Melts my heart

It just melts my heart to watch the boys with Alicia. They have picked up all the signs that we do with her, they help her and many times I find Damien in Alicia's bed in the mornings playing and talking with her!

The other day I over heard a conversation between Liam and Alicia. I was preparing Alicia's breakfast in the kitchen and the kids sat around the table. Alicia was playing with her beads. When she doesn't want them anymore she throws them on the floor. The boys knows this and Liam said "Alicia don't want beads. What do you want to play with?" When he didn't get an answer back he got a little upset... "Alicia talk to me. Alicia talk to me." I went over there and told him that Alicia can't answer him with words and asked him what he thought Alicia wanted to play with. Liam ran in to Alicia's room and got her "talk button." This is a button she presses when she wants to play with her favorite toy - Kalle krabba. He gave it to her to press and said "Alicia wants Kalle Krabba." He ran and got it for her and then continued his breakfast.

I was so amazed that Liam got her button to press to tell him what she wanted instead of just getting the toy. They understand that they can have smal conversations with Alicia and that she can communicate with them. Sometimes it's so smal signs she does but those boys are really paying attention.

As I said - It melts my heart...