Such improvements

Since the last few entries have been more about me (sorry folks), I thought it was about time to give a little news about Evan. In so many ways lately, he seems to be doing better.

His speech is improving daily. With Mike's constant help, Ev is adding new words quickly. He still has a lot of trouble getting his words out, and he's got a long way to go, but he's making really good progress. Most people wouldn't understand his words yet--his pronunciation isn't great and he leaves parts of words out ("hep" is help, "et" is eat), but we're so proud that he's trying so hard. Emily, his SLP, is excited about his progress as well.

Evan's doing well at sports too. His baseball swing is great--he'll actually swing at the ball now, and he even makes contact sometimes. He's so thrilled when he makes a hit. He's also become quite the little golfer. His swing is almost pretty--he looks like a pint sized pro. I know he didn't get that from me. But all the sporting has kept us pretty busy this summer. If we're not at the park hitting baseballs, I'm digging golf balls out of the ivy in the backyard.

With the summer about two-thirds over, I have to say we've been having a lot of fun. August is a fairly quiet month, but we're hoping to get in a few more trips to the beach and maybe a little vacation before it's all over. It's so great to have a three year old in the summertime.