School Time
Afton had a great time over the holidays. She was able to spend a lot of time with her cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. Coming out of the holidays she did get a stomach sickness, which isn’t really surprising. Her stomach bug was treated with antibiotics and she is just starting to return back to normal now. Unfortunately, she has suffered from a bad diaper rash for almost 5 weeks. This makes it hard to sit or do any type of therapy. It felt as though we took a step backwards during that time.
She is making up for it this week though! She started school and absolutely loves it. She’s making new friends and learning so much just by seeing kids her age interact. If you ask her about school she can’t help but squeal with excitement.
Additionally, this week she decided to put us in our place and tell us that she wants to go to the bathroom like a big girl. She uses her sign language (pinches her nose) to tell us that she needs to go to the bathroom. As soon as she sits on the toilet she has no problem going. We didn’t even know that she understood this concept. I guess it just shows how much is in her head that we haven’t figured out how to help her communicate.
Everything else is going well. We are focusing on getting ready for the baby which is just a couple months away. Afton is really excited about having a baby in the house. Every time a baby comes up she signs Mama (points to her mouth) and touches Mom’s stomach. That’s all the news for now. Let’s hope that year 3 is a big year for Afton to develop and learn and not have to deal with medical issues.
