A 'Carson' Milestone

This past Friday Carson hit another "milestone".  I had take him to Costco to get a few things with my mom and we had been walking around for probably about an hour or so.  It's fun to go around lunchtime because then you can sample all of the food items they have at their little kiosks and basically get a free lunch.  Once we checked out I needed to change Carson's diaper so I left my mom with our cart and headed to the restroom. 

When we returned my mom had bought a couple of drinks for her and myself.  I took a long refreshing drink while we waited in line for the man at the door to check our items in our cart so we could leave.  Carson was reaching out for my cup because he was thirst too and without thinking I just handed him my cup.  I watched him as he put the straw up to his lips and took a drink!  Something he has never done before!

This may seem like a small feat but TRUST ME this is a huge deal for us.  Because of the low muscle tone and his high palate Carson has always had trouble with sucking.  We still used a sippy cup for him unless we were giving him a drink out of our own cup then he could tip it back and get a small drink.  Since I had left Carson's cup in my car I was planning on taking the lid off of my cup and letting him get a drink that way.

I spun around quickly and asked my mom (with tears in my eyes of course) if she had seen what he had just done.  She said no so I smiled and handed him my cup again.  I thought her jaw was going to hit the floor when she saw him happily drinking Pepsi from my cup.  She hugged him and told him how proud of him she was. 

We went yesterday to Kroger and bought him some of the take-n-toss cups with lids and straws and since then that is all he has been using.  I am so happy for him that this will make him feel a little more "normal" in the car and in restaurants.  Anything to make it easier for my little guy.

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