Jeremiah's Update

Jeremiah is three! His birthday was on Monday, though we haven't celebrated it yet. We did sing him "Happy Birthday" a dozen times or so, which he enjoyed. (He sings along a little bit: "Happy birthday ooo ooo, happy birthday ooo ooo! Appy birthday ear ooo? Happy birthday oo ooo!")

Because he's 3, he no longer receives his services (speech therapy, occupational therapy, and one-on-one with an early childhood teacher) that he had been getting weekly. BUT! School starts for him a week from today. And let me tell you that I'm super excited! We have a meeting with his teacher, in his classroom, next Tuesday. Everything is just working out so well. He's imitating everything now--some language or social something-or-other clicked for him--including actions for little songs and words we say all the time and singing. Jeremiah sings "The Star Wars Song," as in, he imitates the song that Isaac dubbed "The Star Wars Song," and "The Crazy Frog Song" (same), and "The Care Bears Song" which Isaac doesn't sing, and a couple others. He's just so cute and sweet and precious.

An interesting thought I've had a few times the last week or so: Because Jeremiah's speech is so delayed, I treasure it so much more. It's like I was given the gift of time with him. Actively teaching him to speak has been interesting and at times frustrating, but now I just treasure it, all the little words he says, all the little things he does. It's wound the strings tighter that bind us together. And I'm really glad I'm having this experience with him--it makes me a better person.

Jer has an eye appointment later this morning. Because he's been alternating the eye he uses this past month, I'm guessing that it won't be eventful. If we could get him to use both eyes, it would be super! But I'm not holding my breath for that one.