More Please!

Yesterday, the speech therapist taught the boys how to sign ‘more’ and ‘please’ while she was here.  Ryan picked them right up and has been using them ever since, but Dylan is a bit more resistant.  And of course, he’s the one doing the most pointing, grunting and whining.

The past week or so, Ryan’s vocabulary has really increased- he still doesn’t string words together really, but he’s very happy to mimic us.  Neither would repeat after us before, so this is a good thing!  Sometimes he will do the sign for more while saying please.

I tried to get a video of them signing during lunch, but they wouldn’t perform on camera.  However, this afternoon they wanted some marshmallows and were willing to use their signs and their words- though more so Ryan than Dylan.

If you’ll disregard the undressed kids and mess in the background (and the creeper big sister at the end on the right side, I’ll share a video with you!

Now I have to go look up some more signs to teach them! Won’t it be cool if they can pick up a couple before they see the speech therapist again?


WW: Ryan shows his true colors

I always tell people Ryan’s the mean one, even if he’s littler and looks so sweet an innocent…

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After the post-bath jumping (and biting) was over, they stopped for a banana break.


Deck the Halls

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December 9th and we still hadn’t taken down some of our Halloween decorations, let alone started on Christmas- and forget about Thanksgiving!  Since Dylan had taken a super late and long nap, I decided that he and I would head out and get the tree and accessories while Aaron put the rest of the kids in bed.

While shopping, Dylan found that snowman wreath and fell in love with it.  When you press the foot, it sings ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ and the cheeks of the larger snowman light up.  He carried it around the store the entire time, in the car on the way home, and for a portion of the tree decorating until I hung it on the front door.

Aaron, Dylan and I set up the tree without the others, and since Dylan doesn’t talk, we’re going to pretend like Poppa Bobby the Elf did it all.  I can’t wait to hear what the girls have to say about it in the morning!


All I’ve got is a photograph

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Dylan is becoming quite the little photographer!  Anytime he can, he grabs my point and shot and snaps away.  It’s so funny- we laugh so much watching him squint his eyes and press the button with his pudgy little toddler fingers.  He’s captured some masterpieces lately- he really is getting better with practice.  I love finding his photography surprises when I download my memory card.


WW: And dream how wonderful your life will be