Thankful...

This time last year Luke only had about 20 words in his vocabulary and he was 2 1/2. He was frustrated, I was frustrated and I thought he was not ready for preschool the following year. I was reassured he would do fine. Today I drove Luke to school. We dropped off Aubree at her school and then Luke started his conversation with me. "Mommy, I want to play on swings, Mommy ooh I hear a bird, Mommy it cold outside" and then as we are getting ready to go into the school he says "hmmm, let's see backpack...check! Jacket...check! Toy...check!" I don't know where he got the check list from but he has been doing it for weeks now. I think it's pretty darn cute. I dropped him off and told him I loved him and he was off. When walking away it hit me. I have taken his talking for granted the last few months. He has been talking a lot since the 2nd month of school. His speech therapist is awesome and his teachers are too! In the beginning I was thrilled and I still am, but I forgot what struggle we went through the year before. It is always good to reflect and remember to be a thankful person. I got a note home from his speech therapist and it said he showed her all the signs he knows. He is really into sign language and can out sign me any day! Alright, well I just wanted to get this thought down before I started my day!