We were pretty worried about his vocal development. As of a couple weeks ago he still had very few words. His receptive language is great, but he wouldn't say much. But it seems like in the last couple of weeks, he's really blossomed. Now he's still not all that easy to understand on a lot of words, and it definitely seems to be an effort to form some words, but he's improved a lot.
It's tough for us to know, because both Faith and Mari were so abnormally advanced verbally at their age, AND twins are prone to verbal development delays as well. So all that added up (plus the fact that Hannah can spout off a veritable Gettysburg Address in her own babbling 'Hannish') had started us worrying. But I feel a lot better about it now, and I think that Bud seems happier too.
In other news...
We're into the grind at school - no more off days till spring break, and then no more off days through the end of the year. Right now it's nice, we've had too many snow days so a little routine actually feels good at this point. Check back with me in a few weeks and we'll see how I feel.
Steph is making a renewed commitment to consistently working out on the treadmill. Any of you who talk to her may feel free to give her extra encouragement and support. I am toying with the idea of training to run a 5k. I'm certainly not ready yet, but if the weather gets warmer and I can start running outside, I'm pretty sure that I could do it...Right now I can consistently 'jog' for a full half-hour each morning which gives me just over 2 miles on the treadmill. I am able to go longer than that but am limited on time. I know that treadmill running is not the same as outdoor running so I'm working to increase that a little each day, and then start ramping up the incline as well. Hopefully by Spring Break I will be close to 3 miles at about 2% incline...and then I can start running outside. Scary to think about. Anyway, I'm not worried about speed right now. One thing at a time. Anyone with running experience who'd like to comment or advise, your input is welcome.
That's all for now - maybe post some snow pics soon.
Matt
