Wednesday, June 27, 2018

We have a WALKER!

Sulley is officially walking!  He's such a big boy!  Over the last two weeks he has really taken off & gotten confident in his walking! He still stumbles a bit and hasn't started RUNNING yet, but he is definitely walking all of the time now & prefers walking over crawling!  Huge gain for our little preemie.  So, we will officially say he was walking at 17 months old.

He seems to be right on track with most of his motor skills and is doing really well with hand-eye coordination activities and plays just like a little boy!  He loves to drive cars all over the house & playing catch is one of his favorite games.  Lucas even taught him how to "get ready" by placing his hands open in his lap!  He LOVES water, he enjoys playing in the bath, in the pool, and even at the beach!  The beach is another huge milestone, because sand is one of the textures that he has been really struggling with.  BUT, with shoes on he doesn't seem to mind walking on sand and even without them he enjoyed playing in the sand for at least an hour on Monday this week.  He wouldn't crawl or walk away from where he was sitting, but he did PLAY.  He didn't shut down and was actively involved in his task.

The most impressive gain that he has been making aside from walking is with his communication skills!  He is learning a new sign almost every day right now!  Today he used Thank You for the first time, yesterday he signed "More Drink Please" for Daddy. 

Spoken Words:
Mama, Dada, Bruh Bruh, Go, Up, Working on "Woof" so far he says "Fff", Uh-oh, Yea

Signs:
Diaper, More, Milk, Please, Thank You/ You're Welcome, Drink, Eat, Up, Down, Out, All Done, Yes (nodding head), No (shaking head)

Signs he recognizes:
Help, Yuck, Jump, Bubble, Play



Lucas is an amazing helper and has really been pushing Sulley to use his signs.  He even taught him a couple of the signs all on his own! 

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