Eye contact is so important in life. You make eye contact purposefully to ensure you are actively listening and paying attention. In the case of small children, eye contact is important because it is the only way you can communicate.
When Logan was born, he weighed six pounds and seven ounces. He was so tiny. All of the diapers we had were huge on him. When we left the hospital, Logan was dressed in a beautiful blue preemie size sleeper with a matching hat. I remember my mother going to the Birth Boutique to buy it because I didn’t have anything for him to wear home. In fact, I didn’t even have a car seat or stroller. My baby shower was scheduled for the weekend I was in the hospital on bed rest, so of course we had to cancel. My mother also ran to Toys R Us to get a car seat so that we could finally take Logan home. Logan grew at a normal rate. It seemed like he jumped from Size 3 months to 9 months in the blink of an eye.
Just like any other baby, Logan started to crawl, walk and then immediately run. He started to babble right on schedule. Until one day he just stopped babbling. In addition to that, I noticed that Logan often had a blank stare on his face. He would be sitting in his walker just staring. Our pediatrician didn’t seem to think this was a problem at all. In fact, he told me that his son didn’t start speaking until he was four. I felt a little better.
The blank stare continued and eye contact became less and less frequent. Logan still wasn’t talking. It almost seemed like he couldn’t hear at times. As a new mom I became nervous. I don’t remember what I thought was wrong, but I do remember thinking this wasn’t right. Even the teachers at daycare would note that he was sitting and staring. Logan didn’t like to play with other children and would keep to himself.
Back to the doctor we went. I was convinced something was wrong. The doctor finally gave me a referral for a hearing specialist and a neurologist. We never made it to the hearing specialist because I was able to make an appointment with the neurologist first.
Stay tuned for how our life got turned upside down…
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