A Trip up to the Cabin, Martina and still Waiting....

I'm not a camper. Infact I don't really even like staying in a cabin. JT's grandparents have a cabin just outside of Heber, and the last time we stayed there overnight I had to cover all the deer heads in our room with sheets because I knew I would wake up to Bambi and freak out! The last time we went camping (as in a tent camping) I got MAJORLY claustrophobic.. woke up JT .. couldn't find my way out of the tent.. and once I finally did I was breathing so hard I almost hyperventilated. I also believe I heard a bear or a mountain lion, or something outside our tent that wanted to eat me that night!
This weekend Jt's side of the family gathered together at Gil and Grandma D's cabin for a little get together and I said I was totally up for the occasion as long as my very pregnant body could sleep in my own bed and we could just make it a day trip.
On a side note, we had 4th row tickets to see Martina Mcbride, courtesy of the Eagle on Friday night. We had a blast! I love so many of her songs and she looks Amazing at 42.
So.. back to the cabin trip. We took off about 9am Saturday morning and Boston did great on the trip up, watching the Fox and the Hound the whole way. It was great to just visit and breathe in the fresh air and eat lots and lots of food that I didn't have to prepare. Boston took a great nap in the pack and play and he had a great time on Grandpa Gil's swing, playing horse shoe with Dad and uncle CJ, and going for a little nature walk. ( I didn't make it far at all on the walk so it was a pretty short trip.) The bumpy ride didn't send me into labor, but it was a great way to spend a Saturday.
Sunday, we went to Grandma MaryAnn's for dinner. CJ, Brooke and Avelyn were in town and we wanted to see them before they left. Aunt Jamie decided to let Boston and Avy make sugar cookies. She was showing them how to roll the dough and put it on the cookie sheet, but Boston couldn't help himself and shoved the whole piece of dough into his mouth. He went about his business as Avy and Jamie rolled cookie dough, but then he had to sneak back and steal another piece before the cookies were put into the oven! He totally takes after his Father! ( his mother would never do that!) He loved decorating them though after they cooled, even if they had more frosting and sprinkles than cookie!
So, I hope the next time I post it will be about Jocelyn's arrival. I'm having lots of contractions, but nothing regular yet.. so in the mean time I'll brag about my boy. I've been working with him on some ABA therapy.. which basically means I reward him for doing things. (This seems to work with most of us, who wants to do something for free!) I've been working with him on pointing to things he recognizes and also working on some sign language. Yesterday he did SO SO well. He pointed to the ball, train, boat, shoes, apple, dog, cat, flower, car, and duck 100% first try around! He can also identify the strawberry, banana, bike, toes, nose, eyes and a few others from a different book. His speech therapist came Friday and said he is doing amazing. I am so proud of his progress. He interacts with her so well and loves to play all of her games. He lifts my shirt now and points to my belly saying "belly" (something he hasn't done for months.) Last night as we read a book he pointed to a picture of a ball and said "ball" even though I didn't give him a treat! He really is SO smart, I just have to get it out of him! You can tell he's taking it all in and storing all this information in that big head of his! (He's still in the 95% for head circumferance!) He has figured out our remote control and the DVD player downstairs! (even my Mom can't work these gagets!) Also, on a cute note, every time I put him down for a nap or at bed time he looks me straight in the eye and says "bye." He may not be able to say "I love you" yet, but those big brown eyes and his sweet "bye" says the same thing to me. He totally steals my heart.