I have posted far too little about my son Sam, and his progress and
development.  It is an amazing process to watch and be a part
of.  Lately, Sam has really taken off with grammer and
sentences.  They are crude, but he is learning to communicate
effectively.

I keep working with him on the pronunciation, there are still a lot of
letters that he leaves out.  It’s fun to have him come up and
start talking to me … he is so committed to telling me something, and
quite often I just don’t know what he is saying.  At the same
time, there are some things that he knows and says crystal clear.

Last night we were playing in the garage.  I hung some nylon
webbing from the ceiling, and I showed him how to grab it up high and
swing from it.  I then showed him how to sit in it and
swing.  It was interesting to watch him learning how to put the
loop behind his back to sit in it … he couldn’t quite get it each
time … but try and try again … he started to get the concept. 
They he said “Daddy … you turn.  I sit.”  He wanted me to
get up off the steps, and go swing.  We switched places, and I
swung for a bit.  Then he said “Daddy … me turn.  You
sit.”  What a kick.

He knows that we are going to see the ocean … we’re due to leave for
Hawaii this Friday.  This will be his second trip … and I’m sure
a lot of fun!