The boys are growing up so fast. I thought I would give an update on each of their little lives.
Mace
Mace has grown so much in just the last month. His baby days are definitely gone now. He loves walking all over the place exploring everything he can. This week he has been working on going from sitting to standing without holding on to anything. He's doing awesome. The first time I saw him try was over at our neighbor's on her driveway. He wanted to go get the cat and tried three times really hard to stand and walk. On the third time, he was able to take off walking. It was so fun to see although a little scary on the concrete. He can reach the doorknobs now and is trying with all his might to open them when the big boys leave him behind. He has added "kitty" and "door" to his vocabulary. He points to what he wants and says "dat" (that). He clicks his tongue and whistles and loves dancing to music. I love watching his little dance moves. It's guaranteed to put a smile on your face no matter your mood. He still wants to take two naps most days although if you can get him through the morning he'll be fine with one. His nighttime bottle is gone now and we'll just give him a drink of milk from a cup if he wants it before bed. I'm worried about writing this for fear of jinxing it but he's been sleeping through the night consistently again which is wonderful.
Cade
Cade is becoming very grown up now. He is talking up a storm and is trying lots of new words that we can't even figure out. His therapists all say that is a really good sign that he's trying to say new things even if we can't figure any of it out. I was able to have my first real conversation with him this week. It made me smile so big to actually talk with him. Here's our conversation:
Mom "What's your favorite color"
Cade "Green"
Mom "What's your favorite food"
Cade "Apple"
Mom "What's your favorite thing to do outside?"
Cade "Dig"
Mom "Would you rather play outside or inside?"
Cade "Outside"
We continue to do therapy both through the AEA and through a clinic in town. Combined he has six sessions a month and we see his vocabulary continue to grow leaps and bounds. He has many two word utterances and the other day even said four words together. My mouth about hit the floor. During therapy yesterday he counted to six. I was not aware that he could do that so what a great surprise that was. If we allowed him to, I believe he would play all day outside digging in his hole at the back of the yard. He also is very helpful when we are out working on projects. He wants to get in there are be of great assistance.
Drew
Drew is becoming so grown up now. He is very independent and slightly stubborn like his mom. He is able to carry on such grown up conversations now and sometimes blows me away with what he's able to talk about. He continues to work on his reading and spelling and is doing a really good job. He's also super good at adding and subtracting. We've been doing lots of drawing and coloring and he's enjoying that more. He doesn't like to get too crazy when he colors though. I think he did a whole coloring book in blue because that's the color he likes. I notice that about all his art projects he brings home from school too. They are only ever one color. He still loves school and loves playing with his "crew". He says that all the boys are friends and they are all a crew. He has come home with some interesting phrases he's learned from some kids and I have had to tell him we won't be using those in our house. Luckily nothing bad though. During indoor class activities he's still pretty shy and doesn't like doing his sharing time. He answers the teachers questions and then I guess she relays his answers to the rest of the class. I'm really interested to see what they are going to say at his conference in November.
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