Joe and I took the kids to Toys R Us yesterday to buy Mason a bike. He just learned how to ride the tricycle (a gift from Grandma Susie for his 1st birthday!). Talan also knows how to ride the tricycle. So, we were just so pleased that Mason even had an interest in riding that we thought it was high time to get him a real bike with training wheels. Mason didn't want a bike he wanted toys. This is what he told us on the way to the store. But an amazing thing happened once we were inside Toys R Us. Mason started trying out a few bikes of different size frames and all of the sudden he was peddling around the store. He had never been on a real bike before so this amazed and delighted us. He had such fun. We were inside Toys R Us for an hour and a half trying out bikes and seeing which one felt the most comfortable for him. We wanted to set him up for success and so we settled on a 16" red bike. He should be able to get a lot of use out of it as it can grow with him for awhile. We decided not to buy Talan a 10" bike that he tried out because he would outgrow it so quickly. The bike guy recommended letting Talan get better on the tricycle and then going for a 12" bike.
When we got home it was late as we stopped at the gym and went to dinner and visited the play area at the mall. Mason wanted to try out his bike in the cul-de-sac. (Talan hoped on a push trike which our neighbor recently gave us). It was so wonderful to see how empowered he felt. He knew we were very proud and he was proud of himself too. I insisted they wear their helmets. I have never insisted on helmets before even though the scooter is probably just as dangerous. They weren't happy about it and there were some technical difficulties getting the helmets to fit.
When I woke up this morning, Mason was already outside riding his bike (Joe was up don't worry). How cute is that? Talan was out there too riding his little bike. Both of them wore their helmets. No complaints about it, which I was very grateful for.
There are also some photographs from Sunday morning of Talan trying on my shoes. I thought he was being so cute and I know there are pictures of me as a kid wearing my dad's swim shorts. I think there is some universality of kids wanting to wear grown up clothes irrespective of gender. I just get a kick out of it and Talan has a thing for shoes anyway!
Another milestone for Mason is that he can finally pull back his foreskin on his penis. I was getting concerned because the Pediatrician said he should be able to do this by age 5 at the latest and Mason will be 5 at the end of August. One of my mom friends in GA said that her son ended up needing to be circumcised because he had some sort of problem getting the foreskin to pull back. So, like a mom, I worried about the potential for a problem in this arena. I know so very little about all this sort of stuff. I was the one that pushed for the boys being uncircumcised so I dreaded having this "backfire" on me. :)
I realize that I haven't mentioned the wonderful progress Talan has been making with all his speech therapy. He is now talking frequently throughout the day in one word sentences without prompting. He will sometimes use two word combos without prompting and will do 3 to 4 word combos if prompted. I am very pleased and feel that we are well on our way to getting caught up with where he should be developmentally in terms of his speech. We had individual speech therapy this morning (every Tuesday) and we have group speech therapy on Thursdays. We will have our 10th session this week of group therapy out of 12 sessions so I think we have made the kind of progress that his individualized goal plan outlined for him. Yeah Talan.
Everyone is in love with Talan. Joe remarked tonight, again, how easy Talan is. He doesn't complain about brushing his teeth or going to bed. He is very easy that way. Especially in comparison to you-know-who. :) We all have our moments right?
Joe and I are discussing the issue of keeping the bowl haircut for Talan. I think it is time to move on. Barclay is very ready for it to go. Heather was just visiting and she commented she didn't like it. So, we are pondering it and hopefully will make a decision soon as he needs a haircut desperately.
My parents have been gone two weeks in Europe and it is funny how much I have wanted to call them and share what has been going on with them. Its like that old saying you don't know what you've got until its gone. I am excited for them to be back and I am very excited about our upcoming Alaskan cruise.
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