Bath time

B had a great time yesterday at school. His first comment, and the one thing he told anyone who asked, is that he got to go to the playground three times. I also, finally, witnessed him doing the monkey bars by himself. All summer he had been too scared but sounds like watching all the other kids gave him some motivation mom could not provide. Last night we laid in bed and he rambled off all kinds of things about his day - who misbehaved, who brought their lunch, who had what backpack, etc. He said his teacher is the best because she lets them do things they like!
J is doing well with speech therapy. The therapist said that most of his sounds are there, he just needs the repetition. She is really working on 'oral secretion management' - ie drool. Seems that he forgets to swallow so still trying to make him aware of that. The last piece of the puzzle is getting his 'marker' words. Instead of "Mom, lay me" we are working on "Mom, will you lay with me". He omits all the "the, and, with, to", etc. words. She said once he gets this, we can look at discharge. Either way, it looks like he will be done mid March, when he turns three and no longer receives services through this one agency we have been dealing with.
JB sure enjoyed his bath today as did J as he helped me. He loves to kick and squirm in the warm water. I have noticed that he also loves his sleep. I knew he loved to sleep, but now he has a definite "put me in bed Mom, so I can sleep" cry.