Emmet

Emmet is a special kid!  He is athletic and passionate and loves to play with his siblings.  He is a smart and happy boy.  At the same time, he is my most difficult right now.  He doesn't talk, so communicating with him is hard.  He has learned to take us by the hand and show us what he wants.  He is trying a little harder to say things, though whether he just can't say things or won't is hard to know.

 He calls Asher 'Car' and Vaden 'Kay'.  It took us a while to figure that out but now we know and he consistently uses those words for his brother and sister.  We tested Emmet at the Early Childhood Development Center and he has a communications delay, meaning he isn't communicating at the level he should be.  We'll have some in home training to help us teach him better.  Hopefully we make some progress soon.

 Emmet loves being a big boy.  He wants to be included with everything that Asher and Vaden do.  He has started sleeping in Asher's room with him and Vay.  They also like to have sleep over's in Vaden's bedroom on the weekends.  Ryan and I joke that we could have saved money on a smaller house since they all sleep in the same room anyway.  Though I'm sure as they get older, they will be glad to have their own rooms.

 Emmet won't go to bed unless Asher and Vaden are with him.  Even at nap time he is asking for 'Car' and 'Kay'.  But he still sleeps really well and naps for 3-4 hours every day.

 At gymnastics, Emmet is in an indepedent class.  However, he won't go by himself.  He only participates if he has Asher or Vaden helping him.  The gym has been really good to allow them to help during his class.  He is very active and physical so gymnastics is great for him, especially play time.

 The kids have really gotten to be best friends.  They love to play together.  They love to wear the same things together.  They love to watch show together.  They love to play games together.  They just love being together.  Emmet loves going to school with them.  He even wears a little backpack and acts like such a big boy.  He gets really upset when I take them and he has to stay home.  Next year he'll even get to stay for preschool:)

 Emmet loves cars.  He has always loved playing with cars for as long as he could play.  He will sometimes just lay down and roll a car back and forth in front of him.  He loves playing with trains too.

 He still doesn't eat all the time.  He sometimes eats nothing and other times eats lots.  It is hard to feed him because he is always changing what he is willing to eat.  He just has to decide and we never know what he wants.  I'm not sure he knows what he wants.  

Emmet loves to play outside.  He will spend hours in the sandbox just digging and throwing sand around.  He likes to put sand on top of Kelen.  He also loves to ride bikes and his scoot car.  He is crazy unafraid, which makes me very afraid.  He is a fun, happy, crazy boy.  We love him and all his energy!