Crazy Milestones

Watching Brandon the last couple of days has really made me realize all the progress he has made in the last year. Just the fact that he picks up and pencil and starts to draw is a big one. Brandon never drew before. He hated to just hold the pencil. But it's more than that. There are so many things that are new this year. The big one is the lieing. Before this summer Brandon didn't lie. Or maybe it would be better to say he couldn't lie. The concept just wasn't there. At times it was helpful. The baby sister knew that if she ask Brandon if he hit someone he would say "yes" if he did and if he said "no" that the other kids were lieing. If Brandon was in timeout and I ask if he was ready to be good, sometimes he would say no. This just let me know he needed more time. This summer things started to change. I don't think I will ever forget the day he passed gas and blamed it on Lauren. It took me a minute and then I said "you lied". Of course he just stood there smiling. I also remember telling the sister and us discussing what a big milestone this was. Over the last month or two the frequency of lieing has increased. Not a lot mind you, but when you start with nothing anything seems big. I guess I really need to remember to tell his teacher.