So Simple

Daniel has being doing great! He has adapted to a full day at school really well although he seems to refuse to take the naps that are apart of his preschool curriculum. Ah well, his teacher decided it was best to keep him bust instead. I received a call the other day from his speech therapist who said in one word: "Wow." She was amazed at all the words he is saying now. He will pretty much try to repeat anything you say to him. Not all things sound exactly like the real thing but he is getting very close. For example, he is really into Dora these days and he like to repeat the line they use for Swiper the Fox. Instead of "Swiper no swiping," and "Oh man," Daniel says: "No wiping," and "Ohman." Very close. We are so proud of him and he loves to talk and get attention and sing even. It is so great to hear his voice. Now we just need to work on getting him to communicate his wants and needs and then we will be golden.

We went to Sunday school with Alison today for a family celebration. I wheeled Daniel into the social hall where all the kids were working on crafts. A boy (about Alison's age) walked up to me, seeing Daniel in his wheelchair and asked, "what happened." I leaned down to talk to him and explained that even though Daniel is four, that he still hasn't learned how to walk or crawl just yet. The boy paused and thought about this for a minute and then said, "I'll teach him." Jason then took Daniel out of his wheelchair and the little boy (who had really never met Daniel before) held Daniel's hand while Jason held his waist and they walked Daniel around a little. I thought it was the sweetest thing and I realized that in this boys mind, the fact that I said that Daniel hadn't learned to walk yet made him think that all he needed to do was teach him. He was so sure of this. I found it very endearing and just so simple. Honestly, if only it were so simple.