week 26 & 27.

Good week for Emmett, but not too much to report. It has almost been six months since his diagnosis, which feels weird. It still feels new and overwhelming, but at the same time like I've never known any different. We are still waiting to see if Emmett can get into a life skills program with Fraser. Fraser has a reputation of being the best place in MN to get services for autism. The wait list is long, to say the least.
Therapy was successful this week. Teanna was able to calm Emmett's body down really well so he could cooperate better. Now that he is going from preschool to therapy on Wednesdays, it's harder for him to cooperate and keep his cool. He tried a different therapy swing, but didn't last long. But he did some painting and Teanna got him to finger paint! At first he would hardly touch the tip of his finger to the paint, but after about 10 minutes he was dipping his finger into the paint and having fun. However, he wanted his hands wiped off between every dip of his finger. After trying finger paint, he has been more tolerant of touching shaving cream at home. He has covered his entire hands in it a few times for a few minutes. Thumbs up!
Also, Emmett has tried riding the bus home from school two times. :) There is an aide who sits with him and he is the first stop. The bus also drops him off directly in front of our house, which is so great. We are so proud of him for being so brave this past month. :)

Week 27 hasn't been the easiest because Emmett is battling a fever/cough. :( My poor buddy had to miss two days of school. It was crazy how hesitant and clingy he was going back after only missing two days. He needs consistency. Even though Emmett wasn't feeling the best, he was still cooperative in therapy. Teanna informed us that she will be gone for three weeks (eek!) in October and there will be a substitute OT. I hope Emmett does okay with the switch.
We have been reading a new book Go Dog, Go! to Emmett and he loves it. It is a very simple book to understand and uses many of the verbs that Zena is working on with him. He even tries to read it himself, which is super cute. He also loves to read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Brown Bear, Brown Bear.