This Sucks...

Well, first of all this does suck. Why does it always snow on a weekend??? And why is it snowing so darn much, don't they know this is Maryland?? Secondly, Quinn is sick...again!!! He woke up all snotty and has been sleeping on and off and just being low energy all day long. He didn't get into any trouble at all today, he is obviously not feeling well. The only excitement/energy he showed all day was when the counting DVD starting counting shoes, I guess he thought they looked yummy, LOL! Oh well, he doesn't seem to have a fever and while his appetite isn't huge he is eating a decent amount.

Speaking of watching TV, Cooper apparently thinks the new pickle commercial where the pickle snaps so loud it scares the cat is hilarious! I love it when he laughs appropriately, it is so normal :) On that note, I forced Matt to watch a chick flick with me tonight but I only did it because it was about Autism. Yup, I found another autistic love story. It is new on DVD and called "Adam", it was a good movie. The guy actually had Aspergers but close enough.

Today the boys didn't have school, that meant Quinn had the day off but Cooper didn't! First of all Loyola speech started again today. I told Cooper in front of Quinn that we were going to Loyola and apparently that really upset Quinn. I feel bad, I know Quinn has always loved going to Loyola but he just doesn't have time now that he is in school all day. Quinn stayed behind with Grandma Berta, which Cooper didn't like at all, he wanted her to come with us. Oh well, as soon as we got to Loyola he was all smiles! When his new therapist came out to get him he grabbed her hand and dragged her back to the room to get started. He did lots of great talking and the supervisor was really shocked by how much he has progressed in just the last month! Yay!!! I was really excited because the therapist handed him a babydoll and told him to give it a hug, Cooper actually hugged the doll tight and said "hug"! That is officially pretend play!! Plus maybe it means he will be ready for a baby sister soon??? After that we came home and he had ABA therapy. His new therapist is really great with him and he doing fabulous :)

Quinn has been doing okay. I think he has been having some stomach issues but otherwise he has been really happy and pretty well behaved. He was really good today about staying out of the way while Cooper's therapist was here. He had a fantastic time at horseback riding the other day. He was sooo excited to be back on the horse! What a sweet boy :)

Grandpa Quinn

One of the things we have been working on with Cooper is identifying family members. We have picture flashcards of all the immediate family members that he has memorized. We are super lucky that there are soooo many Grandma and Grandpas in our lives, but so Cooper wouldn't get confused only two people originally got those titles, everyone else he learned their first names. Well since he has mastered that we are working on teaching him to say Grandma Jan, Grandma Donna, Grandpa Don etc. He is doing pretty well with it, but he got a little confused and started calling Quinn, Grandpa Quinn! It was pretty funny and very cute :)

Fingers Crossed!

We have gone two nights without vomit, but are still keeping our fingers crossed!!!

In other news, Cooper said "I love you" the other day! Unfortunately he was talking to his blanky!!! :( I took him upstairs to change his diaper and he ran over to his bed, grabbed his blanky, and exclaimed quite clearly "I love you!!!". Oh well, at least it is a start, maybe someday he will say it to his Mommy too.

Tonight we went to my parents house to see my Uncle Guy who is visiting from California. Cooper loved Guy because he was up for lots of rough-housing and wrestling. Quinn was also very excited to be at Grandma and Grandpop's house. The boys were both very good and we had a nice night. Before we left we were changing Quinn's diaper and Cooper was suddenly very interested in Quinn's backside. It was really funny, he was tilting his head down to get a better look and then he even lifted Quinn's leg so he could see better. What a total goofball!!! I guess he never realized Quinn was the same as him when it came to behinds, LOL!

More Vomit

So apparently Cooper is going to throw up in the middle of the night from now on :( Last night I didn't even let him watch his shows, we watched my shows!! Then I tried to put him back to sleep without his favorite blanky(it was covered in vomit) and he screamed and cried. He didn't stop until an hour later when I finally brought a still damp but clean blanky back to him. Then he instantly started making his happy sounds and running around his room playing. He continued to play until almost 4 o'clock in the morning! Really, Cooper? Really? Then he slept until 2:30 this afternoon when I finally woke him up for therapy. Oy!

For the last half of his ABA therapy today his old therapist came over to go over stuff with the new therapist. Cooper was really excited to see Megan and ran right up to her and gave her a hug. But then he got really uncomfortable and was hiding behind me, it was so funny! I guess he didn't know how to act with both of them there. It was like a guy who suddenly finds himself in the same room with his two girlfriends, LOL! Poor Cooper, but he did get over it eventually and relaxed a bit.

Water Main Break

Apparently there was a major water main break right near Quinn's school today. He may have tommorow off. Damn you Baltimore and your crappy water pipes, if it weren't for you Cooper would have a different birthday!! I still get a little freaked out everytime I hear the words "water, main, and break" together...ahhh memories...

So we have a diaper rash epidemic here right now. Cooper has a horrible rash and apparently it was soooo bad that he just couldn't handle school today. I had to go pick him up because he wouldn't stop crying. Of course he was just fine the rest of the day. He did well at ABA therapy and was his normal cute sweet self. This afternoon we were down in the office and the phone rang. He turned and looked right at the phone and said clear as day "Who is it?". Now where did he get that from???? I don't ever say that, maybe they say it while they are pretending at school or something? It was pretty darn cute :) Oh, Quinn has a little rash too and his school also called, but just to ask if it was okay to put cream on it. Oy!

Quinn is still not eating very well, actually the only thing he eats well is his baby cereal. Tonight at dinner he knocked the fork out of Grandma Berta's hand while she was trying to feed him a hotdog. Then he wasn't paying attention and knocked the cereal spoon out of her hand also. Except this time instead of throwing it onto the floor he picked the spoon up carefully and very politely handed it back to her! It was so funny! This kid knows exactly what he is doing! LOL!

A Good Weekend

We had a good weekend here. Cooper got better and Quinn did not get sick! The only one who threw up was Portia (which Cooper found absolutely hillarious)! While Quinn hasn't been sick I am a little concerned about him. His apppetite has gone completely out the window! He is eating, but is no longer intrested in snacking (which used to be what his life revolved around) and acts like hot dogs are totally gross (they used to be his favorite food!). I will give him some time, maybe this will pass.

Cooper had a very good and verbal weekend! He is suddenly repeating everything! This is very new and I hope it develops into him saying more things on his own. It is just so nice to hear his voice so often, I may be biased but I think Cooper has the most beautiful little voice in the whole world :)

Tommorow is MLK day so no school or work for Daddy! Cooper still has therapy and we are planning on taking Quinn to get a blood test (so long overdue!), and check out some new glasses. We are definately going to get him a pair of backup glasses, hopefully the indestructable kind!