Our little boy...

It is amazing how quickly Fletcher is growing from our vantage point since he is our first and only child.

He is analytical and what I would describe as an intense child. Every morning he needs his markers, paper, or an exercise workbook to get him through breakfast. He can maneuver the computer well and also find games and teaches himself to play them on our IPhone and computer easily. To me, this is amazing.

He is doing well in school. He knows the alphabet. He can count to 26 in both English and Spanish. He is learning to write his name. He can write part of it without help -- the down fall of having a long name! Fletcher is learning to recognize words and how letters make up words.

He is taking Karate which has helped us to reinforce manners and respect.

Fletcher loves to sing, ride his ATV, still loves cars & trucks, reading books and bath time.

Fletcher is still rough and tough so it was really hard for us a few weeks ago when he came down with a stomach virus. All he did was lay around and throw up every where. It was a test for all of us since he doesn't tend to be sickly child. We made our first trip to the ER which required an IV to get Fletcher on the road to recovery.

My sisters often give the advice of encouraging independence for Fletcher. I am happy to say we are finally starting to see some of the independence now. When he gets frustrated with something that he can't accomplish, I say "try harder" instead of rushing to his aid.

We took him to Dutch Wonderland this past weekend and he was such a joy to see how happy he was. I am looking forward to sharing lots of new experiences with Fletcher this summer.

He is a temperamental child and doesn't like change. He is not a perfect child, but he is ours and we love him. This is a learning process and one that I'm enjoying. My biggest pay off is that big smile, a hug or that unsolicited kiss from Fletcher. I love this child so much!