Happy 3rd Birthday Taevin!

As i'm sure you have guessed from the pictures Taevin LOVES cars! I let him pick out his own cake this year and this is the one he picked.

He was so excited about his birthday this year. He even had some cake, which he wouldn't touch last year and was able to blow out the candles by himself. It is amazing how far he has come in the last year!

Taevin is really starting to talk and he becomes more understandable each day. He can now say his own name and tell you how old he is. He loves trains, cars, airplanes, trucks, balls and the I-Pad. He knows all his colors and most of his shapes. He would spend his whole day outside if we let him. He loves to hear stories and do puzzles.  He is such a sweet boy and is always happy!

Here are a few this going on with our little man: 

*He has now aged out of Early Intervention and will no longer be getting his weekly therapy at home. 

*He is old enough to start school. He will be attending headstart 5 days a week for 2 1/2 hours a day.        There he will receive any needed therapy and he will be starting in the fall.

*He will continue to have speech and physical therapy once a week at an outpatient clinic.

*He will be getting shoe inserts to replace his SMO braces to help him walk and with his low muscle tone.

*He will have heart checks every 3 months.

*He has gotten is 2 year old molars.

*He has gained 1 lbs since surgery, not much but it's something. (he can still fit into 18 month shorts)

*He has started eating a few new foods which takes us up to a total of about 12 things.

*He is finally (for the most part) sleeping through the night!!!!!!!!!

*He has started potty training.

Taevin really has come such a long way in 3 years. He is an amazingly strong little boy full of such love and happiness. We are so blessed to have him in our family! We love you Taevin!