Before and After

This past Friday, July 24th, marked Kellin's "six months home" day. Half a year - wow. So let's see what a difference six months have made.

This is Kellin's "Before" picture. It is the only picture we have of Kellin between the ages of 18 months and 3 1/2 years. We believe it was taken in May 2014, so he would have been about 2 years 9 months old.

Here is the "After." It was taken about a year after the first picture, in June 2015, after Kellin was home 5 months. I think the difference is obvious, don't you?

As for other changes:

Before: Weighed 19 pounds
After: Weighs nearly 23 pounds

Before: Preferred to spend nearly all his time laying in a fetal position; too weak to sit up
After: Sits, crawls, stands, walks, climbs stairs

Before: Drank only formula from a bottle
After: Eats a variety of chunky baby foods and some finger foods; tries small bites of table food; drinks from a cup

Before: Easily overstimulated by touch; did not know how to be held (his body either went limp or stiff when picked up)
After: Loves to be held and cuddled

Before: Did not respond to most voices and sounds (except for music, sometimes)
After: Knows familiar voices, understands many words, does the actions along with many songs, and is very aware of sounds around him

Before: Could not (or would not) grasp anything with his hands
After: Has favorite toys and holds/plays with them; holds a spoon, cup, and some finger foods; uses his hands to sign and do actions for songs

And many, many other changes! Adoption really does changes lives!



I wonder what this little guy's "After" picture would look like? Anyone want to adopt him and find out?

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