.
Thank you for all the likes.
Check out fathering autism Jessica they have Abby a nonverbal daughter with autism luv u guys please follow me on Instagram Jess
omg such an adorable baby laugh 😍
🤟🤟🤟🤟🥰🙋♀️
how are you everywhere haha
Need to have nothing but to you too for Christmas paul
I know!!! 😍😍😍
As a speech therapist, it warms my heart seeing Luke’s progress through the vlogs!!! And showing all those fun songs like “ziggy zag” and “up and down” has given me so many new ideas to use with my little ones!!! Thank you for sharing Luke’s journey with us :)
And now I will have the “ziggy zag” song stuck in my head for the rest of my life 😆
Right!? So catchy!😂😂❤️
Ziggy zag, ziggy zag, ziggy zag, zoom zoom, ziggy zag zoom all around the room
This is a song I would love to sing this to my niece and soon to be godson and at some point future children
Bailey has such a happy demeanor. She would be fun to just be around.
Having a high end truffle chocolate advent calendar is such a chef Jacob thing ❤️
I miss my dad so much, that moment with Chris and Bailey playing music together made my heart ache, it was so special ♥️
I'm so sorry! 😢❤
I have a friend who’s daughter has the same microdeletion and u could really tell until she got a bit older like 3-5 ish and now u can tell the differences. I love that u share Luke’s journey
Its really cool to see more of his personality and honestly how much he's learning and growing. He seems to have been making a lot of strides lately. Proud of him ❤
Luke is incredibly lucky to have been born into such a large group of sibling and such dedicated parents!
Oh my goodness, Luke’s progress is so wonderful to see! His little personality is starting to show and is so cute! Jessica, you are such a great Mom and role model. I look up to you so much as a mom and woman, thank you for sharing your journey and family! :)
The Ballingers need to show our WORLD what JOY looks like
Dad,mom,children,grandchildren, brothers,sisters& cousins etc
You ALL are amazing
The way Jacob immediately passes the scrub for his siblings to smell. What a great big brother
Parker giving Luke little kisses while putting on the stickers is the cutest thing ever 🥺
Special children give so much love my son Wesley always wake up with a smile he is never in a bad mood
My 15 year old daughter is always happy!! She brings us a lot of joy!!
The anxiety I felt watching luke place the sticker😅
The ballinger kids are so patient💖
me to lol
It was amazing how Luke was able to communicate for himself and nod his head no when he could not say mamá, but excitingly screamed aaa. That interaction was so cute and amazing! Love seing his learning and progress as a future special Ed teacher 🥰❤️
I love the fact that Luke is only wearing one sock at the end. If that’s not one year old life then I don’t know what is
Omg the thumbnail is so adorable!! And his giggles give me life.
Anyone else notice how any time the kids get a sweet treat, they take teeny tiny bites like Charlie Bucket who gets a chocolate bar just once a year on his birthday lol it’s so sweet (no pun intended.)
And in the next vlog they SPLIT IT like Charlie, too, to share with everybody. My goodness 🥰
Your whole family is such a blessing but Luke is here to teach us even more I think. With just his smile and a giggle he brightens my day. I am so thankful that you have allowed us to be a part of your family for the past years. Its one of the few things I look forward to after working all day. You are such a wonderful and loving family. Sending love, prayers and smiles!!!
Lukie sittiing on the couch with Jessica in his little hoodie singing, dancing, and laughing is too precious. I can't 😍😍😍
My heart! ❤😭
I gotta say luke's laugh had me giggling such a cute laugh . Your kids are amazing .
I know!!! 😂😂😂
Luke has gotten so big omg what the heck I remember last year he was just a tiny little legend now he’s crawling laughing and giggling❤️❤️❤️🥺🥺🥺
It cracks me up how they take the tiniest bites of chocolate. When I was a kid I would eat it in one bite . Lol
I’m not gonna lie, I think Jacob won the unofficial advent calendar competition! Everyday I watch I always wanna try his
I hada huge stupid grin on my face whenever Luke started giggling and when they were doing ziggy zag. Luke is such a light in this world 🥰💕
I love the advent calendars, the kids, the Christmas memories and everything about this time of the year!
Bailey's "Eh....I'm good" made me laugh more than it should have
I feel like just last week we were watching you eat jam and hot sauce 🥺
Aaawe Luke's giggles are the cutest thing ever! Your videos are so cozy to watch, thank you so much for your positivity 💛
Luke's laugh is so cute!❤ Btw: I love the advent calendar at the beginning of the vlogmas videos.
