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Today after Monkey boy finished lunch I asked him to wipe his hands and face with a napkin like usual and he did an extra good job.  I helped him down from his booster seat and sat back down to finish my lunch and he went running straight for the bathroom…he wanted to wash his hands!  He came back a couple seconds later because the door was closed and he signed “wash hands” for the first time!  We’re not sure if he picked it up from me (I’ve been showing him that sign for a couple days now) or if he picked it up from his DVD.

Either way, it’s VERY cool!

This afternoon Duhdee heard what he thought was someone using a power tool outside.  After a few minutes he walked into Monkey’s room because he realized that the sound was coming from there!  He found our son standing in front of his dresser with his battery operated toothbrush BRUSHING HIS OWN TEETH!

This evening when I got home we played under the hose for a while (it’s HOT here!)  Then when I brought him in to get changed for dinner he grabbed his toothbrush again and started brushing his teeth.  Then, lol, he started brushing mine.  Ha!  Such a cutie!

Last night at the dinner table Monkey finished eating and then started his “I’m all done” ritual. He handed me some food from his plate, then his cup and finally picked up his plate to hand to me. Duhdee was already up so he said to Monkey, “Daddy will take your plate.” Monkey turned and said “Nuh Mama” as he handed the plate to me! It was like he was trying to say “No, mama.”

Is that really him talking? It was totally appropriate to the situation and to his actions. Do we get to count it? The other day he said “Ba” while he was holding a ball…does that count? Or does he need to repeat it??

OK, so a quick update on Monkey boy, he is doing so many new things!

He’s crawling…like on his hands and knees on the FLOOR! It’s amazingly cute. He actually looks a bit like a seal, lol.

He will push himself to standing rather than scooting to something and pulling up on it.

He is making a TON of new sounds. He is using both consonents and vowel sounds (for the longest time he only used vowels.)

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Monkey signed “banana” and made a sound like “nana” today! He’s getting so very close!

Also tonight we went on our walk to the pond in Belmont and back. Monkey had a rough walk, he kept tripping. He skinned one of his knees so when we got back I tossed him in the tub so it could soak. When he was done and diapered, I started looking for a bandaid big enough for it. While I was looking in the box, the little booger threw my shoes in the TUB, which was still full of water. Gah! I scolded him for it and he pouted for 15 minutes. Now I feel like a heel for correcting him, sheesh.

This year, especially these last weeks, has been really hard. We’ve been so worried about Monkey…he was late walking and he’s still not talking. We finally have an answer to why he has the troubles he has and it really threw us for a loop. Hearing that he has Fragile X seemed like the end of the world to me…Duhdee did a lot better.

What hasn’t changed though is that we still want the very best for you, my love. We’re going to be here for you no matter what. You are the biggest blessing we’ve ever been given and we love you VERY much.