Such a good boy

I'd say B is potty trained! He hasn't had an accident in about a week and really he only had a handful of them in total. He's still on a schedule and the bulk of the work is on us but still this is a pretty huge accomplishment for all of us. It is now his routine to get up and go first thing in the morning and we've added "pee pee, poop, and potty" to his ever-growing repertoire of words. Now we'll wait and see if he starts to initiate going vs. adhering to a schedule. Either way, it sure beats diapers!

And we had another successful haircut! He was a complete angel. I took along his pacifier (which was no help in the past) and he just sat there quietly until they were done. Maybe we're past that hurdle?

Therapy is back to full speed and we have several new people on staff so it is busy to say the least. B is doing great! The most exciting new program is a vocal one... we brought back vocal requesting. We had previously tried to do this in conjunction with his PECS pictures and met with mostly frustration. Now, I'd say he is successful the majority of the time. He has even requested a few things totally on his own "I want applesauce". Mostly, we offer the label "want a snack?" and he repeats it "snack". Months or even weeks ago, he simply would not do this. It's big, big progress. He is a little parrot repeating hundreds of words at this point. Progress. Slow and steady but boy is it progress.