Thank you for sharing this Mary! I love to hear how everyone's kids are doing! I
am very excited that you and Charlie get to have some time alone:)

Keep us up to date on the Paws for a Cause stuff! I think that program is really
neat! We had orginally got a dog for Hayley hoping he would connect with her and
follow her around...she still likes to run away. Unfortunately he instead just
likes me. Last I knew I didn't need anyone/anything else following me, but oh
well:)

Hayley really likes the Wii Fit yoga too! I wish I could say she learned it from
watching me, but I don't do it often enough to count.lol

Hope you continue to have a wonderful summer!

Heather

--- In BCautism@yahoogroups.com, "Mary Connors" <itsmary@...> wrote:
>
> I just want to share with you some awesome things about Alex. He has
> become a very strong swimmer this summer and has learned to jump off the
> diving board (Joy is doing these things as well)! Last night (and this is
> THE BEST), Joy wanted to spend the night at their friend's Luna and
> Hailey's.  Alex wanted to, too!!!  I left to go get pjs and stuff and
> when I came back, he practically pushed me out the door saying "See ya
> later, bye bye" over and over again.  He hasn't spent the night at a
> friend's house since he was 2 by himself.  He CHOSE to do this.  I didn't
> get any calls yet...but then, it's morning...this is soooo cool.  Charlie
> and I could "do things".  It was nice. Alex is talking a lot more, too. 
> Lots of video speak (lifting lines from movies and video games) and
> practicing using them and then inserting them where they belong.  IE..if
> someone jumps off the diving board, he says "GOOD JOB, or That's
awesome! Tuesday,
> Paws for a Cause is coming to look at our house to see if it is suitable
> for a service dog.  They are starting a trial using service dogs with
> kids with autism.  I think this will be a BIG help for Alex with focus.
> So, we may be getting a dog soon. Speaking of focus, Alex is doing the
> Wii Fit's Yoga!  OF all the times I did yoga in front of him and he would
> either ignore me or jump all over me, I didn't think he noticed......ha
> ha.  Now, he's picking it up on his own.  When it gets to the more
> complex moves, he wants me to do them with him.  He actually pulls me to
> the living room to do it!   He's learning words from here, too, like
> "good evening". Yes, the Wii knows what time of day it is. Every day he
> grows and wakes up a little bit more.  I feel so blessed and I am
> genuinely thankful, for who knows what tomorrow will bring.Mary
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