I know! ❤😍
He's so smart for a one year old he can understand really good
I can't believe this little guy has been around for more than a year!! Even in this crazy year, we still have a family like this to give us joy and comfort. Thank you so much!! Duncan is so smart and I love seeing Bailey grow into an amazing young lady. Jacob is so good with his Lego and engineering skills, I can't wait to see where that takes him. Parker is so full of joy and is becoming a confident young performer and I love it!! Jess and Chris you are some of the greatest parents out there. In fact - shout out to all the parents! You are great! I love your whole family and Vlogmas is one of the best times of the year!!
Watching Luke make his sounds and get so confident is the most adorable thing ive ever seen thank you for sharing 💜
It was great to see bailey in the vlog a little more today. She seems shy and reserved compared to her siblings so anytime we get extra time with her I feel like it's special for everyone. Love watching Chris with her. Personally never got to experience a father daughter relationship so it warms my heart 💞
Also Luke's laugh 😍 I've got so much baby fever right now! Lol
And more than that you can see how truly interested they are in each other’s happiness it’s so nice to see
When he giggles and then hugs Jessica 🥺 Too cute for words
I know! ❤😍
I know I’m so far behind but I’m watching old vlogs to fall asleep and I just have to say...Christopher’s relationship with Bailey is so precious and special. I lost my father at 14 and I am envious of their interaction talking about the piano and guitar lessons. Such a fantastic father. Also, how lucky is Luke to be born into the most wonderfully supportive and patient family. Any child would be lucky to grow up with these people but there was no mistakes in giving them a child who needed a little extra love. Great job, Jessica and Christopher, those children are so lucky to have you and the world will be lucky when those kids grow into adults. The world needs more people like that. ❤️
Luke’s laugh just melts my heart. He is absolutely so precious. He’s communicating in his own little way so well. It’s really so great to watch!! 😊✌️
Luke’s laugh is the sweetest ever 🥺❤️
Luke’s smile can clear a cloudy day! He is precious
My son turns 10 this month and he has Down syndrome. I have always said how thankful I am for the families that came before us. Families who fought for inclusion, ensured that resources are available for parents, and brought a positive spotlight for our amazing kids
I love seeing the understanding on Luke's face. You can tell he understands the things around him. He just expresses himself differently than most right now. He'll figure out how to understand the world around him and to be understood. It will be because of you and your efforts that he thrives.
Love the joy you gave Luke when you were mimicking! He seemed so grateful that you were including him in a special way. Meeting him where hes at and loving him in that space. Appreciating him for who he is now, instead of pressuring to be something different. This is a great lesson for all parents. Thanks for sharing!
I love watching Luke’s journey. As a speech therapist I really love hearing you talk about the caregiver side of things and how you are able to connect with other parents. I think it’s so important to have that community and I’m glad you all have that as a source of support.
I feel like, with every video, we see Luke evolve and learn something new. I find him so interesting and I'm so thankful that you are sharing the experience. I work with people of all ages with special needs (currently only psychic difficulties) and I love educating myself on these things and seeing an incredible family take care of such an amazing kid! Thanks again for sharing and big hugs to the entire family!
Bailey & Christopher playing together & her excited about it is so sweet.
i taught myself piano but i never had a real dad so watching bailey and chris is making me CRY. i adore this family.
Jessica: I think everyday is jacobs new favorite day...
Chris: I feel like that’s a good way to go about life... I like that approach
Pooh bear: any day spent with you is my favorite day, so today is my new favorite day.
I wear these things called splints they are basically braces for your legs which help you to straighten out your legs, I get to pick out my favourite design on them! They can’t help me walk anymore, but they are very helpful! Also, I do this thing called hydrotherapy! Hydrotherapy is where you go in the pool that is heated, your muscles relax from the warm water and it is strictly forbidden for you to go in cold pools... as it makes your muscles tense up, but don’t worry I’m sure you’ll do great!
I just wanted to say as someone with a genetic condition the support and love you put into Luke’s care is absolutely amazing. You should just know that everything you are doing will be so appreciated by him when he is older, I don’t know what I would do without my parents and everything they’ve done for me.
