and it begins... Joshua has been improving in leaps and bounds with the social/emotional aspect of his development. He has been interacting with peers and trying to initiate conversations. Today I had a close friend over who has 4 small children very close in age to my 3. She has two girls and two boys. Her girls are 4 and 2 and her boys are 3 and 7 months. She just brought her girls over to play today and Joshua did very good playing and sharing his newly coveted pirate ship. When it was time for the girls to go he gave Tabitha (the 2 year old) a hug. They sat there for about 4 seconds hugging and then Joshua pulled back a bit and gave her a big smack on the lips. After, he proceeded to hug her more. I just about died. I thought it was all together cute, sweet and funny. Well her big sister wanted to get in on the loving to and gave Joshua a nice big hug too. She skipped out on the kiss part! :) I wish i would have had my camera and i am going to keep it nearby for the next time they come over because i really want to capture it! SO CUTE. Maybe they will get married some day... i wouldn't mind that! :)

I've really been enjoying my boys lately. They have brought much joy and I'm excited for the warmer weather so we can do more exploring!

Today was parent teacher conferences with Joshua's teachers. As one of his teachers was leaving she thanked me for working with him at home. I was kinda taken back because i wasn't sure if i should take that as a compliment or an insult. shouldn't every mom strive to raise and teach their child things? The only reason that i have him in this special program is because it helps his social development to be around peers (he does get that at home but this setting is really great) and he gets the special one on one with a speech therapist 3 times a week that i can't afford out of pocket. But if he was a "typically" developed child he would be at home with me and his little brothers. It's not that he is in school for a very long time... the longest weeks of school he has is 15 hours... but i consider the vast majority of that therapy time, because it is. Anyway sorry for the rant. I'm pretty sensitive when it comes to my parenting and schooling options and choices. I know it is only going to get harder from here.

Anyway it's late and i need some sleep. I've been reading lately, that is why i have been so absent. Currently it is pride and prejudice, next Northhanger Abby, and then Robinson Crusoe.

Goodnight for now... i shall get around to writing a deep and indepth post some time! :)