Winter Weather -- Go Away!

We are once again getting dumped on with a winter storm. We are suppose to have a foot of snow by tomorrow and the city is already closing down. Our night nurse won't be able to make it in the weather and we probably won't leave the house all weekend. Ben will definitely get his mommy and daddy fill this weekend!

This is the beginning of the snowfall (I took this picture from our front door). I will be sure to post pictures of the final product tomorrow and post them.

Ben curled up in front of the window to watch the snow fall. All he needs is a cup of cocoa and a good book! Isn't he the cutest?!?

In case you were wondering what all those cards were laying on the floor next to Ben, they are laminated pictures of all his toys. We are working on having Ben point to the picture of the toy he wants to play with. We started this because we are having trouble knowing what Ben is wanting since he doesn't talk and can only sign two things and uses those signs for everything. Ben gets VERY frustrated with us when we can't figure out what he is asking. Ben loves looking at the cards and bending them, but so far isn't using them to express his wants. Hopefully with more work, he will soon.

He is starting to reach his arms towards the direction of the room that contains the object he is wanting. We just have to narrow it down from there by presenting Ben with everything in that vicinity. He will push away what he doesn't want and take what he does. I feel like most of my day is spend playing the "Hot-Cold" game. I'm hoping the cards will be a more consistent and easier way for us to communicate to each other. Poor guy, how frustrating for him.