Dancer Boy, Dancer Boy

Dylan does this little dance thing randomly which looks pretty darn close to river-dancing, minus the high kicks. He usually does it when he's excited about something or when he's try to get claps and 'Yeeeaaaa's from us. Well he has a new thing to be excited about I guess. Seeing as how I haven't been able to catch this on video for the last 6+ months, having one full minute is like being able to pet the Loch Ness monster. Amazing.

He's Almost Two!!

Wow, he's such a big dude! Less than a month and he'll be 2.

Yeeaaa For Puzzles!

Dylan had another session with his 'Speech Teacher' today and it went really well. Thank goodness she brought a puzzle! The little man is a whiz with those. Here's what she had to say:

"Dylan followed familiar request/commands, when he was asked to sit down he sat promptly. He engaged in play with a puzzle for 10 minutes. He completed a nine piece large knob puzzle. Dylan was encouraged to imitate animal sounds as he placed the piece into the appropriate slot. We worked with pop beads to increase using hands together, eye hand coordination and wrist rotation. Initially he needed support to connect the beads, by the end of the activity he was able to connect the beads with minimal assistance. Dylan communicated mostly with pointing, reaching and sounds."

The biggest change I've noticed is that he's making more sounds. When we would repeat a word to him, he'd always revert back to 'da-da' for some reason, but now it seems like he's listening more and he's picked up on saying 'mmmmm' when I say the word more. I still maintain that he's just going to talk when he wants to. The cute little content kid is happy with how things are.