Bennett
-He is talking one million times more than when he turned three. He speaks in complete sentences and is pretty easy to understand. He still struggles with turning his thoughts into words.
-is surprisingly polite. He always says "thank you" and "excuse me" at the appropriate times, but still needs reminders for "please."
-loves Angry Birds in Space
-loves loves loves anything to do with Thomas and trains in general
-can get himself dressed 90% of the way, still needing help getting things on the right direction
-continues with OT and ST at school as well as both privately. He has grown to love both his private therapists.
-enjoys going to preschool and always tells his teachers that he has missed them.
-getting more patient all the time. Bennett still does best with a set schedule/routine and warnings when things are changing or are different.
-pushes Vivian down every chance he gets.
-sucks his thumb and is attached to blankets
-has just started to shape actual letters
-has the most amazing brain for memorization that I have ever encountered. He has Skippyjon Jones books memorized and can spell at least 50 words.
-struggles with socializing and playing with other children.
Vivian
-talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. If only I understood more than 50% of it.
-is a mimic for everything. That's a new experience for us. I've heard her say "shit" a couple of times recently.
-is a shrimp. She is short and weighed 22 lbs at 18 months. I don't think she'll pass 23 lbs by much at two. She's been in 18 month clothes since the 1st of April now.
-twirls her hair just like a Fagg woman. In fact, we had to chop it short last week because she was tying knots in it and losing chunks daily.
-plays amazingly well by herself. It's a good thing, since Bennett mostly ignores her if possible.
-loves Hailey
-loves shoes, specifically wearing two different ones.
-is attached to her Gabba blanket
-loves dancing and is beginning to sing along to music in the car
-started going up and down the stairs on her feet without holding on to anything this week. I have about 7 heart attacks daily. She still prefers to go down the slide on her tummy.
-is extraordinarily strong-willed.
Family
-I need to paint Bennett's room and maybe post some after-move pictures one of these days.
-Bernie had a great time hunting in North Dakota and we all had an overall fun vacation. Surprisingly, there are a ton of things to do with kids in Bismarck. They had the best pumpkin patch ever, the zoo, and one of the best kid's sections in their public libraries that I have ever seen.
-I am starting to plan a co-party for the kids on November 10th. They are just too close together to have separately every year. And I'm having it catered. Whew!
-Spanish is going well. I am starting the second class on Monday.
