Have I really not updated this in 2 weeks? Wow. The summer is just flying by. We have been so busy! Just got back from camping again this weekend.

Anyway, Mason update.
I've seen some pretty big things lately. Last week, he got on the swing for the first time since he was a baby! He cried, but he didn't fight me getting on it, and I got him smiling a little by tickling him. He wasn't a fan, and he hasn't done it since, but it's a step! All this time, I just thought him not like the swing was a "phase." I didn't realize it was a sensory thing. Anyway, we'll keep trying it.

We went and had a picnic, and then played at the park last monday. There was a little boy, I'd guess 2-1/2ish, who kept following him around. He wasn't about playing w/him at first, but after awhile, he kept looking for him and asking about him. He wanted the little boy to follow him down the slide, but didn't really want to talk to him. It's a start, at least. He did get freaked out when the little boy started waving his arms around. He kept saying "Don't hit me! Don't hit me!" I think this is part of his problem w/other kids his age. They are small, loud, in your face and have unpredictable movements.

The biggest news, is that Friday at therapy, Kate told me he was actively interacting with the other kids!!! This is awesome!!! She also said Hayley (who is participating in the class as a 'peer model') is a little over-protective of him. She watches the other kids around him, and will go sit next to him if he's alone. It's pretty cute, but something we need to watch. We don't want her taking over, or talking for him, which she definately does at home.

We've been working hard on conversation with him, and it's getting better. You still have to repeat the question to him a couple times, but he can usually answer, if only minimally. Still waiting for speech therapy to start. It should be any time now.

I guess that's it. Still trying to stay hopeful that an autism diagnosis is NOT in our future. I'm just so on the fence about it, it really could go either way.