Conner is a few weeks from being 5 1/2 years. Brennan is a few days from being 22 months. Crazy how fast time has flown by. Conner is repeating Pre-K at a new school and is really doing great. It's hard socially, making new friends all over again, but he is doing well in school and has 2 excellent teachers.
The last week and a half, Conner has been off school. I wish we could say we did something really exciting but we really haven't. Both kids have had colds the entire break. C did get to go to a few fun places, a few movies, a Children's Museum and an arcade a few times. He really does so much better in a routine and staying busy so breaks are hard on him. He still had his therapies so at least that stayed the same.
As for little Miss B, she has been doing good. She has good days and bad. She's VERY picky and has an opinion about everything. Even without so much talking, she still gets across what she wants.
In 2012, we took a trip to Mackinac Island, Grand Rapids and another road trip to Florida (to Disney). We met Laurie Berkner (used to be one of Conner's favorite singers!), raised almost $4000 for The Friendship Circle of Michigan, participated in Dance Marathon at UofM for the 2nd year and Conner even got to go tree climbing.
Conner has continued to love school and all of his therapists and works harder than any kid in his class to do every task (according to his teachers). He is (mostly) a really good kid. He loves going to the movies, still loves trains and going to Greenfield Village. He has changed a lot this year in to a big kid. He has been dealing with dysfluency (stuttering) for over 1 year now so we are pretty sure that it is not just a developmental phase but a permanent problem that he will have to learn to deal with. I will save that for another post. He loves to eat almost everything and although he went through a phase when he wanted PB and J for every meal, he doesn't really ask for it any more. He LOVES sushi. I'd say that's really his favorite food if he could pick. Conner likes to play with my iPad in waiting rooms and still loves being read to. He also loves anything Disney and Kidz Bop music. He is very creative and likes to pretend play with just about everything. He is getting in to board games and got a few new ones this year that we have been playing with. He's a pretty fun little dude!
Brennan has grown up so much this year. She loves to play with her babies and anything that Conner has. She has absolutely no interest in TV or videos at all but somehow she knows Elmo and LOVES him. She also really loves books and we read them over and over all day. She loves music and loves to dance. I can't wait to get her in to a dance class (if she wants...when she gets older of course!). Even though she can be challenging, she is also so much fun. She has such a cute smile and giggle. She is so picky about what she eats and likes snacks more than meals. We just keep trying. She likes yogurt, yogurt raisins, frozen yogurt (see the trend?!) and veggie straws. She does like pizza sometimes and turkey and cheese roll ups like Conner. Tonight, she actually willingly ate raw broccoli. It was so strange...but maybe she's growing up!
For David and me, this year has been okay. We would like to get out more just the two of us but it's hard. We are hoping that 2013 is great for all of us. Looking forward to making some changes for all of us.
Highlights from 2012 in no particular order:
Yay for the updates! Keep them coming! I cannot believe how "big boy" Conner is now and Brennan- I could just eat her up, those cheeks!!! Love you all!
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