December was a great month.  I’ve been making some real progress in terms of getting outside of my comfort zone.  I participated in the Honey Bee pre-school/pre-k sing- along for the first time this month (although I didn’t want to wear the Santa hat like the other kids … “I don’t do hats”).  I’ve also been doing a bit better with noise sensitivity, and my warm-up period in social situations seems greatly reduced.  I was enthusiastic about feeding animals at the petting zoo and running around like lunatics with my cousin with hardly any anxiety.

I loved my trip to Florida this month, especially playing in Papa and Yia Yia’s pool, playing games at a carnival with Daddy, mining for gems, and seeing lots of donkeys, goats, and sheep at the petting zoo.  I did, however, miss my kitty, and was glad to see her when we got home.

In the area of manual dexterity, I’ve finally learned how to draw “tadpole people,” those circle headed creatures that have stick arms and legs sticking directly out of their faces.  Mommy loves them!  I’ve also been making some strides in forming the letters of my name all by myself.  Being a lefty makes it a little difficult for me to do certain letters (my C’s are always backwards, for example), but I can definitely sign Jack in a way that is recognizable.

Current likes:  cookie decorating / cookie eating

Current dislikes:  the end of vacation