After a couple weeks of trying to potty-train him, the school finally got on board after convening an IEP meeting. He had made lots of progress but even more when he was doing it at school too. Except for wiping afterwards and washing his hands, he does everything on his own. The only problem we have had is when we are in public. So we are teaching him to communicate to us his need(s). At home, he just goes when he needs to. He's so independent! It's great.
Lately, he has had trouble falling asleep after we put him down. For a while he would just stay in bed after we read scriptures, prayed, sang a song, tucked him in, and turned out the lights. The past month or so, he acts real tired as we're doing the whole routine. But after the lights are out, he gets up, squeals, and giggles like crazy. I say "crazy", because it drives us crazy! We started laying with him, making sure he fell asleep, but then he'd just wait until we had conked out and then get up, waking us up. It can be so frustrating! Last night, I dozed off three times before I left the room out of frustration. I'm just glad there are two of us, one can take over for the other when it's too much. I am grateful though, for I have become much better at using conscious discipline.
A few days ago, Heather noticed him playing with one of his front teeth. Sure enough, we checked yesterday and found out it's loose. I wonder how he'll handle losing it! Ever since the bathtub incident, I've wondered how old he'd be when his adult teeth would come in. It's going to be different when that missing tooth knocked out by the bathtub is filled in.
