Watching them grow

Right now I am watching my youngest son fill out a sheet of information about himself. We are doing this every day so that eventually these things will click for him and he will remember the information on his own. Things like our cell phone numbers, what his grandparents' names are and where they live, emergency contacts, etc.

When he first started filling this sheet out last week (it's the same one every day), I asked him who he could call in an emergency. He was having a hard time giving me a name, so I asked him if maybe somebody from church could help in an emergency and he told me he would call God.

Pretty smart kid, huh?

We've noticed some great changes with him lately, partly due to diet and supplement changes and off course due to prayer. He seems more focused, and he's asking frequent and pertinent questions. His skin seems to be clearing up as well, which is an added bonus.

An awesome thing happened this morning, though, and I am still amazed. I have blogged before about how obsessed my son has been with the State Fair. This is the first year we haven't gone as a family, and I thought we were going to make it through without any drama because up until last week C hasn't even mentioned the fair.

But then he did. He wanted another stuffed Sonic plush, and he only wants the one from the State Fair. (I found one online for $20 yesterday but he said "no thanks", because it's not from Toy Network.)

So I was trying to figure out how - in the middle of my insane schedule this week- I was going to take a break and drive to the fair with him, and spend the least amount of money winning him a Tails.

Then I remembered that my hubby and a friend are going to the UT/OU game on Saturday and they can go and win him one. They have a much better chance at it than I do, and I honestly don't have the time.

So I started discussions with C yesterday about us not going and Dad going instead to win him one. You have to understand that with him, these kinds of talks last all day. Lots of mumbling and questions and him telling me that he's worried about the State Fair. It is a very big ordeal, I promise.

But last night my husband talked to him about the whole situation and explained that he will try really hard to win, and this morning he woke up without asking any questions. He's happy and hasn't said anything about the fair at all, which is huge!!

My other two kiddos are doing great things, too, but more on that later...