For the past couple of days, Ryan’s been wide awake for at least a good couple of hours. During this time, I’ve been trying to see if there’s anything he can/will do on command with some consistency. Yesterday, I asked him to move his foot/feet if he could hear me…and he did…a couple of times…but not every time. Today, I asked him to do the same thing…he did not. Does he hear me? I believe he does. Does he understand me? I’m not sure…maybe sometimes. No matter what, I’ll keep trying. After all, it wasn’t until a couple of years ago that he started to smile, and to laugh. Who knows what he’ll be able to do given time…

No matter how hard it may be, or how long it may take, I will NEVER give up…