As much as I have dreaded this day, I am actually happy to announce that Hagen walks. He has been toddling around for a few weeks now and it is the most adorable thing in the world. He is fairly wobbly still but can cruise all around. He is so proud of himself too and just giggles all the time. I find just a touch more joy in his developmental milestones than I did with the other kids, I feel like he is more "normal" all the time. However I have been a bit worried about his speech. With visual impairments, speech is one thing that usually is delayed because they can't see your mouth movements clearly enough to copy them. The poor kid, we get right in his face to talk to him and make sounds. He will sometimes mimmick a sound but not as much as I think he should be. The other day I voiced my concerns on this to Weston, and he said, "What are you talking about, he is just fine, he speaks fluent Russian for crying out loud." I laughed, because honestly the noises he makes sound more like Russian than English. I may be a little paranoid, but we will definitely be working a lot on his speech in the next little while.
We have been enjoying lots of sunshine the last few days and we take full advantage of it. Hagen LOVES to be outside and spends a lot of time on the fenced in deck where he can watch the kids play. (And Yes I have been remembering to liberally apply the sunscreen!)
Cole's imagination has been a work once again. Grandma Crapo gave him the most wonderful gift, a cardboard box! He was so excited and spent hours building himself a pony cart. He even hitched up his stuffed horses and sat in that thing all day. When just sitting there started getting boring he used the scraps of cardboard to make a spear, sword and knife. I love how he can entertain himself for hours with the simplest of things.
One last thing, I just have to say that we have the best neighbors in the world! Seriously I know that is true because my baby prefers Jaylynn and Jalyssa over me ALL the time. Hagen had gotten shots a few weeks ago and was super grumpy and fevered. I had tried a million things to comfort this boy and Jalyssa walked in the door and he held his arms out for her and was instantly happier. I am so grateful to have a bunch of kids that are willing and able to babysit or help me out with lots of other stuff any time I need.
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Ok, so i figured out the difference between Jeter and Cole. Cole has an imagination, Jete doesn't. HAHA But seriously...Jete doesn't have one. He doesn't know how to pretend anything unless I come up with something for him, and then play it with him. When I say I'm done playing and leave, so does he. Super huh?
But Hagen is walking?!! That's awesome! I'm sure he will be talking up a storm before you know it.
Oh and don't think that you need to be a "fun mom" like me. I just need to do some fun things with them every once in awhile to make up for the times that I ignore them. :)
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