Christmas.

So Christmas this year was as magical as it could be… Grace woke up in a very good mood and really enjoyed opening presents.  Previous years she hasn’t managed to open gifts independently but this year she done great and managed to open any present she could get her hands on even if they was not for her!

We had a very chilled morning ,  Grace got a new dolly and spent most the day tending to her every need, including changing her nappy wiping her face with baby wipes and feeding her yogurt.

Grace has great imaginative play skills and we encourage this a lot both at home and at school, she can recognise simple tasks like “feed the baby” or “give the baby a kiss”.  It’s a good skill to have as it gives her independent play time and can also interact with her siblings.

By the afternoon we had family over and I spent most the afternoon cooking a huge feast for everyone, grace is on the very small side for a wolf Hirschhorn child and I made sure I packed extra cheese and cream into whatever I could to bulk the calories out. I think grace most enjoyed the chocolate yule log and ice cream its a must on Christmas day.

Grace surprised us this year and started saying “father Christmas” clear enough for us to know what she is saying. Graces speech is coming along leaps and bounds lots of new exciting sounds and the odd word here and there. This year we have seen a lot of progress with speech and the use of Makaton signing, Grace has a great understanding of the world and her surroundings and can communicate in many ways whether its speech, Makaton or body language.

It’s a new year now and I’m looking forward to seeing what the year has in store for us no matter how small the steps are the progress is always there and Grace continues to amaze us constantly.

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and happy new year!

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