I've got good news & bad news...

Which do you want first?

The good news...Liam is talking non stop. At home and at school.

The bad news...I can't remember everything he says. There are times when I hear something and I think, wow, I've never heard that before and it's so exciting that I'll definitely remember it...and then I sit in front of this computer and my brain just turns to mush...

as evidenced by that HUGE RUN ON sentence that I just typed. My apologies to the syntax freaks in the audience.

Anyhow, here's a sampling of Liamisms from the past few days.

"I'm going to check on Baby Beckett."

as we sorted laundry in the laundry room.

"Nice sharing with Beckett."

as he gave Beck a toy to play with.

"I'm climbing, Mama!"

as he climbed on top of my car (see above photo!)

"Beckett, are you okay? I love you Baby Beckett."

as poor Beck bonked his head on his Exersaucer.

"Oh my gosh, Baby Beckett!"

as he watched him play in the Exersaucer.

"I have two horsies. Look, a cow!"

as he played with his farm set from his Auntie Mandy. He has finally grown into that toy! At one point the horses were having a conversation and he was referring to them as Sandy and Spongebob. I couldn't make out the conversation but I know some pretend play was happening.

"Where did the horsies go? Come out right now!"

as he searched for the missing horses.

He is beginning to point out numbers...at the grocery he points to the aisle markers and calls out "7, 2, 3" whatever comes to mind. Sometimes he's right and other times he isn't...but in my mind I'm grateful that he can differentiate between numbers and letters. He has a set of stick on numbers that he plays with in the bathtub every night. It's just one of those little things that makes me feel so much better. I've seen way too many evaluations where his "cognitive ability" has been assessed as below average. That has always scared me very badly, even though I know that his communication issues really prevent therapists from assessing him at times. They just don't know if he can't communicate or if there's a coginitive issue that keeps him from answering the questions or completing a task. I've seen so many little breakthroughs lately in Liam that make me feel relieved. It feels good to exhale.