Score!

After each basket at Little Gym, Malia threw her arms up in the field goal pose. So cute. She's also saying "Uh oh" now whenever she drops something or just whenever!

Hi! I'm swinging!

Great Speech Therapy Session

Malia had a great speech therapy session yesterday. She was very active in participating and just joyful with each new activity. She's making more sounds and becoming more vocal. She understands more of what people are saying to her as well. She can nod yes and shake her head for no. She uses sign language for "thank you" and "more" and "help" and "eat." I even saw her use sign language for "open" yesterday. She can point to almost all of her body parts when asked. Our speech homework is to work on OOOO and EEEE sounds and also M and B letters.

and though she be but little, she is fierce

After her second class at The Little Gym, Malia is enjoyed a cookie. Good work Malia! She even walked all the way across the room yesterday. Yay!

Malia walking more and more plus Alex gets 3rd place in 1st grade Science Fair competition

Malia just recently has been taking more and more consecutive steps!! Way to go Malia! Soon we'll be done with occupational therapy because the last goal is walking. After that, we will be stepping up the speech therapy sessions and concentrating our efforts there.

Alex made a homemade volcano for the science fair this year. We had a lot of fun putting that together and learning about volcanoes along the way. Way to go Alex!

Trip to H.E.B. for lunch with Gem'a

Malia had great first post cleft palate surgery check-up

Malia's cleft palate surgery was on December 21, 2011, and her first check-up was yesterday, January 4, 2012. Her palate looks great! Hooray! She is also very excited to get soft foods again and not just pureed foods. Alex had his last hurrah at Brooke's birthday party (Happy 10th bday Brooke!) yesterday at Gatti Town before going back to school today after the winter break.