December 2005

Boy, where does the time go. It's been so long since I last posted. Here's a quick update.

In November I took Andy to Movement Discoveries. They are an intensive physical therapy program in Burlingame, CA. We stayed there for 3 long weeks. My mother in law was able to come with us. She was a big help. Andy did 4 hours of therapy, 5 days a week for the 3 weeks. He did great. By the end of the 3rd week he was able to take 18 independent steps by himself. His legs are so much stronger. He doesn't trip over them like he use to. He still has balance issues but hopefully in the next year he will continue to get stronger and over come the issues. We really want to go back soon.

Lucas stayed home with my husband at night and my mom during the day while Bruce was working. That was a big help as well. While I was gone Bruce was able to clean the downstairs. Where he nicely put most of the toys in boxes in the garage. I have to learn how to rotate them. He was able to get the garage in order so I can do this. It was nice coming home to a nice clean house....but it all changed once I unpacked the van. All I could say to him was, "Honey, I'm home, did ya miss me!!!". I have told him over and over that I am a true "packrat"!!!

While in San Francsico, we went to San Francsico Zoo and to Half Moon Bay beach. Lucas enjoyed the zoo but not the beach. Andy enjoyed the beach but was not interested in the zoo at all. Guess we can't please both of them at the same time. Maybe one day.

Lucas is 18 months old this month. He is signing a number of signs now. "thank you", "please", "red", "more", "potty", "nigh-nigh", "pig", "dad". He was saying "mom" mostly when I was gone but doesn't say it much now that I am back. He loves cars, trucks and animals. He pointed to everything and wants to know what everything is. He loves looking at books where they have the objects he can point to. He knows: pig, sheep, zebra, horse, dog, cat, bunny, cow, tractor, truck, car, clock, fan, banana. I am sure he knows more but I can't think of them now. His favorite drink is chocolate milk! He is getting a sweet tooth, which I am not too happy about. He is so much like his daddy. Lucas also is playing on Andy's computer. We have a game called Reader Rabbit. We have a touch screen monitor that he is able to use. He is able to play this game independently. In fact, Lucas will push Andy out of the way when Andy is trying to play it. Not a good thing, it's too early for them to fight over things. I told Bruce yesterday we need to get Lucas his own computer. He thought I was crazy!!!

Well, I will try to update later with some pictures. Until then, I hope you enjoyed the update.