Not much is happening with us but I'm trying hard to just take photos of the boys throughout the day. I know how much Jason misses them and likes to see random shots of how we spend our days. These I couldn't resist, as Jack and Ethan always like to watch me change Wyatt so they can talk to him. I love Ethan peeking over to see what's going on.
Jack and Wyatt have a special bond and Wyatt is always giving Jack smiles (or patches, as he calls them). It's so cute to see them interact. I hope it continues throughout the years.
Jack was cracking me up the other day by very carefully organizing his animal friends on his lower bunk to sleep with him. At first he just lined them all up, but by the second day he was very careful about where each one went. I just sat back and listened to his reasoning, trying to remember what it was like when I was four. I still forget sometimes that he is only four years old.
Here we got Wyatt out on a belly toy that we had gotten for Ethan originally. Wyatt may still be a little young for it but it's a change of pace from his other toys.
Last weekend we went to a BBQ at our friend's house here in the neighborhood. Her husband Dan was home from for his two week R&R from Iraq (Dan and Jason used to be in the same Army unit and they are the reason we moved into this neighborhood). They got a jumpy, water slide and slip and slide for the kids - who all had a blast. I didn't bring a swimsuit for Ethan and all he could do was sit by the side of the water toy and splash. I stripped him down to his diaper and let him have at it!
Wyatt already has his first girlfriend - the neighbors across the street have a little girl that is about a month older. Whenever we all get together, the two babies lay on the floor and look at each other - sometimes they even reach for each other. It's the cutest thing ever!
Jack was being very helpful the other morning and told me he was going to clean the whole house for me. While he didn't make it all the way through the house, he did get the vacuum out and get some of the dog hair that Stanley is CONSTANTLY shedding these days.
Doesn't Ethan look like such a big boy playing at the table? I saw him and couldn't get over it. Today he even tried taking steps without there being anyone if front of him to catch him. He just took a step or two, fell down and then got back up - all smiles! I guess he found his confidence.
I took him to a pediatric ENT today to have his ears checked, as many kids with DS have hearing issues. He'd been really fussy the past few weeks so I thought maybe he had fluid in his ears and would need tubes (very common) but it turns out that everything looks good. They said he hearing was normal or very close to normal. Many DS kids have hearing loss so we're very fortunate with him. I find myself counting my blessings with Ethan as there are so many health issues that effect them and so far, Ethan has skirted so many of them. Our speech therapist was telling me that because Ethan's mouth muscles are so strong she thinks he might speak very normally and not sound like he has any issues. It's nice to know all our time spent working on his face has paid off!
These last two photos are courtesy of Jack. I have a feeling you will be seeing a lot more Jack photos, as whenever I get the camera out he is begging to take a picture. And that might be the only way you see a picture of me!
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