Loved watching Jessica and Luke interact ! As an early childhood speech therapist love the nonverbal communication going on with the two of you ! Little Luke is adorable! So glad Luke can help others ! 💝
It's so interesting to hear about your collaboration with the research team. I have never heard of that happening. Thank you for sharing!
I need an hour compilation of luke doing ziggy zag. Absolutely adorable 🥰
Sending this mother a hug 🤗
Me too! ❤🤗
Love the baby laughs from Luke, hes such a good baby. I’m so glad that the 3q29 deletion is being figured out! That’s so great ❤️ he’s so vocal and doing so well ☺️ your such a precious family
Luke's progress has been amazing to watch. He's so adorable and his laugh just melts my heart!❤️ Also his smile is just the absolute cutest! Sending love to your family during the holiday season! 🥰🎅🎄❄️
Luke is so precious. He is growing up and doing amazing things. He will continue to do amazing things. I was born with FAS and I’m now doing things that I’ve never thought I would do or could do because of my learning disability. He is such an inspiration and he continues to surprise me every video. 💕
Duncan and Bailey look just like Christopher,
Jacob looks just like Jessica,
Parker is the perfect mix,
I'm so excited to see what baby Luke is going to look like!
To me he reminds me of trent and gwen
@@Codyiscool28 i'm sorry that it's offensive to look like your parent? i am compared to my dad almost every day by different people and I'm proud of it. I'm sure bailey is proud as well.
@@Codyiscool28 also, the use of the r slur was extremely disrespectful, especially in the comments in a video talking a lot about a child with chromosomal issues :)
@Sayg Morton i think so too! they both have jessica's eyes
I think luke looks a lot like jessicas father :D
think ill have ziggy zag zoom all around the room stuck in my head for the rest of the day😂
I’m glad you finally noticed how out of tune your piano is 😂 I didn’t want to point it out 😂
It’s crazy how much Luke looks like Uncle Trent! Two cutie pa-tooties! That laugh though... 😂😂😂
I don't see Trent as much in Luke as I do in Duncan, I mean, look at his grin at 26:26 and tell me that isn't just like Trent's. Although, I see where you are coming from, and definitely think Luke will look a lot like him in the future.
You’re so right that he looks like Trent!
Luke is such a lucky boy to have such great parents who educate themselves as much as possible about him. I’m an OT and it’s awesome to see his progress already 🥺. So so proud of him and y’all!
“my skin is kiiinda damp” JACOB WHAT WHY
😂🤣😂🤣
Hello I truly believe when babies belly laugh its the most heart warming thing to hear! Luke is excelling at everything he does. You are wonderful parents. And i honesly believe, Luke will be able to do everything ,any other child can do, hes truly a blessing! Love from Ontario, Canada💙👣🍃💙👣🍃💙
I can’t believe how big Luke has gotten! Those giggles brought the biggest smile to my face!
And his progress is amazing. He is doing so well and I know that’s because you’re working with him and an amazing team of therapists. Good job, mom and dad.
the lil ears on his sweatshirt/onsie are KILLING me he's so darn cute
omg I know🥺 why do I want one too😂
Christopher, you should play a short guitar riff each day during advent calendar time, to try out your new picks!
Yes I was thinking he should use a new one from each day for the let’s talk about what we learned today segment.
12:09 seeing them all sit together just shows how good of siblings they are for each other, Luke is going to have so much support from them ❤️
Jessica seems like a great mother always positive even through hard times I love it!
What a BEAUTIFUL, loving and radiant family ❤️
Can I just say... Watching Christopher and Bailey together makes me weep tears of appreciation that he takes the time to show all of his kids, especially his daughter, they're loved. Not having that really growing up, it's beautiful to see. ❤
That laugh! I think that Lukes laugh could heal people 100 miles away! It is the cutest thing ever! :)
I am currently in college training to be a speech pathologist and I just wanted to say that it's so cool to get to watch all of your kids while I learn about childhood development. I'm seeing the things I'm learning about in my classes in Luke and all of the rest of the kids. It's really amazing to see all of these developmental steps in real-time in such wonderful kids and I can't wait until I finish my education and I'm able to use what I've learned to help kids like Luke!
I can't get over how much Duncan is like Jacob when he was that age!
You’re kids are just wonderful. You can see the true love and light they shine and it warms my heart
As an occupational therapy student I’m SO happy to hear that you love your therapy team and that you all are doing well with Luke’s care! 💕 A lot of people don’t realize how helpful and important OT, PT, and ST are, so you guys making videos about your experiences is so wonderful to educate people and comfort people!
