Silly Monkeys!
There is a new normal around the Minivan Fam household...which involves me working. It is going better than I anticipated, and that is definitely a good thing. I was very upset and teary in the days leading up to my return to work, but now that we are slowly getting into the groove of things it is getting easier. I am just thankful that we have such trustworthy caregivers to watch after our kids when we can't. I know that the time I spend away from my kids will make me just that much more thankful when I will be able to cut back from work!
This is why it is so hard for me to work!
For a little kid that needs speech therapy, Harry sure is talking a lot more!! We had a meeting last week to decide a plan of action for him and we are going to try once a week. However, I don't think (hopefully!) that it will last long! After our evaluation, he has gotten a thousand times better at repeating things we ask him to. He is also getting a lot better at recognizing things in his environment and pointing them out. We were driving to mom's house yesterday and there is a Mc Donald's at the exit off the interstate and Harry yelled out "Nonald's!". It was so funny because that was the exact same question that one of the therapists asked--would he recognize something like a Mc Donald's and know it by name? My heart did a little victory dance! It is just so cool watching your kid just soak up everything and say and do things that you haven't specifically taught them. One night we were playing and Travis told him to stand on one foot...and he did it! Without showing him what that meant or what it looked like. It was so cool. These little boogers are so amazing. Here are some other cute new words: dance (we loooove So You Think You Can Dance), clap, no way! (this has replaced no! when he is upset), and this one is for Juliana....caliente (he repeated it after Dora said it).
Elliot has started to seem so much more content lately during his wakeful periods. He is so much more smiley and engaging. He is in that stage were all you want to do is snuggle and kiss him (although I'm not sure either one of my kids have been out of that stage yet!) and talk like a complete and utter idiot to him. But it makes him smile and coo, so what is a Mommy to do? He is such a wiggle worm. He is always kicking his legs and moving his arms. He is my sweetie boy, that is for certain!
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