He is the busy mover. The outsider looking in would think he's a poster child for ADHD but we have our reservations on placing tag names. We do know he's coping and he copes by staying rapidly busy and moving at all times, literally. I can't imagine what goes through his head and the thoughts he has to want to stay so busy that he doesn't even want to think about what is really there. With what timeline we can put in place, we know Maxwell was around 2 or 3 when he was taken from his "home" and put into foster care. Thus, the memories he has are probably not easily conveyed with words but are just pictures in his head. He's trying to talk about it ... it all comes out in fragments. The more we can get Max to talk without Anita around is huge! I say this b/c Anita is his coach. If he is unsure how to answer something or doesn't know the answer, he will look at her for how to respond. So, when we do get his thoughts coming out in words, it's always interesting to catch our candid Maxwell with his own words and own thoughts ... it is a priceless moment. We know he's starting to have memories and remember things, simply by the questions he has or the random sayings he'll share. Some are good and some cause us to really ponder and wonder on much deeper levels. He's little but a very strong man in many ways. He'll steal your heart b/c he is so sweet! He comes across as such a big tough guy but at any moment in the day you can ask "Maxwell, can I have a hug or kiss?" He will stop whatever he's doing and run over and it's the best feeling ever. We are heading in the right direction ... we know time, love, prayer and therapy will heal his little head of troubling thoughts. I pray he'll one day be able to "JUST STOP" and talk with us on what keeps him wanting to be just so busy! We love you little Maxwell ... you are a smile to every face you touch b/c your smile is just so contagious!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Just STOP!
He moves ... A LOT! And never seems to stop. If you're in the Turner house in the morning, you know when Maxwell is awake. His voice is heard loud and clear and it doesn't stop. LOL. We can often laugh about it but there are moments when we do want the madness to stop ... The flips, the rolling on the ground, the somer saults, the jumping, the endless questions for things he already has answers to, the constant checking on "what we are doing," more flips, more cartwheels, more rolls on the ground. "MAXWELL JUST STOP!" Our little man copes by moving. 
He is the busy mover. The outsider looking in would think he's a poster child for ADHD but we have our reservations on placing tag names. We do know he's coping and he copes by staying rapidly busy and moving at all times, literally. I can't imagine what goes through his head and the thoughts he has to want to stay so busy that he doesn't even want to think about what is really there. With what timeline we can put in place, we know Maxwell was around 2 or 3 when he was taken from his "home" and put into foster care. Thus, the memories he has are probably not easily conveyed with words but are just pictures in his head. He's trying to talk about it ... it all comes out in fragments. The more we can get Max to talk without Anita around is huge! I say this b/c Anita is his coach. If he is unsure how to answer something or doesn't know the answer, he will look at her for how to respond. So, when we do get his thoughts coming out in words, it's always interesting to catch our candid Maxwell with his own words and own thoughts ... it is a priceless moment. We know he's starting to have memories and remember things, simply by the questions he has or the random sayings he'll share. Some are good and some cause us to really ponder and wonder on much deeper levels. He's little but a very strong man in many ways. He'll steal your heart b/c he is so sweet! He comes across as such a big tough guy but at any moment in the day you can ask "Maxwell, can I have a hug or kiss?" He will stop whatever he's doing and run over and it's the best feeling ever. We are heading in the right direction ... we know time, love, prayer and therapy will heal his little head of troubling thoughts. I pray he'll one day be able to "JUST STOP" and talk with us on what keeps him wanting to be just so busy! We love you little Maxwell ... you are a smile to every face you touch b/c your smile is just so contagious!
He is the busy mover. The outsider looking in would think he's a poster child for ADHD but we have our reservations on placing tag names. We do know he's coping and he copes by staying rapidly busy and moving at all times, literally. I can't imagine what goes through his head and the thoughts he has to want to stay so busy that he doesn't even want to think about what is really there. With what timeline we can put in place, we know Maxwell was around 2 or 3 when he was taken from his "home" and put into foster care. Thus, the memories he has are probably not easily conveyed with words but are just pictures in his head. He's trying to talk about it ... it all comes out in fragments. The more we can get Max to talk without Anita around is huge! I say this b/c Anita is his coach. If he is unsure how to answer something or doesn't know the answer, he will look at her for how to respond. So, when we do get his thoughts coming out in words, it's always interesting to catch our candid Maxwell with his own words and own thoughts ... it is a priceless moment. We know he's starting to have memories and remember things, simply by the questions he has or the random sayings he'll share. Some are good and some cause us to really ponder and wonder on much deeper levels. He's little but a very strong man in many ways. He'll steal your heart b/c he is so sweet! He comes across as such a big tough guy but at any moment in the day you can ask "Maxwell, can I have a hug or kiss?" He will stop whatever he's doing and run over and it's the best feeling ever. We are heading in the right direction ... we know time, love, prayer and therapy will heal his little head of troubling thoughts. I pray he'll one day be able to "JUST STOP" and talk with us on what keeps him wanting to be just so busy! We love you little Maxwell ... you are a smile to every face you touch b/c your smile is just so contagious!
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