Summer!

Summer has a special place in this teacher's heart. I get to recharge, get inspired, sleep in, clean my house, and love my baby boy. It's not to say I don't get to do those things throughout the year but they're just better in June. I'm also excited to start piano lessons today. I love being a student and the summer is a perfect time. My handsome man has started his carpentry work for the summer. It's such a blessing. He gets to spend time with family and earn extra money for his family. How did I get so lucky?

Tomorrow marks 3 months of Zoom being home. I can't believe its been 3 months already and then again I can't believe it's only been 3 months. I can't imagine my life without my son. A few weeks ago he had his check-up with all his specialists. His speech is improving and he doesn't need any services this year! He still has delays but we see progress every day. His impulsiveness is still readily apparent but he's so dang smart and works hard to understand behavior expectations. Poor little man is growing some teeth so he's been a little grumpy these past few days. He's been up a lot more during the night and we're wondering if he's having bad dreams or just in pain. Hopefully he'll get some good sleep soon.

I leave you with this gem this morning. My boys taking a little summer nap :)

Amen.

He's home! My baby boy is here. All 36 pounds of energy. For privacy sake, and because it fits him so well, I'll call him Zoom. Zoom is 2 and a half years old and the most handsome boy I've ever met. I think my husband will agree when I say it was love at first sight. But with love comes...bumps? And I have a feeling this is going to be a bumpy journey.

Zoom came home from day care this week with his first bad report - "He had a hard time listening." I tried not to smile when the delightful teacher said this only because I myself have said it to my fair share of parents of toddlers. Now, the defensive new mom side of me immediately said to myself (or yelled) "HE'S ADJUSTING!" However, the exhausted new mom of a child with special needs muttered to myself, "Yeah, tell me about it."

Because well, Zoom does have trouble listening. And throwing. And hitting. And standing still. And getting his diaper changed. And eating. And talking. But I went to sleep last night thinking about the things he doesn't have trouble doing. Zoom gives kisses like nobody's business. He can identify all his letters and colors. He can throw a ball farther than I can. He says 'bless you'. Every time. He can be bribed with a raisin. One raisin. And best of all...He's already learning how to say Amen. And if there's one thing I know, it's that Jesus hears the prayers of that little boy.

Stay tuned to hear about the adventures of our crazy new family :)