Bennett video

I am trying to work through our rather large backlog of Luke and Bennett videos. Here is the most recent tape with a few highlights of Bennett. Mom, don't worry, we are not letting him do the pool jump (you will see).
(Bennett early 2010)
Bennett June 2010
Jumping

Don't stare

Kurt is out of town and already I am exhausted. Our therapist typically comes on Tuesdays and she cancelled today (what's new) so we headed to Costco to pick up a few necessities. Costco typically is very do-able with both kids because they have double wide carts so I can fit both kids. We get a smoothie and go about our business. Other grocery stores carts fit just one kid so we have stalk other moms that have the 'car' carts with the cute little steering wheels and two seats. (By the way, I feel like I am driving a semi-truck when I do snag the car cart. There must be a better way).

So Luke wasn't doing so well at Costco at was doing "the grunt". I wish I knew how to describe this so those of you who haven't had the pleasure of hearing it. It is LOUD and continuous. Did I mention loud? Uhhhhhhhhhhghhhhhhhhhwhhhhhhhhhhhh uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Anyway, I KNOW it is a weird. I KNOW he is loud. I KNOW you don't know what to think. But PLEASE DO NOT stare. Especially the lady who did the triple take with her eyes popping out of her head. It just makes me feel worse. It is uncomfortable for me because unless he is doing his hand flaps it's not immediately obvious that Luke has special needs. I do know from personal experience that sometimes people look just out of instinct when they hear a weird sound. I totally understand that. But continuing to stare like a 6 year old is a bit uncalled for. I have never had so many people look at me. Yuck. Just had to vent.

Picture above taken by Luke's teacher at school on Monday. Super cute picture. This is the last week of school and I am dreading it being over. Luke loves everything about school, the classroom, the gym, the playground, the bus and his teachers. It is also better for him to have all those activities. Summer is tough to fill up all that available time. We are going to Montana for the 4th of July (and a few days before) and EEU summer camp is in July. August is empty so I am working to fill it up. We have a 2nd therapist that will come 2x/week and I am super excited to try swim lessons. I've always wanted to take Luke to swim lessons but always had a terrible image in my head of paying $2/minute for someone to try and teach Luke to swim without understanding his needs (and me standing the corner saying "he doesn't understand what you are saying, he doens't know words, he can't talk". Get this! His pre-school teacher for the past two years is a swim teacher! Who knew??! She totally 'gets' Luke and he totally loves her! I am excited to try it (I will be standing in the corner but this time I'll be holding Bennett trying to prevent him from jumping into the pool fully clothed!).