Deaconisms

• Yes that is sand you see all over his face. He loves his new sand and water table and like to dump sand all over his face.


• We played with water balloons the other night and had the best time-Thanks Aunt Tay


• His vocabulary is really picking up and he never shuts up...we just can't yet understand most of what he says


• We haven't introduced many new signs now that his vocabulary is expanding but he did learn "stop" He loves tellling "Ma!" (Maddy) to stop


• I'm really encouraging independent play a little bit each day. It's a skill I was worried he was going to miss since we try and interact with him every waking moment. Independent play is an important part of development so I knew we needed to work on this. I love just sitting in his room and watching him pull every book off the shelf and look through them without me trying to teach colors, animal sounds, etc.


• He loves to pretend to talk on the phone. He calls dad most often especially when he's at work


• Maddy and Deacon are the best of friends and he gets so excited when she gets up in the morning.


• He loves to pretend cook while I'm cooking. He loves to stir ice and make a huge mess.


• He is feeding himself most anything but making a HUGE mess! I love watching his fine motor skills develop. I've gotten him some adaptive equipment to help build these skills....can you tell I work with OT's


• He will pick up most anything such as hair gel, hairbrush, toothbrush and mimic its intended purpose


• My absolute favorite thing he has learned to do is clasp his hands together in prayer. He is a sponge and picks up on most things quickly. We have tried so hard to instill our Christian values in him since day 1 and to finally see it in him warmed our hearts. When we ask him to pray he folds his hands together very quickly but ever so sweetly. He doesn't keep them folded during the entire prayer but he definately knows we are praying. He has even done it in church a couple times right on cue.