10-11-11 Ignition!

The mail has been really neat. Most of it has been coming our way at the house, and we then deliver it to Isaac at the apartment. If you are interested in sending him wishes directly, please send it to:

3915 Portland, Irving, TX 75038

It will get to Isaac, and he is responsible to get his own mail. 

I think Jackie and I are beginning to get comfortable with Isaac's progress; mostly because he is showing the intelligence more and more each day. The frustration is still with his voice, his time to response when it comes to conscious thought, and his lack of common sense.  He will go to a door and open it, simply because he hears a noise outside that he cannot define, or when he sees someone pass by the window. His loving countenance, however, is bright and shines brilliantly in his playfulness and loving manner.


I have to admit I'm having difficulty because work is keeping me busy and I have less time to make the entries on here. I feel bad that I have twice now had to summarize my thoughts from previous days. I get to the apartment and want to crash, but Isaac is getting home and is ready to go. I had to enlighten our aide today because she was getting Isaac excited about going out to Wal-Mart for an outing. I remember the doctors saying that, with all the stimulus in the clinic, a quieter setting is more beneficial for him in the evenings. Save the exciting stuff for the weekend.

We did go to Wal-Mart. He walked almost all the way around the store, looking to spend the $5 sent to him by a prayer warrior in East Texas. His choice was very good. He found a movie on sale that he did not have at home. It was $5, and dad chose to take care of the tax instead of use it as a lesson.....not yet.

We have been working on our domestic skills while dad is there.We have a checklist that he is learning to do remedial tasks in the morning and in the evening. He signed his this morning himself.



 Mom adds:

Check out the latest picture & remember that on 9/9, he was barely making dots on the paper with his pen -- one month later and we SIGN our name!! Praise God!

Victor and family were over. We were so glad to see him.  Nicholas played with Isaac on Angry Birds while the adults talked. He brought our favorite Brazilian potatoes as a treat, so the three of us made a dinner of it with hot dogs. (lol, Hey, it works)

Sunday was church day for Isaac. The CNS group went to church at Calvary in Irving. 

All of the praying & praising we've been doing and today Isaac gets to praise Him in church for the 1st time since the incident!!

This weekend we had many visitors, from cousins to soccer friends. You probably won't believe it, but you actually make a very positive impact on Isaac with your visits. They don't have to be long, but they give him a sense of care from a much larger group because he can see it with his own eyes. 

Friday Grandma came up and watched Isaac to let Jackie and I go to the Homecoming game. Ooh, a date!!!

Well, this was a little backwards. I would tell you to read it upside down, but it probably would make less sense.