Family Genes

I couldn't be happier. Thomas is doing AWESOME in preschool. Turns out my instincts were right, and now when I drop him off, he turns around and says "BYE!" He is participating a lot and his teachers inform me he is talking more to them. He was starting to get lazy here and not want to use his words. I know that he has it in him. I truly think that he is just stubborn. Big surprise considering who he came from right?

Something I need to get out of the way. It has been mentioned before and again as of late by relatives that Thomas might be autistic. This is not the case. He has been evaluated by numerous professionals, and this has never been a concern. Based on his history, our reports, and professionals findings, they determined that he is simply age delayed with his talking. When I would say in the past "he's not talking" I realize now how people must have misunderstood that, especially those that have not met him. What I was saying is that he wasn't talking at whatever level was age appropriate. However, he has always communicated with us. So he's taking his time with talking and I can't complain. Timothy hasn't shut up since he started talking... :)

Speaking of Timothy, he is doing well at school also. He is still doing his math and pottery after school, and is now going to a Toast Masters class. This teaches the kids how to write for speaking, and speaking in front of a group. They work on nipping stage fright in the bud before it even starts. Its a wonderful program. I work hard on helping him stay focused during the week on school as he is waiting for the weekend to arrive so he can play video games. When we started playing a computer game in December, we weren't going to let him play for awhile. But Dad caved before me and he is now geeking out with us. What have we created? :)