3.9 years & 2.5 years

The days are cooler and darker and my kiddos are older & taller.

He is cute.  He is talking more....lots more.  He is sleeping great.  He is using his utensils more while eating.  He is getting taller.  He is obsessed with pushing cars, strollers, shopping carts (anything with wheels) over "speed bumps" (any crack or bump in the road on the sidewalk or in the house)...he'll do it for hours if we let him.

Number 1 & 2 on his Christmas wish list are
1. Wooden Train tracks and Trains
2. I spy books



This week he begins out patient therapy.  It was recommended that we start that up again (Speech, Occupational & Physical).  So on Wednesdays right after naps we'll go for back to back appointments for Speech and Occupational and on Thursdays he'll leave school a tid-bit early to go to Physical Therapy.  ABA Therapy (Applied Behavior Analysis) was also recommended - unfortunately that therapy is not covered by our insurance and the wait list is "at least a year long".  But we're on it.  We'll cross that bridge when we get there.

We've purchased several books about Autism that were recommended - they have been good reads and have brought some things about Logan to light that we would have otherwise never been able to put words to.  Think we're still absorbing - maybe in denial - when that phase ends I'll have more words.  
 
But like I said - he is talking lots more, he is using utensils more, he is getting more therapy and our overall approach to Logan has shifted a bit and that has made a big difference.  So if all of that is a result of him being diagnosed with Autism....awesome. 

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She is our crazy one.  She is not napping.  She is funny.  She is drinking more milk.  She is a Momas girl.  She is emotional. She is and acts like a little Mommy.  She is obsessed with her wallet of money (coins)that she has managed to collect from Grandma & from me at the grocery store after we check out- she carries it everywhere....she sleeps with all her "monies". 

Number 1 & 2 on her Christmas wish list are
1. Dress up jewelry
2. Little People
3. More money...lol



This girl.  I don't have words for her most days.  She is crazy (do you see the pictures?!)  I want you to meet her - but you can't just meet her for a couple mins - you need to know her for a couple days if you want to see to little girl I see every day.  Her hair is a shagga muff mess but I can't bring myself to cut it.  Waiting for that mega growth spurt - then we'll cut ;)  Logan is not the only one on a wait list - she is on a wait list for a 2year old 2/3 day a week program.  I figured put her on the wait list then figure out how to afford it ...lol.  She needs it.  She needs other adults directing her and she needs interaction with children of her age and ability.  Momas looking into a part time job.  Thats how much I think she needs it. 


They grow & we adjust.