And Thanksgiving has barely passed.
Alex was sick on Tuesday, so he was able to spend the day with Dad since he also had off that day. What amazing thing happened with the two of them? Dad taught Alex how to love Will Ferrell. They watched the movie Elf, and Alex loves it. We have had to watch it so many times since then that Dad went out and found another holiday movie for Alex to watch: The Polar Express. He is definitely getting into the holiday spirit!
On Friday, Aunt Bethanie came over with her friend Kelli, and Uncle Erik spent four days here. Alex has been one busy kid! On Thanksgiving he was able to spend some time with his cousins (which always tires him out, because the babies LOVE chasing Alex around Grandpa and Grandma's house), and he had a great time. He likes seeing family now, which is different from before because all of the people would make him feel overwhelmed and overstimulated. But now, he loves getting together with the whole family, and even taking silly pictures!
I think it has been great for him being able to just relax over this extended break. He had an ok week at school, but it was pretty easy to tell that he was not feeling the greatest. Today, though, he is acting as though he feels a lot better, and he is even running around pretending to interview people (just Dad and I). And I just cannot get over how much he is looking forward to the holidays. We haven't been able to go through his room and clean out his toys yet, but I will get there sometime this week. Its not like it is a big job, but it is one of those things that gets me emotionally. A lot of things have memories, but at the same time I know it is important to give them to others since they are not being used to let them have memories. And it is just stuff. I have made a point in my life to not be defined by stuff, rather, the people I have in it. This is just one of the many things that I want to be able to pass on to Alex.
This week, I am giving my presentation in my English class about my research around Alex and him acquiring language. I am nervous, but at the same time I am excited. I have been lucky to be a part of something so awesome as teaching a child how to speak, and not just letting them figure it out on their own. Although he may never have a firm grasp on language, he is gaining intelligence from it, even if he doesn't have the words to describe what he is learning. I have thought about finding him some apps for his iPad that get him into learning other languages, like Sign Language, maybe even Spanish (since he has already picked up a few words from watching Dora, and I think it will be yet another thing that Aunt Bethanie can be proud of him for). I even found him an app for learning how to tie his shoes.
I am not sure if I will be able to post anything next week, considering I will be having surgery on Friday. I will try to get up on Sunday and do it though. I have to go to school both Monday and Tuesday, so I know I will be tired out, but its the end of the semester and I really cannot afford to miss anything. Two days of doing nothing will hopefully be enough (even though the surgeon said I needed three). It will be hard on Alex because I won't be able to pick him up or even bug him like normal for a little while, but based on how he has been around me before when I have been laid up, he will be an excellent nurse.
Hope you all have a great week!
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