Aaron has a couple of new fun sounds and words: woof! meow! and whoooo! for a firetruck. This is a huge increase in his vocabulary. In the last couple of weeks he's been much more willing to imitate sounds when we prompt him. On Monday we're signing off on a developmental assessment, with the goal of having another therapist come in to work with him on sign language. His vocabulary and comfort with signs far outpace verbal language so our goal is to have him communicate any way we can since he's so frustrated.
Aaron's new hobby is nose picking. He tried to offer me a booger (to put it in my mouth instead of his). Generous boy.
I picked up a cell phone for Raha on Friday - a first for him. I was happy with him last night when we went to the St. Joe's picnic. We were accidentally separated and he called me right away, and stayed on the phone with me until we found each other. I've been really pleased with the good judgement he's demonstrating -- tolerant of Luke ("He never stops asking questions, does he?"), willing to help, bringing me money laying loose in the house. He isn't as active as I expected and doesn't seem to have much stamina, so I hope that will develop since our family doesn't spend as much time sitting around or watching T.V. as it seems like he's used to doing. We'll see - definitely a good start.
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