Luke’s smile and giggle. 😍
My nephew is 4 and has the biggest hearts and biggest personality but also struggles with speech still. In these recent months he’s actually started saying he needs to use the potty and also will say certain foods he wants. He’s so smart but is just still not super verbal. I can’t wait to watch more of these videos and get more info because there really isn’t much out there from what we’ve researched. He has luckily been going to school since he was 3 to help him get super normalized to a school environment. Thank you for making videos like these!!
Luke is such a little ray of sunshine. 🌞
As a mom of a VACTERL child..it takes a village ❤. The love and support of family, doctors, pt & ot will get you through this. Keep celebrating Luke. Thank you for sharing.
25:40 the close cations I’m dead 💀
Hey Jessica! My 4 year old sister has severe autism and she’s nonverbal as well! She goes to ABA therapy 5 days a week where they work on basically everything, and she has occupational therapy for 1 hour one day a week. To help with her communication, we use a speech board that she pushes a button and it tells us what she wants. Some people are against it because they think it makes the kids less likely to talk, but we’ve had so much success with it and she is able to tell us what she wants and recreate the sounds that the board makes so she knows how to say the word for next time. When she was very young, we used sign language, which didn’t end up working out for our particular case and that’s completely fine. At this point, we have no idea what she will be like when she’s older, but we are so lucky that we can give her the speech device. When Luke gets older if you want to look into it, you can ask your occupational therapist, but if you’re against that kind of learning or not into the board, that is completely fine!! Different things work out for different families, and I’m excited to see what the future holds for you guys!❤️
Luke (and all the kids!) Is just so cute. My son had a profound speech delay at ages 1 and 2 but by age 3 he has advanced speech. Sometimes they don't follow the path you think they will. He needs his chromosome testing still when it is safe, but he has a condition called Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS) and we were told his might come with brain malformation. It is also a rare disease and unfortunately life threatening. He was diagnosed only with autism prior to this. Getting with groups of other people that share your child's rare disease makes a huge difference.
My son has Autism and is non verbal (still the loudest person I know lol) he is 18 now, don’t worry your Lukes parents, if speak comes that’s amazing but if not then that’s ok too and he will find his own way to communicate with you, my son has always had an amazing relationship with words so will just finger spell the words on my arm or type them out on his iPad, you will understand 99% of the things Luke will communicate with just like you understand a toddler, you know the sounds, you know your son, it’s almost second nature. We started with Portage (play therapy) at 18 months old, it was an amazing resource to have, not sure if it’s still around nowadays but worth a look into.
Speech not speak 🤦🏼♀️ in my defense it’s 1:30 am here
I trully think you guys are the best family Luke could ever have landed in. Your kindness, your mutual support, your everything.
You're doing an incredible task by showing us his beautiful development, I can't thank you guys enough for letting us learn with you. Not only for people with children who have similar conditions as Luke, but for all of us to get to know how other families look like so we can be a bit more understanding and a bit more of a better person.
I don't think you realise how much you're doing by being so informative and such a beautiful family all together. Thank you, for real 🖤🖤
our son is autistic, adhd, and spd......having a good team is 🔑 especially doctors.....that keep on top of things and connect with each other as a team. once they hit school age its important too that outside therapists and doctors communicate with school. my son is 10...but mentally 2 or 3. We have worked hard to get him to 3 or 4 word sentences so I hear you❤ i didn't hear ma ma or mom until 5 and didn't eat solids until like 3 or 4. tough road for sure when kids have special needs. Luke is adorable....such a happy kiddo.
You guys are sooooo blessed to have Lukey. He’s such a sweet happy boy!!😍❤️👶🏻
Luke is just the sweetest. He's doing so well, I think.
Everyone anxiously watching Jacob eat his chocolate 😂
sweetest father daughter moment
Luke is such a wonderful baby, and he has the cutest laugh and personality❤️And wow he has grown, such a big boy now🥺
Bailey and her dainty Lil bites!! So adorable!!!
Y’all are just incredible. You’re entire family is ❤️ No matter what the future holds for Luke, he’s so happy and supported and that is so beautiful to see ❤️❤️❤️
I have the same Reese's advent Calendar as Duncan so I know what his getting before I see him open it. Mine has a snowman on it.