First off, sorry it's been awhile since my last post. School finished up and we were enjoying a week long visit from some old friends, a July 4th party etc, etc.
We had a lot on our plate while our friends were here and I did worry a bit on how Will would react to all new people staying at the house and coming over for a party. I needn't have worried. Will was incredible. I think it helped our friends have no kids yet and were a bit reserved with Will and let him warm up to them in his own time. The first full day of their visit he brought me his shoes and and told me "Put on shoes. Go outside and talk to CJ." I did as requested and watched amazed as my son "talked" to CJ outside on our porch steps. Now I am not sure what he was saying, and my money is on some script from Super Why that morning, but his guestures and intense intent to get his point across read load and clear to this mom.
For our forth of July party it was more people and one new child at the house. Will had met Andrew about 6 months ago at Christmas time. Andrew is only 2.5 and only 1 inch shorter than Will, and Will is even tall for his age! Anyhow Will was wonderful sharing toys and holding hands to take Andrew out to his slide. Very sweet. He even crawled in my bed pulled up the covers and yelled "Andrew in bed and snuggle!". While this was a very sincere invite Andrew's mother and myself let this pass. ;-)
At the end of our friends visit something happened that I recognized as a big deal, but it went by everyone else without notice. Will had been playing in the rain and was soaked going down his slide in all the water. About 1.5 hours later I picked him up to cuddle and exclaimed "Will you're all well still". Not expecting a response I heard "it's from the slide". This to me was a BIG DEAL as unless you ask Will a direct question he usually doesn't respond verbally, so this was wonderful to my ears.
To round off the week we took Will everywhere with us while taking our friends site seeing. Truthfully we don't hide Will in the house, but usually go the route of grandparent babysitter and some mommy and daddy free time than worry how he'll do on outings. Again he did wonderfully! Dinning out, going on car rides, grocery shopping were all non eventful for this LT. The highlight of the week seeing the "giant waterfall" aka Niagara Falls and riding the Maid of the Mist. Will loved it all and rolled with everything we challenged him with. I think he cried once during our friends week long visit and that may have been under a minute in length.
I guess this LT is really growing up. I couldn't be prouder of him.
