Da Moves

We kept seeing this song on tv... ...and Bitty kept singing it to himself. Then one day he got curious: Bitty: Does Elmo got da moves? me: Yeah Bitty: Does that mean Elmo can dance? me: Yeah Bitty: What is da moves? me: It means you can dance. (he stops to ponder that) Bitty: I don't got da moves. me: Me either ...

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Angry Birds

Bitty asked me to help him make a slingshot. Turns out this is what he had in mind: Yep, we made a slingshot out of old pantyhose, lol. I set up the pigs at the bottom of the stairs for him, and Bitty had the birds lined up behind the slingshot (just like on the game). He's really into Angry Birds these days... he asks me almost every day, "Do you wike Angry Birds? I wike Angry Birds. Do you wike da bwoo bird? Is da bwoo bird cute?" (note: the correct answer is yes, the blue bird IS cute!) He...

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On IEP's, speech, and girls

So last month we had the IEP meetings for Cuddlebug and Bearhug to set up their transition-to-middle-school IEPs. The ASD resource teacher from the middle school was there, which was great because we were able to get a lot of our questions answered as to how things work in middle school, both in general and specific to the autism program. I am feeling a little better about the whole thing now that we have *some* idea of what to expect. This week there is a field trip for the 5th graders to visit...

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Spring Break

This year we stayed home for spring break, and my parents came to visit. We had a ton of fun going somewhere different each day. For the most part, we went to places that were familiar to the boys but we did try out one new place which turned out to be a lot of fun. We spent a day at the park. We let the boys bring their scooters to ride on the trails, and we also brought bread...

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