I'M THREE

Nash had his birthday on 9-9-09! He started off the day by laying in bed and speaking spanish (he has a spanish video he just loves... Uses about 12 words on a regular basis) I walk in and say, "Good Morning & HAPPY Birthday!!" He smiles and says, "What are you doing?" I said, "I was working on the computer... What are you doing?" He responds, "Spanish." Amazed I carry on... "What do you want for breakfast?" He says, "Birthday Cake!" I say, "OK, What to drink?" He says "Milk."

I knew right then and there that this is going to be a good year!! That was a first ever conversation that went beyond me asking him a question and he giving a short answer. Amazing!!

He ate cake... I figured.. He talked and he only turns 3 once... Cake for breakfast once a year is not going to kill him. I let him choose meals and activities all day... Besides speech and Nate choose dinner... Anyway he wanted chicken nuggets.. Ate all four and a small fry and milk. Mowed it... I kept looking around to see if he dropped any... Nope!

He wanted a ride on the mower so we drove it around the yard. Played paino, swang, read, and of course watched a few videos.

We went to the Japanese. Osaka... They made it in front of you. Nate wanted to go there, Brice had never been to a Japanese place, and Nash well he wanted Chinese, but loved Japanese. The flames got real high and Nash leaned back and yelled "HOT!!!" Everyone cracked up. He ate like a champ... Seriously we have never seen him eat soooo much... He had steak, salad, soup, rice, candy, more steak, crackers, a choc milk, glass of water, and a cooked banana. Brice was scared to ride home with us for fear Nash would get sick in the car. He just kept eating... We figured he must be trying to gain weight for his doc apt tomorrow.

He had casts on his feet for three weeks. It was suppose to be 4 weeks, but he did soooo well they decided to take them off. For the first time we saw and still do see Nash walking on his flat feet. Not on his toes. He even stands in the middle of the room. It is sooooo neat! The therapist are shocked at how well it is working. The alternative is surgery and we as parents do not feel that is a good option for such a young child. When Nash is older and he can decide and has stopped growing will will proceed if need be, but for now this is amazing. His muscles are semi loose for the first time. We will likely be casting for a month every four to five months. Which is ok by us since we are seeing results.

When asked Nash responds the the following questions... How old are you? He says, "I'm 3"
What is your favorite color? "Yellow" What is your favorite animal? "Dog" We had to work on I'm 3 and him saying his name "Nash Kuehl." But the favorite color and animal were all him. Thinking he is smarter then we all know, but just struggles to verbalize things.

Yes, it has been forever since I blogged... Busy I guess. Summer has gone sooooo fast... We have had our ups and downs, but keep moving forward knowing God is right there holding us.

We did go camping this weekend... Nash loved it... Of course just in the back yard, but we had a blast. I personally loved it. Toilet and shower near by. Nash woke up in the middle of the night and said, "We're camping!!" and went right back to sleep. Cracked us up. We love hearing him talk. Music to our ears. Silent for so long and hearing words and words with meaning is so awesome! We are just soooo thankful he is talking. It pains me to know other parents whom will never hear there children talk. We just Praise God for progress!

We had his b-day party this weekend. Fun, but he was a little naughty... Cried during the party. He did dig into his Elmo cake, but wiped more on Nate then he put in his mouth. Probably better that way... Less of a sugar high!

We decided against school this fall. I am feeling really good about that. The school was very understanding and helpful. Principle has a son on an IEP so she is WONDERFUL!! He will continue Speech once a week with the AEA. Once a week at Witwer Children's Therapy and also OT and PT once a week there too. So we have a few less appointments, but still real busy.

We go to Shriners Hosp in MN next week. Curious to see what they feel his progress is. Always a little nervous too. Nash will be excited to swim at the hotel pool!

Well I need to run... I've got lots of work to do before he gets up from his nap.
Hope you all had a wonderful summer...
I have some pictures, but they won't load... My camara is broke... I will be asking for a new one for Christmas!! Good thing Aunt Jordanne takes lots of pictures!