Three years old!

Josh turned 3 years old on Monday. In the past, we have celebrated birthdays with family parties, but since we aren't near any family now, we had a pretty low-key day. We went to the park with our ward play group and I made cupcakes for everyone. Josh had fun playing with his little friends.



It's hard to believe he is 3 years old already. His speech has been improving a little these past few months. We knew he would have a speech delay because of his cleft palate. He has been more and more willing to say new words and copy words he hears us say, or hears on Blues Clues or Curious George. His pronunciation is still not very good, he usually leaves off the starting or ending consonants of words, and he is starting speech therapy through the school district at the elementary school down the street from our house. I can usually understand him because I'm around him all day long, but I doubt strangers would be able to understand more than a few words and phrases that he says. We are excited that he has qualified for this speech therapy and look forward to being able to understand everything Josh is trying to communicate to us.

We tried potty training about a month ago, and Josh is NOT interested in any of that stuff yet. I wish he was ready because I am tired of buying diapers for two kids at a time.

It is fun to watch Joshua grow up and learn new things. He loves to play outside, either at a park or in our back yard blowing bubbles or drawing in the drive way with chalk. He is constantly making us laugh with his little sense of humor and the way he tries to say new things. We are grateful he is a part of our family and we love him!