Monday, May 3, 2010

Bath time fun


Bubbles make bath time fun. I wish I could join in with them but I would need a much, much bigger tub.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Best of cousins



I hope these girls can be there for each other as life's challenges lay ahead. I have been blessed with some great cousins, and I really hope these two will remain friends for life.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Just another Monday morning....



A week from today my triplets will be 2 and a half.

Seth did great in his ABA therapy today. He went pee pee in the potty and did his work session without too much of a fight. It seems he will do anything if he knows Gabba Gabba is next. I am becoming more and more aware that he understands much, much more than I realize. It is easy to think they don't get what is going on, when they can't talk or sign. Then I will see little things happen that tell me he understands more than I give him credit for. For example, I had just finished a load of laundry that had his favorite blanket in it. I didn't announce that it was done. I just took his blanket to my bed and put the rest of the laundry away in the kids room. Seth came in the room, made his motor boat sound, looked at the laundry and then ran to my room. I peeked out of the room to see what he was doing and there went Seth running down the hall with his blanket. Now the key is getting him to be able to communicate appropriately. Seth loves Gabba, dancing, the slide, outdoors, giving kisses, tickling and the color yellow. His curiosity in things is growing a lot lately. His eye contact is increasing, too. Sleeping is not the easiest thing with Seth.


Aiden is doing so good. He knows his shapes, colors, can count to 12 and identify the numbers, and can sing a mean "I am a Pizza." He loves to read. He is the most polite little boy ever. No Thanks, please and your welcome are used all day long. He is very compassionate and has to inspect everything in full detail. With this eye for detail, comes a lot of fearful anxieties he needs to work on. He gets afraid of loud noises or anything that seems a threat to him. He is very friendly with strangers, however. He is my shopping buddy. His love of Cars, seems to be getting trumped by his obsession with Thomas the Train. He has thanked me over a hundred times for his latest engine, Gordon. Aiden still gets up in the nite to be tucked back in and find his binkie. You can read Aiden's thoughts through his many expressions.





Mia. Emilia Ann Delgado....a force to be reckoned with. She is stubborn, strong willed, silly, crazy, loving, shy, awkward, and talkative. She loves dirt, bugs, lollipops, Fancy Nancy, trains, and Marvin. She loves her dog, but can be a little too rough with him. She has a death grip hug she does to him. Mia loves being on her daddy's lap. She loves picking flowers and weeds. She will eat anything and then eat anything you, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa and puppy are eating. She is growing so tall and is yet so thin. Her expressions are priceless. She needs to be moving and rocking. She seems to learn concepts but then doesn't answer what she knows. Everything is green! She sleeps the best. She does not like her hair messed with and is very selective about what she will wear. She loves shoes. I am so glad God gave me at least one little girl. Her hair is crazy, it has a mind of its own.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

A good end to a long week


Time is going by so fast. I will look at my kids and think, "when did they get that tall?" I find myself not realizing that they can reach things on the counters now or open a door that I feel is safely closed. I also, find myself watching Jake or Skyler walk across the room and see two young adults. It is even harder to see them growing up. I still think of them as little grade school kids. So I took a picture of them all tonight. Time goes by and I never seem to get a picture of all of them together. I love all my children, step or not, with all my heart. I am glad they are always there for each other.

We have our first grandkid due in June. Jacque is expecting James by June 20th. She is excited and nervous, as any new mom is. She will be a great mom. It is funny to think that Jacque's kid and ours could be in high school together.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Seths Home therapy




Seth had a great day in therapy. He just came off a rough week of being sick, so it was really nice to have a good session. We recently added potty time to his session. We didn't get to go outside because of the rainy weather, but he did just as good. He really likes to go outside. Seth is working on using the PECS to ask for things and also to use them to understand his schedule. He picks the icons that mean different parts of his session. He is doing better at "touch car", shapes and puzzles. He is even trying to do hand movements to some songs. I think he even tried to say bye today to his teacher, which the fact that he even recognized her saying goodbye means alot!

This therapy has greatly improved Seth's eye contact and ability to interact with us, without meltdowns all the time. Of course, he still get those, from time to time.

Seth is also really babbling a lot of sounds, I think he will eventually talk but it may be another year or two.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

The family dog



God send us the best family dog ever! Marvin fit right in. He does have separation anxiety, but besides that....he is amazing. He takes Mia and Aiden's beatings without a wince. He will go lay in bed with them, but still prefers to be next to me and Seth. Seth is aware of him and occasionally pets and kisses him. I am completely sold on the poodle breed if they are all like him. He goes with us everywhere, if he can. He loves the car. Of course, someday, I want my standard poodle but Marvin is perfect for our family now. Its crazy that we found him at the local SPCA.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Back at the beach


Dad likes to take Aiden and Mia for walks on the beach. Aiden usually takes Marvin with him. Sethers only likes to go out (being carried) for a little bit.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

My princess


Somehow Mia will allow my mom to take her picture. But not me, no way....no how!

Friday, March 5, 2010