Amazing Grace

She really is an incredible little girl. She is not quite 2 1/2 yrs and she says things like that's amazing, wow mom, you can do it - yippee, Mitchell got on bus and I stay here with you today, I come with you pleeeease. She will narate the day so we know what everyone is doing every second and is a mother hen to Mitchell. She is peeing on the potty 1x a day (it's a start)and can pick out her clothes and dress herself, including socks and shoes. She also will occasionally grab one of the other kid's underwear and slip in on over her diaper. She us the perfect finale to our awesome family and a fabulous addition to this world. She is going places someday, I have no doubt. She may have to fight Caroline for the spotlight though.

Spelling with the Dynavox

Steve & I were sitting in the front room this morning enjoying conversation & coffee when we hear "coffee" coming from the Dynavox. He was using an app on the iPad to find a picture and it's spelling then types it out in the Dynavox. See the video on the side.

Give & Take

Mitchell has been doing fantastic on his potty training, even managed to catch a few poops in there too. Unfortunately the rest of his behavior has gone to the toilet too. He has got to be the most resourceful child I have ever met. We have installed blaring alarms on our outside doors and gates just time for him to pop out screens to leave (and enter the home.) Last week he was found sitting in his second floor bedroom window, feet dangling. My mom warned us we may come home one night after her babysitting to find she has had a heart attack. He also is scaling the 3ft high brick ledge around the family room like spiderman. After he is done with that he moves the patio furniture against the house to climb onto the windowbox and sit on the kitchen window ledge. But hey as we are tracking his potty success he get a thumbs up! This evening the air lightened up as Steven is trying to complete his homework, I am cooking a casserole, Steve is placing blind ties on the windows, Caroline is telling me she doesn't know her spelling words & they are too hard (ie. A, cat, the, man), Grace is alternating on the Dynavox the fart button, my butt hurts and I have to go potty, all as the Angry Birds them plays in the family room with Mitchell. Have a good night!