My Five Men

My blog friends with autistic children know that every little step

of progress is something to be celebrated! Last week, their

teacher called me in the middle of the day.

Usually, this is not a good thing...to hear her voice on the

phone while they are at school with her! But this time

she said she had good news! As most of you know,

the triplets are non-verbal. Spencer can say a few

requests, saying, "I want...". Alex can not say anything.

Harry says only 2-3 words... very garbled, but we know

what he is saying. Anyway, his teacher was calling to say

that she asked him what his name was and he

answered "Huh-wee". Yay! She thought it may have been

a fluke, so she took him around and had other people ask him

what his name was, and he continued to answer "Huh-wee".

They even visited the principal so she could ask! LOL!

I was excited when I hung up the phone and laughed

at the curves life throws at you. At 16 years of age,

we should be celebrating those driver's licenses

and first dates and instead we are thrilled at Harry

answering a simple question. But in some ways, it's

more of a miracle than when your toddler does it for

the first time... and seems even sweeter because of

the long wait. So celebrate with me! Even days later,

Harry is still answering that question correctly. And I

wonder if he thinks we are crazy asking that over and

over when we obviously know who he is. LOL!

So, thank you, God... for simple, small gifts

that spur us on in this endeavor! :)