I forgot to post this on the 1st… but we’re still going strong!
Let’s see… I haven’t talked about Ayla’s achievements this year, now that I think about it. Some of Ayla’s milestones over the past few months… she can now get up on the trampoline by herself! She can get on the counter to get snacks like her big sister, too. She has almost mastered her tricycle – she needs just a little more encouragement to keep her feet on the pedals. She can scale the ladder to her slide, navigate the stairs almost the whole way, standing up; she of course has mastered the spoon and fork and eats anything and everything like a champ. She is “behind” Autumn in talking, but “ahead” of where Autumn was in regards to her physical abilities. No worries, it all will balance out in the end!
Autumn’s now writing all of her numbers and letters beautifully, writing her name easily and quite legibly, without help. She will start Kindergarten in the fall of 2010, and I think she’ll be right on track with her skills. She’s going to do great, I just know it.
Justus’ new medication dose has changed his life. He is now a social butterfly! He’s rarely here anymore, the phone rings until all hours of the night, and he has a girlfriend, Sarah! Compared to last year, when he only had one friend (who is a carbon copy of him!), this is a welcome change. I think he may be busier than Brett is! Now he’s hounding me for a cell phone, which, depending on how often he’s gone, he may just get. He sometimes leaves in the morning and I won’t see him for 5 or 6 hours or more, as he visits and travels the neighborhood and the neighborhood next to us. I’m so happy for him, so proud of him, and so thrilled that he’s making so many good friends. This will make the transition to the new 6th grade school so much easier – and there will be more new friends there to make too!
Brett finished the year on the honor roll – he was on it for every grading period. I couldn’t be more proud. He’s enrolled in some college prep courses next year to prepare him for medical school. He still thinks he wants to be a GP – I hope he keeps that dream alive. He has been hesitant to study for his temporary license though – I think he’s more nervous than he originally let on. I’m glad – he SHOULD be nervous, taking control of a 4,000 piece of metal! The insurance to add him is nominal, I told him I’d meet him halfway on that and he would have to pay for his own gas. He’s cool with it. He’ll be driving my van until he saves enough money to go in on a car. I think he’ll do fine.
And that’s a brief summary of the kids. All healthy, all happy, all doing well. Have a great day!
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