Sorry it has been a bit since we have posted any updates.
Ethan turned 9 on September 5th! His birthday was not as we planned because David partially amputated his thumb and fractured it when he shut the dog run door on it! I'm so glad Paul was home because he quickly grabbed a towel and David's thumb as I grabbed my keys and shoes and we headed to Children's Hospital. They were able to stitch his thumb back together, but he is now missing his thumb nail. Thursday we went to a top hand surgeon who steri stitched the foil in hopes of a new thumb nail coming in. He also got a bright green cast up to his elbow for the next 2.5 weeks.
Isaac made the ACES year-round swim team! He was so excited and now joins Ethan with swimming on a USA swimming team. Isaac also stays busy coloring at home. He loves art and is always making something. He has also been building a lot. Isaac has caught onto the game of chess very quickly, and now asks to play as often as Paul is available to play.
Ethan loves the band and playing the baritone horn. His new favorite hobby is building with the new legos he got for his birthday. He has been playing a lot, but his school works tends to keep him pretty busy at night. This year Ethan has taken more responsibility for his own work, and that has been a huge blessing.
Elizabeth loves her 2nd year of pre-school. It has been a bit tough for her as the boys are getting to a point that they don't want to play with girls. The class has mostly boys in it, and about 4 girls. She struggles to enjoy playing girl games as she has 3 brothers she plays with all of the time.
David is improving each week with his speech work. He is starting to talk more. I think some of it has to do with giving up the pacifier a few weeks back. He signs a lot, but he has begun to say words like, all done, thank you, da da, icky, hot. There are more, I just can't remember them right now. The great news is he is working at talking more.
Blessings,
Sarah
