Yay for Fall! Love this time of year, crisp clean air, apples and pumpkins, farmers markets, Halloween, feeling energized... here's Harrison as Itsy Bitsy Spider.

Harrison is having a great start to Kindergarten- he has amazing teachers and therapists, the kids in his class are so good to him (I almost cried when I realized he was on the "list" for a birthday party where the whole class was not invited!), and he has the energy and motivation to stay up and active throughout the entire school day (at times...he is still a power-napper, and those damn seizures sometimes wear him out). All in all, he loves school, and still loves riding that bus! 

Seizures...ugh. The diet definitely continues to help Harrison's developmental progress, but the seizures are very stubborn, and I continue to hear this from other DIET parents as well. After 5 years of often changing seizures we still cannot put our fingers on any particular precursors, other than early morning when he is due for medication. 

Despite the seizures, though, Harry works his butt off and continues to show so much happiness and pride in himself. He is waving hello and goodbye more consistently, making great eye contact, standing longer and walking further (with assistance), learning lots of sign language, and constantly "talking" with his voice and his hands- he is really enthusiastic and when he gets the giggles he cracks up his whole class!

He participates in all of the class group activities, like doing yoga in Creative Movement, moving around in Math to show Greater Than (more boys than girls) and Less Than, making pictures in Art,

and hanging out with his friends in the lunchroom.

Harrison still rides the horses and he had a blast at the 5K Fundraiser for the barn.

Sometimes when his ride is over he likes to hang out and watch the cute twin girls who ride next.

We went to the Big E and of course the horse show was his favorite part!









 Harrison went to the dentist, which like most kids he usually detests...but this time he was big enough to sit in the dentist chair instead of being on my lap and laying back and feeling so trapped, and not only did he do great, he giggled throughout the whole cleaning! Who knew?

Harry also began participating in a Music and Swim program with his babysitter Maddy, two Sundays each month, through Jewish Family and Children's Services, and HE LOOOOVES IT!!! 

It has been a pretty happy, cozy Autumn for us. Harry had one cold, got through it, and has been chillin out with his puppies,

 

and working on his fine motor skills :)

We sure hope everyone is as happy as this boy is!