deqlan is nearly 100€ percent toilet trained! the whole process actually flew so quickly for deqlan once he understood what to do! at home and at school and wherever we are actually deqlan is able to ask us when he needs to go! if he knows where the bathroom is then he will go himself. his afternoon naps are nappy free to! now its just to conquer his evening sleep but we are getting there! he will probably be very embarresed when he reas these kind of entries but its a big deal and i am so proud of how far he has come in this major event!
deqlans sentences are also coming along beautifully€! he is initiating sentences himself his understanding of words increases each day€. its not just scripting from his favorite shows and songs€. he is saying the right thing at the right time and we often find our mouths dropping to the ground in amazement at his memory and understanding of things we dont understand! we have to watch what we say to cause this little sponge takes everything in!
deqlan had a speech assesment with his therapist to see where he is at. here is an excerpt from her report
"in the expressive language test he scored 5years and 6months. for his receptive language he scored 3years 8 months€.that means that deqlan has very good vocab but he is not always understanding the meaning of it" we are so thrilled with the results seeing deqlan only started talking at 2 and a half! well done clever boy we so proud of you and treasure every beautiful word and song from you mouth!
friday marks the end of the first term at little leaps for 2011 where has the time gone? deqlan wwill have two weeks holiday then back to school for a week then another weeks holiday when we go for our annual easter midlands holidday with the family which we cant wait for!
end of term is marked by family day and this means we get treated to the boys singing some songs they have learnt specially for the day followed by a fun morning after! to say im beyond excited is an understatement! deqlan has been singing some of the songs for mark and me when he feels like breaking out into song and its so beautiful to hear
deqlans good old friendship with Thomas and friends has been revived ! he is loving the thomas dvds and books and playing with this thomas trains but the aliens are still invited ;)
on saturday is the unite for autism walk at the johannesburg zoo which we are so excited about we will have nanna walking with us to :)
look very forward to bringing you lots of photos and sharing precious moments in the next few days
hope you are all well and happy and healthy! all our love and blessings mark samm deqlan logan
be still and know that i am god
ps - doing this update from my vlackberry and it wont let me do capitals!
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