And for the Grandparents.... a little video update

Here's a few fun video clips of Andrew

This video of Andrew was taken at the beginning of July. As I watch it, it's amazing to see how far he's come in just a month or so with his language. He now know most of the words to his favorite songs without prompts. Andrew LOVEs to sing and asks for song after song before bedtime. One of his favorites is the "family song" or "Families can Be Together Forever" I just love the sweet spirit that comes when we sing it and the true doctrine it teaches. He'll ask for it over and over again and it melts my heart to sing it to him.

Riding his car. We've had this car put together for about a year now and he really hasn't wanted anything to do with it. It's been way too unstable for him to push around and he has literally screamed every time we tried to get him to ride it. We'll, he's finally figured it out. Darn CP makes it so hard for the brain, muscles and the legs to coordinate and work together. This is a tough skill for him. He's starting to enjoy it! Yay!

Andrew is way into anything with buttons. Phones, remotes, etc.... He Loves playing with them and hiding them. He also Loves calling people. He asks to call Daddy or Grandma multiple times a day! I love to see him pretending....a hard skill I'm so grateful he is learning.

It seems as though most everyone is heading back to school and summer is over. A very sad thought. With no school-aged kids, I feel like we still have another month or so of summer left here in Texas! We've had such a wonderful time this summer, getting out and exploring. This morning we decided to head to the splash pad and take his walker. Andrew had a ball. I mean really, his two favorite things walking and water. He went non-stop for almost 2 hours. I had to pry him way because it was lunch time and then he threw the tantrum of all tantrums the entire way home in the car. It's been interesting having a child with special needs and taking him into public places with other little kids. Some kids are scared, others curious, most just stare and there are a few who are really sweet. The little girl in the video kept coming up to Andrew and helping him walk. It was darling.

We really don't venture to the park much. ONE because it's summer here and way to hot to enjoy it. and TWO because it's too hard for Andrew to walk around and explore with woodchips and all the other stuff they put down in parks. Plus, all the stairs just aren't very accessible for him to play on the toys. We found this park close by and the entire park is ramps and the awesome rubber padding that makes it very accessible for him with his walker....plus a splash pad to cool off a bit. A perfect combination for this little guy. We will definately be going back soon and especially as it cools off a bit!