june - first half.

Not too much to report this half of the month, except for one big accomplishment. Emmett went pee on the potty in public for the first time. :) He even went without his seat insert. I was speechless. We were having pizza with friends and Emmett said he had to go pee-pee. Matt and I kind of gave each other the "crap, what should we do now?" look and Matt got up and told me he would try to get him to go. About 10 minutes later, Emmett runs back to the table and proudly exclaims, "I went pee pee!" I was so happy! I don't know how Matt did it, but he is able to get him to do things that I can't. We made sure to buy him a sucker on the way home. Emmett was so proud of himself. :)

Emmett hasn't gone potty at Fraser yet, but I think he's very close. His teacher has been putting glitter in the toilet to get him to go into the stall and watch it flush down. He is still sitting on the potty there, pants up, lid down, but he does well with baby steps. Not when we are in public he wants me to put glitter in the toilets. I need to remember to put some in my purse! I'm telling you, I carry some odd things in my purse...

School is now done for the year. I am very proud of all of the hard work and adjustments Emmett has had. He has learned how to ride a school bus to and from school, eat breakfast in a cafeteria, listen to his teachers, and share with other kids. He is excited for kindergarten! 

may - second half.

The second half of May has been so busy and I am exhausted. There have also been changes in Emmett's schedule, which will remain changed through most of the summer.
We did the autism 5K for the second time. This year there were 19 of us supporting Emmett and autism. I was so grateful and felt how much love everyone had for Emmett. 

^^so happy

Ethnie walked the entire time and Emmett walked half of the time. :)

Emmett had his final sessions of OT and PT. He is now on a therapy break through July. However, we definitely have "homework" to do during his break. We are excited to work with him on his "jobs" and see how much progress we can make.

During Emmett's last OT session he got to have a pool party. :) He has gotten much more comfortable floating in deeper water and keeping his balance when he can touch the bottom. He is still pretty hesitant and cautious, but better!

making a water spout with the noodle

I took Emmett to Como Zoo and Como Town to go on some rides. It was the first time he rode the train by himself. He was looking pretty sad, but once the ride started he was fine!

I was hoping he would be able to get on and off the ride by himself, but he was too scared. I know he wants so badly to be as independent as he can, but certain things are just too hard still. When all of the kids are exiting the ride and the operator is hurrying them along, it's just too much for Emmett to process in a hurry. He panics and is afraid.

He has had his eye on the fire truck ride since last summer and this year he is tall enough to ride it. Each truck has a platform on the back with squirt gun hoses you can spray on the building while the ride is going, but he just wanted to sit inside the truck. When he first came around, he had a look on his face that was mostly fear, but then he calmed down and started to smile. :)

 

School is done in a few days and Emmett will start going to Fraser five days a week. This will be good for him because he will still have a structured schedule all summer, which will help with the transition into Kindergarten. 

In June Emmett will go see Dr. Prawolski to follow up/reconnect about how everything is going for him and how we are liking the services he receives.