Adirah began walking on her own just a few days after her first birthday. And then suddenly a lot of things happened. She is no longer content to be fed. Now she wants to feed herself. So I have come up with a lot of food that she can feed her self. Squares of tofu, slices of sweet potato, cereal. But Adirah doesn't want to feed herself with her hands. She wants to use a spoon. And a bowl. And she doesn't want ANY help. But the she is not successful at getting the spoon in the bowl and the food in her mouth. So I feed her out of another bowl with one spoon while she works and works with her spoon.
Asher is learning how to ride his bike without training wheels! And today we went to swim class and he got promoted to the next level. He can swim now, head down arms circling and legs kicking. He is shedding his baby skin as he meets new challenges and he glows with pride when he realizes his successes. The summer began with a preschool graduation. For weeks prior, Asher wanted to know "how many days till I graduate?" The day finally came and Asher walked proudly under the canopy of arms of the other parents and non-graduating children. Then recently, after months of summer days at home, Asher visited his preschool for a day. As a visitor, a graduate. When we got there he saw old preschool friends and hugged them with gusto. He skipped off to the bathroom to wash his hands and went to play a little more. When I told him I was ready to go and I would see him at pickup, he ran over to me smiling and said, "Mom! All the things here are too small for me!" I looked at ...
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