A Brady Update

We are amazed by the progress Brady has made since starting speech over the summer, and then preschool in August!  He now goes to speech twice a week and school three times a week, and he has become quite chatty at home, which we love!  Unfortunately, every time he starts "talking" really clearly, and I run to get my camera or phone to take a video, he tends to go silent.  I am determined to get better videos eventually!  We know he can say, "mama", "no", and "hi".  Recently he said, "hat", "hey", "horse", "car" and "hush".  Here are the words he has been saying consistently, over and over again...

Ty Ty (for his big brother, Tyler, which warms our heart!)

"ouse" for "house" (while playing with his toy house)

"us" for "bus" (when he sees a picture of a bus in one of his books)

"all" for "ball" (when he throws a ball)

out (especially when we park at Target!)

dada (we know he can say mama too but he hasn't said it in a while!)

ow (when he gets an ouchie...so sad!)

ice (for popsicle or a picture of an ice cream truck)

ush for "push" (before he pushes the button in his book)

We are trying to transition him to taking shorter naps, with the hope that eventually, he won't take naps at all anymore, and he'll have a consistent bedtime. Some days this works out fine, and others, not so much!  We want him going to sleep earlier at night so that he isn't too tired at preschool!  On speech days, he will take a car nap, but on other days it can be difficult to get him to go to sleep.  I'm hoping with the cooler weather coming, I can take him out in the stroller to help him fall asleep.  One day this week he was up after preschool (and cranky!) from noon until almost nine and I had him on my own for eight of those hours.  It was rough!  He wanted to go outside over and over again, to play with the mulch, the recycle bin, and the trash can (and to spy on the neighbors!)  He continues to be a wild climber.  I keep rearranging the furniture in hopes of preventing him from climbing.  We now have two locks on each baby gate, three locks on the deck door, and both chains and locks on the two doors on the first floor that lead outside.  My dad even had to move the button that opens the garage door, because Brady discovered that he was finally tall enough to do it himself!  

He is so cute walking home from school with his backpack on, then sitting and taking off his shoes and socks.  He has started to hang up his backpack on the laundry door, which is so adorable!  He still likes to watch Sing and Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom, and we are loving all of the hugs he is giving us, and (for me) the pats on the head!  The other day we were returning home from speech, and he saw my mom walking towards us.  He took off running and jumped into her arms, and it was so, so cute to see.  He has always been a major cuddle bug, but lately he is so much more affectionate with his loved ones!  I love when he runs over to me when he is done with his speech session, and when he sees me after preschool.  Dan still handles the preschool drop off, which works out well!  I think that Brady's favorite part of every day is when Daddy gets home from work, and he gets to sit with him in the mustang!  :-)

We can't believe that in less than three months, he will be four years old!

Brady recently had a playdate with his friends, Milton & Ella!  Seeing him with friends makes me SO happy!

Brady has been clapping for himself, which is SO cute!!

Is he saying, "us" for "bus" in this next two videos?

Is he saying "car"?  Brady's speech teacher thought she heard him say "car" during his session this past week!

He was saying, "ice" a lot this summer!  He would say it when eating his popsicles or when he saw a picture of an ice cream truck!