may - first half.

There is not too much to report for the first half of May. The first week of the month we were in Florida, which was a delightful trip. :) Emmett did great for the most part. However, he hated the beach. Sigh. I was really hoping to have a breakthrough this year compared to last year. I bought him some snorkeling/sand socks that are made from the same material as a wet suit. He was fine walking on the sand at first, but once he felt unstable and the waves touched him, he lost it. He was upset and crying. I mostly blame myself because I think I pushed him too far the first time we took him down to the beach. I was excited and wanted so badly for him to feel the same. The second and third times on the beach were a bit better, but Emmett could only tolerate up to half an hour before he had had enough. We tried having him wear his sandals and all he wanted to do was sit on the towel; his safe haven from the sea of sand.

^^trying to outrun the wave while not letting the sand touch his feet at the same time.

Emmett also had a hard time with transitions while on vacation. The hardest transition each day was going from the pool back up to the condo. We had to prep him plenty of time in advance to make it as smooth as possible. Overall, he did very well and I was very proud of him. :)

Emmett will be taking a therapy break soon for 2-3 months over the summer. It will work out well because he will be going to Fraser 5 days per week. I don't want to make his schedule too crazy over the summer. We have fun things to do!
He has been extremely interested in letters. Not so much trying to write them, but recognizing them and singing about them (constantly). He loves the ABC song and others he has learned at school. He is also starting to recognize the letter and sound at the beginning of words. And he loves pointing to letters on the laptop keyboard.