The boys

Kobe is doing so well in school this year. For those that don’t know he is high functioning autistic, he was in a regular class for kindergarten and first grade and now, for second grade, he has moved to a class for kids that need extra help. There are only 10 kids in the class and the teacher has 2 or 3 aides, so all the kids get lots of one on one. He is starting to read and do basic math. I am so happy. I was afraid he would keep getting farther and farther behind. He still has trouble sometimes forming correct sentences, and his memory for certain things is bad. He can’t remember names even if he has heard them dozens of times, yet he will remember the way to get somewhere he went once, several months ago.

Makai is such a little man. He is three-and-a-half and has a slightly hoarse, yet prominent voice. He knows exactly what he’s talking about and will explain it to you if you don’t understand. He is so ready for a real preschool and I wish I could get him into one. He loves his video games and will sit and play them for hours. Physically he is clumsy and slow. I feel so bad for the little guy. When he runs he more likely than not, falls on his face.

Asher. My baby. He is almost 16 months old and just now walks- sort of. He still prefers to crawl. I guess the clumsiness is in the genes. The other day he crawled off the couch where we were sitting together, turned and walked toward the tv. Half way there he lost his balance and fell into the entertainment center. He split his eyebrow open. Luckily they were able to glue it together instead of stitches. I was so thankful for that.

I am so very tired lately. Just waiting for time to pass. I guess its that time of year.

Happy Thanksgiving. I am thankful for running water (how did people deal with 1 year olds when you couldn’t strip them down and stick them in the bath immediately after each meal?) I am thankful for candy bars, oh and Desperate housewives (if only life were as simple as that)