Grayson Boy Turns 3!

I have a 3 year old! Time has flown! It has been quite the year for him! He has learned and experienced so much! He has been introduced to some many new situations that he was not comfortable with. AT ALL! He has come so far! He is considered to have a moderate speech delay. He speaks less than 50 words and they are hard to comprehend. He has been in the Early Intervention program called, Up to 3. They will forever have a special place in our heart! We learned SOO much and I felt so empowered to be a force of help in Grayson's development. If you have any concerns about your child FIND AN EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM!!! Don't wait. Just do it. If I could go back I would have called them when he turned 18 months. As soon as he turned 3 however, it was time for him to move on to a different program. He was tested and qualified, for our school district's Special Education Preschool program. I have a love hate with this program. More on this later.
Grayson is our big boy! He loves his daddy and OUTSIDE! He has recently learned his animal sounds! And the horse is his favorite! So... I made him a horse! NAILED IT! He may or may not have stole a pre-birthday cupcake. This boys loves sweets! Like his mamma!

 

 

 
Grayson too is all boy! He loves to rough house, play outside, run, jump and any other dangerous activity! HE likes baseball and basketball and even kicking soccer balls! He has a love-hate relationship with Blue, but loves puppies, especially in movies! He is quickly becoming a three-nager, which is worse than any terrible twos! He is shy and reserved, and only picks the best people to trust and rely on. He has about 5 people that he feels most comfortable with (beside mom and dad). 2 of them are not family. One is at church and one is at pre-school. Sometimes with Grayson being behind in speech and social development, he gets left out or behind because he is quiet and keeps to himself. That also means he NEVER is comfortable leaving us. This means that nursery and preschool are crying, screaming fights that leave me feeling awful as I abandon him in his fear. Heavenly Father blessed Grayson with two angels that have changed that. Maybe that's dramatic to most, but to me it's real. One is a nursery leader and Grayson will run into his arms every Sunday and easily goes to class, with confidence. The other is a paraprofessional in his preschool class that makes him feel safe and at ease. I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who blesses us to be able to climb our mountains of trial.

Until next time....