Nearly Halloween!

The last couple of weeks we have seen some really great progress with Preston!
Last week his sessions with Angie and LaQuita were both really great. He was attentive and engaged.

One of the problems we have with Preston is that although we can ask him to point several items out (as in labeling "point to the ball, car, cat, dog, etc. etc.) we have not been able to get him to just label himself. His daycare provider, Imy, has gotten him to start saying "Imy" or "I-knee" as we like to mimic him-as he stands at the sink and then says "dee" for a drink. He used to stand at the sink and scream -so that is HUGE. I got to witness that today and it just really made me proud!

This week, I have been making a marked effort to ask him "what's this?" It has taken a little prodding but he is getting it. I have gotten him to label ball, shoes, car on cue every time.

Tonight, he joined me for the first time EVER in singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and he did the hand movements, too! No words made any sense but he TRIED which is HUGE. He also helped me sing "Old McDonald". He likes "eee I eee I oh". At dinner we sing "Oh the lord's been good to me and so I thank the Lord for giving me the things I need the sun and the rain and the appleseed. the Lord's been good to me. Amen"...He started saying "amen" a while ago but I noticed the last week or two he is sinigng along with us....no words that match but it's a start.

Saturday night we ralized how much more he understands that he did even a few months ago. I was trying to get him to eat a hotdog...he was pursing his lips together and and refusing. Out of sheer desperation I said "If you eat a bite, you can have the cookie" and I'll be darned if he didn't open his mouth up and take a bite of that hot dog!! That is absolutely something even a month ago was NOT apparent.

He is definitely moving in the right direction thanks to our wonderful wonderful therapists!! We love you girls!!