Isaiah 7.17 : Updates, etc.

Today was FOCUS Day at the GA Aquarium. We were lucky enough to be one of the 700 people let in early and got to roam around the aquarium from 9am until the doors opened to the public at 10. It was SOOOOO nice. Isaiah got to sit in front of the big window there for a good 15 minutes and we didn't feel like we were hogging the glass since there were so few people there. He didn't seem too enthused by the penguins, but he did enjoy the otters this time around. As always we had to spend a good 10 minutes in front of the waterfall. One of these days when we actually have money to spare (I can dream right?) I'll build a pond with a waterfall and stream for the guy to play in. He just loves water that much. The plus about that is bathtime has gotten much easier. Back to the Aquarium... Isaiah's getting to the stage where he wants to walk everywhere by himself rather than sit in the stroller, which is good because it tuckers him out and we usually can get a good n...

So lately things have been relatively good with Isaiah. I say relatively because I don't want to jinx myself. Its funny how little we post when all is well and how there are flurries of posts around the bad and stress filled events in our lives. He's been making good progress with speech therapy and approximating more and more words. He's got this cute little sound he makes when counting things. He just points to each item in succession going 'Dee' ... 'Dee' ... 'Dee' He's starting to recognize more things in his color and shapes book like stars and hearts. He can pretty much approximate all of the Mickey Mouse clubhouse regulars and point them out. While 'Mih-E' is still his favorite 'Dah-O' and 'Ooh-E' aren't far behind. He says 'A-E' for Daisy and 'Ni-Ni' for Minnie and can point out each and every one of them including Pluto. It's just so exciting to see the wheels a' turning as t...