Happy December! We had our first Christmas party tonight so I finally started baking yesterday. I think I have put off baking partially due to my not so helpful helpers and partially because I don't know how it fits in with eating/living healthfully, but when I can take many of the cookies to a party for others to eat then it is all good! We attended a holiday block party which is an example of one of the many reasons we love where we live. These families are great!
The Christmas spirit has hit Jonah hard. I feel like we have glitter glue everywhere as he has also taken to making Christmas cards to decorate the house. Jonah had his first Christmas program. His little group sang a song and he even had one line in the play. He was so nervous and excited at the same time. The program has caused me to resume my contact with AEA for possible speech therapy. I initially contacted them this summer about his intermittent stutter, but by the time they got back to me it was gone again. It is back. The thing that I am more curious about is just helping him get clarity in his speech. I feel that I am being asked far too often to interpret what he is saying, and after listening to the other 4 year olds I think that he is still a bit behind. I have restarted the paperwork and am waiting to hear back about when our home visit will be. (It is through the school district and so the snow days this week set us back a bit!)
I took Audrey with me to finish Christmas shopping this morning. It is so nice to be able to spend time with her alone. She bought a present for Jonah in an attempt to learn giving as well as receiving. She has already told him what she got him, but nearly took his head off when he tried to peek at the bag! She is trying to do the snow thing. (I had to explain to her why she cannot eat the snow off the tires-SO GROSS!) She gives up quickly outside. I think that it is a combination of the cold and the difficulty of walking in 15 inches of snow! She has one more night with her "thumb garden," but I think that we will wear a bandaid while she is sleeping for a few more weeks. The thumb guard worked, but I don't think that it completely cured her.
Reuben has his 9 month check up this week. I am really curious to talk to the doctor about a few things. On the plus side he has not had an ear infection in a month (curious that is exactly when Audrey started wearing her thumb guard...) but his CONSTANT spitting and inability to sleep through the night makes me curious if there aren't other allergies in play. He is crawling on all four now so maybe he will work off a little of those thighs!
The Christmas spirit has hit Jonah hard. I feel like we have glitter glue everywhere as he has also taken to making Christmas cards to decorate the house. Jonah had his first Christmas program. His little group sang a song and he even had one line in the play. He was so nervous and excited at the same time. The program has caused me to resume my contact with AEA for possible speech therapy. I initially contacted them this summer about his intermittent stutter, but by the time they got back to me it was gone again. It is back. The thing that I am more curious about is just helping him get clarity in his speech. I feel that I am being asked far too often to interpret what he is saying, and after listening to the other 4 year olds I think that he is still a bit behind. I have restarted the paperwork and am waiting to hear back about when our home visit will be. (It is through the school district and so the snow days this week set us back a bit!)
I took Audrey with me to finish Christmas shopping this morning. It is so nice to be able to spend time with her alone. She bought a present for Jonah in an attempt to learn giving as well as receiving. She has already told him what she got him, but nearly took his head off when he tried to peek at the bag! She is trying to do the snow thing. (I had to explain to her why she cannot eat the snow off the tires-SO GROSS!) She gives up quickly outside. I think that it is a combination of the cold and the difficulty of walking in 15 inches of snow! She has one more night with her "thumb garden," but I think that we will wear a bandaid while she is sleeping for a few more weeks. The thumb guard worked, but I don't think that it completely cured her.
Reuben has his 9 month check up this week. I am really curious to talk to the doctor about a few things. On the plus side he has not had an ear infection in a month (curious that is exactly when Audrey started wearing her thumb guard...) but his CONSTANT spitting and inability to sleep through the night makes me curious if there aren't other allergies in play. He is crawling on all four now so maybe he will work off a little of those thighs!
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