Life is good!

I don't have any one thing or specific event

to share at this time.

And that is a good thing, i think!

I feel more led to 'vent' when there are hard days,

days when i struggle,

days when Marshall struggles.

Things have been going really well around here!

Marshall has been at Next Step now for 3 weeks and today

he started his 4th week.

He is doing so well there!!!

Each and every day Warren reports of progress.

Sure there are some days when W tells

me that Marshall was testing a lot,

but overall, he's learning and listening and just doing

awesome!

("awesome" - a word that Warren uses often that M has picked up

on and repeated after him last week! so cute.)

I of course, could not be happier :)

Today after school i spoke with Warren for a bit

and he agreed that each day has been better than the

one before and we have not had a 'bad day',

no set-backs... as of yet.

Warren reported today at how Marshall is doing so well

during circle time, even doing the actions and everything!

Last week i didn't hear M screaming through

the circle at the end of the day... which he has been doing

and also running around.

Now he participates.

Warren told me that it was so great last week when they

took all four kids outside

and they all played on the same play structure and

were chasing eachother around having fun

together :)

Warren also said today that each child in the program

works at their own pace, and that Marshall

is working at a fast pace... meaning

that he is learning, adjusting and adapting

more easily than what is typical.

He said that he has been so impressed with how

Marshall doesn't become angry with

transitions anymore and how

he knows what's going on from one thing to the next

and how he does what's expected.

How great is all of this to hear!!

He has only been there for 3 weeks!!

I am very curious to see

how Marshall will do in preschool after adjusting so well

at Next Step. I have a feeling he is going to

thrive in every environment.

After all, he is a genius in his own fashion ;)

Awww... i am so stinking proud of that kid!

This past week has been great.

Marshall did AMAZING at my Uncle's pool again this

past week. He waited patiently until i cleaned the

pool, got him dressed and sunscreened up

before walking in on his own and walking off the steps

and into the water on his own!!

(with a life jacket and tube of course)

It was a proud moment and it was so great to just sit

back and watch him kicking his little legs with

his sister and cousins and just having a great time!

Being a normal kid...

whatever 'normal' even means these days i'm not entirely sure,

but you get my drift :)

It's been a good week (have i said that enough already? lol)

and i'm excited for the week ahead!

Our only struggles at this time are still the potty

training bit, and also the amount of yelling

that Marshall is still doing...

both when he's happy and when he's not.

I can take a few struggles with the amount of accomplishments

Marshall is making on a daily basis.

Way to go Buddy!

"I love you MORE"

lol... a new game Marshall loves to play with me :)