Simon Says:
After I said the prayer tonight I asked him if he wanted to say anything else. His response:
"Thank you God for golden butterfly.
Thank you for baby condors. (Both of those are from Diego.)
Thank you for cheese.
Thank you for water.
Thank you for applesauce.
Thank you for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
Thank you for Santa."
Santa is still really big around here. Santa is the only person he will talk to on the phone. Today he talked to Santa Leslie & Rachel at the CK offices and left a message for Santa at Grandpa Gary and Grandma Susan's house saying, "where are you Santa."
Awesome.
And I just heard a little voice coming from his bedroom singing "do re me fa so la ti do."
Seriously awesome.
And all those words you have been leaving today are totally filling me up. I can't wait to read more on Monday and see what you create.
seriously awesome photo
seriously awesome kid!
happy friday!
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What a great picture of Simon!!
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Beautiful photo of Simon and his words are wonderful! Your heart must just want to burst! :0)
My word is "Do". No more being passive. Time to DO.
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So happy for Simon he is doing awesome!!You and Chris must be so proud and excited about all the good things happening.Love reading about the little moments that you hold so dearly thanks so much for sharing them.Love the picture of Simon too cute!
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Kids are just wonderful aren't they!
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Hi Ali,
I picked the word ORGANIZE. I took your idea and put it on my blog. giving you full created and my friends responded. check my blog for their answers, to Cool. Once again Thank you!
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Love that photo! I have had a stepson diagnosed with autism, and now have a 6year old with, what i believe, are similar signs as well as a "tic". I'm a little scared, but i plan to just take a deep breath and go forward. How old is Simon? Do you agree with the vaccination theory??? Makes me sick inside cuz i gave my son all the recommended vaccines...sigh
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Love the photo and what Simon had to say.
I stumbled acros your blog a few days ago and love it. Will be popping back in often.
And my word is Create. Basically to create more time for me and my family and to continue to create in my hobby and love it.
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What a great little dude - Simon is such a kind soul.
Love hearing about him and all his fabulous progress.
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I love it! He is so precious....
I love to hear my son say things out of the blue, unprompted, just because he feels like saying something! love your pic - bright eyes, long lashes, happy smile, full of life!
God has blessed you and yours...... :)
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Happy New Year. Thanks for sharing and inspiring... your Simon is a DELIGHT. LOVE THAT CROOKED SMILE. And those chocolate eyes! Such a blessing...thanks for sharing.
him with us.
Thank you for cheese. love that.
(Off to work on a layout of my word for the year. GRACE. Lots of meaning to me. Great was to start the new year.)
Happy 2007!
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i could get lost in those eyes....whoa.
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What a great photo...I love a good close up on a child's face. Especially when it is yours. I think it is great how much you share about Simon. It helps others. Trust me.
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My word for 2007 is FLY. It is an acronym for Finally Loving Yourself. It is something I have got from Flylady.net-very cool website. My first thought was Peace - through Finally Loving Myself but I didn't want to copy you...and with FLY I get Peace too. Love the spirit of your blog and work. Thanks for the inspiration.
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What beautiful eyes that child has! They reflect a sweet, sweet soul. You are a lucky woman, Ali.
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i was really blessed by that, Ali. and i think... Simon really looks like his Dad. cute kid.
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:)
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gosh, sam looks very cute esp with the long eyelashes =)) children are definitely our assets for life. cheers.
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Hey Ali- Being a speech-language pathologist who loves to scrapbook, I've so enjoyed reading about Simon's language development and just his sweet self. I work primarily with young children on the Autism Spectrum. From what you tell in your blogs, Simon has made so much progress. Kudos to you and your husband for all the work you do with him!! You are awesome parents!!!
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great prayer... we should all remember to thank God for the little things in life! Applesauce... yum!
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Hi Ali! I just ran across your blog via No Appropriate Behavior. I was very interested to read through some of your archives about Simon and autism. I have a niece who I suspect is autistic and I am interested in learning more about it. I am encouraged to read about Simon's progress! I am also wheat and dairy intolerant myself, so there's another common thread! I wondered if you know of Nancy Bea's blog http://www.genrecookshop.com/
She is a mom of a severely autistic son and an awesome oil painter and blog pal of mine. You'd enjoy her site.
Blessings, Paula
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priceless, seriously priceless. as is that photo. his eyes are just beautiful. so good to hear what is happenin for and with him and your family.
peace.
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beautiful everything...everything. !
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OH Ali, what a great progress and believe me within a few weeks you cannot follow the sentence by sentence progress anymore... i guess you will be overwhelmed by Simons stories and songs.
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Love hearing about Simon and how amazing he is!
My word for the year is "SOAR"--soar to try new things, let myself be led to where I should be and to be free to express what I want to do.
Tracy
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