Things have been going quite well since Cole returned home from the respite house. He was thrilled to see us and even more happy to get back into his normal routine. The number of stand up, sit downs have dropped a lot. There were a few days a week or so ago when he had 20+ in a day. Now there have only been a few each day and sometimes none at all.
For those of you who know Cole, he tends to focus on things for a given amount of time and then move on to something else. For instance, he might be really interested in watching Nemo for a month and just when you think you know it's what he wants to watch, he gets angry when you put it in the DVD player. The same thing happens with his speech. There are things you can tell he's working on at therapy and certain grammatical things he's trying to master. Right now he's learning a lot about adjectives that describe males verses females an d the correct pronouns to use when referring to them. He'll tell us that he is handsome (and nice) and now he greets me often by saying, "Well hello pretty girl." He will snuggle in, kiss my neck and tell me I'm pretty. Isn't that sweet! That is one thing for sure, Cole loves to shower us with affection. We are incredibly lucky in that way. He is constantly snuggling, hugging, kissing, and tickling us.
I have to admit that Cole does have another crush besides me. He has a few, in fact. Alli, his PCA and Brittany, my brother's girlfriend. It's so cute to see Cole around them. He is used to going on "dates" with Alli. But to see him around Brittany is so funny. He gets so shy and coy with her. There are sometimes his emotion gets the best of him and his feelings give him anxiety. He doesn't know how to show or express his emotions so he instead might want to leave. It's interesting to see him navigate his way.
Cole found another crush a few weeks ago when we got our family pictures taken. We had a friend of mine, Mandy, take our pictures. Check out her work at mandybirdwellphotography.com. Her work is amazing! The photo session took place on an old abandoned farm in Blaine. It was the perfect setting for Cole. He got to explore all kinds of neat things. He was in heaven. He asks all the time to go to Mandy's Farm. But it's not just to see the farm, he wants to see Mandy, too. Cole has told us numerous times that "Mandy is pretty. Want to touch Mandy's neck. Go see Mandy at her farm. Where's Mandy?" He talks about her all the time and I do believe she is his latest crush.
I love to see Cole express his emotions. He has feelings just like we all do. He thinks girls are cute and gets the same butterflies we do. We're so lucky he can share those feelings with us and tell us what he's feeling. I can't imagine not knowing about his little crushes and more importantly, how he feels about me. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind just how deeply he loves me and how much he enjoys being around me. After all, I am his "sweetie".
Here are some pictures from time we've spent on our boat over the past few days. Cole has thoroughly enjoying jumping into the lake, playing on his tube and even fishing (Pat is SO proud). Like I said, he loves these things just like we do. To see his experience them is so rewarding.
Love you Cole, you're my guy.
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