It's back by popular demand!

It has been forever and a day since I've posted anything new on this blog.  However, I've had several people asking me lately about when I'd be updating it.  So, here we go!

We've been very busy lately.  Last month we had an absolutely wonderful time in Disney World!  We were gone almost two weeks, which is the longest trip that we have taken yet with the kids.  Since we drove to Florida, which was about a 16 hour drive, we expected to have some rough spots.  But, the whole trip was everything that we could have hoped for, and more!  We stayed on Disney property, which made it even more special.  

One moment that I'll always remember was when Sarah met her first princess, Belle.  It's as if she was transported to some other world.  She had stars in her eyes and was completely awestruck by being in the presence of such royalty!  It was adorable.  We were able to ride almost all of the rides and see many of the shows, since the lines were not long at all.  Sarah got a stomach bug halfway through the trip and was down and out for almost 2 days.  Because of that, we decided to stay an extra day.  

Basically, it was a top notch vacation!  We've already started talking about trying to start up a fund to go again one of these years.

Next up was a garage sale, which took a lot of time and effort to prepare for.  We sold so much stuff!  More than even the money, though, I feel a huge relief of having all of those items out of my life.  I find that I'm a lot less stressed when I have very little clutter.  

On to Kevin's speech, which is actually supposed to be the focus of this blog, isn't it?  We've been in speech almost 6 months now.  It's hard to believe!  He's made so much progress.  I'll give you some examples.

Earlier today, he finished his milk.  When I asked him what he wanted, he responded with 2 words, "More, please!"  It was more like "Mo, pee!", but I understood.  He can pronounce all of his vowels and can say words with 1, 2, and 3 syllables.  He's putting 2 words together and verbally identifying many objects.  I still have to prompt him by saying, "Use your words," in order to encourage him to talk and not just to point.  He can name many of his favorite characters, such as Dora, Dumbo (Buh-bo), Donald Duck (Dah-duh-duh), etc.  I can ask him if he'd prefer water, milk, or juice and then understand his answer.  When we're playing a game, he can say "my turn!" (my tuh).  The therapist seems to feel that he's progressing well.  I believe that we should have a 6 month evaluation soon and can know how far he's progressed.

Here's a video.  Be sure to check out the serious photobombing that's going on by Sarah at the beginning of the video!

That's all for now.  I'll try to update this blog a little more frequently than I have been doing.  A great big hello to all of my followers!