2 years, 1 month

Apologies for the delay in getting this posted. We’re a couple days late, but we had three grandparents visiting us over the weekend so things were a little busy. We’ll post pictures of them later in the week!

 

And now for the monthly update:

The big update with my walking is that my walker hasn’t been used in a few weeks! In fact, we’re going to turn it in next week because there’s really no point in keeping it any longer. Mom and Dad no longer need to encourage me to stand to walk anywhere and I rarely choose to crawl now. That doesn’t mean I’m done working on my skills, though. My recent PT homework has included two things: Ab work and right leg work. My right hip is the one that’s not in socket so those leg muscles aren’t growing as well as the left. My main exercise this week: Climbing stairs leading with the right foot. The good news is that I love walking up and down steps!

My language skills continue to grow on a daily basis. I’ll repeat anything you say so watch your language, Mom! And I’m using more Spanish words lately (since I’m learning that at school).

Speaking of learning new things at school, I’ve been surprising Mom and Dad with the knowledge I bring home. A few weeks ago Dad and I were grocery shopping and I pointed out the Denver Broncos logo for him on a store advertisement. At no point had he or Mom ever taught me that. I also showed them the hand motions to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star over the weekend. They had no idea I even knew the song.

I'm getting better with letters and numbers, too. I know most of the letters, but couldn't tell you in which order they go. And I can count to 10 (or higher sometimes), but most of the time I skip around starting with 1 and eventually ending with 8, 9, 10.

Toilet training continues. I'm happy to pee or poop on the toilet when I'm sitting there, but I don't quite have the talent to forewarn anyone that I need to go sit down. So it's really just Mom and Dad hauling me to the bathroom every so often. 

I received new winter gear two weekends ago complete with new hat, mittens and boots. Now Dad says we just need to be patient and hope for snow! Keillor says he's very excited about the snow, too. 

I don’t know if you know this, but the new baby will be named Buddy. At least that’s what I call him already. I like to ask mom to pull up her shirt so I can snuggle and kiss with “Buddy.” We can’t remember where the name came from, but it’s stuck in my head for now!