Aaron didn't want to eat breakfast (raisins and malt-o-meal). At lunch he ate most of his fruit and all of his meaty spaghetti sauce, at least a couple noodles and a taste of chopped salad with ranch.
Aaron joined Riley under the table for some play time this morning. Emily and Kenzie were up at the top and sticking the little spoons down through the umbrella hole, which made Aaron crack up.
Aaron, Emily and Kenzie were having a lot of fun burying the stuffed animals behind the igloo. He was the sitting on the pile of them, then one of the girls was pulling out the animal directly underneath him so he plopped down on the next one. He thought that was hilarious and was laughing so hard!
I am not sure why in the world it happened, but Emily bit Aaron's back this morning. It was very strange for several reasons. First of all, she is never aggressive and has never bit before that I am aware of. Secondly, they were not in conflict -- just sitting by each other on the edge of the jumping mattress. I immediately snuggled him and put a cold cloth on it while Gary very firmly reprimanded Emily and had her take a break. Kenzie was super concerned and gave him lots of hugs. She checked in with him to see how he was feeling multiple times throughout the rest of the morning, also. She kept asking Aaron if she could lift up his shirt to see if it was "getting better". He let her the first five or six times, then got tired of that and told her No! She listened to his words great and was extra sweet to him the rest of the day. I think she decided that if his buddy, Emily, was going to do that, she had better make it up to him.
Aaron was building with the Duplos in the back room alongside Riley today. It was super cute because they were showing each other what they were doing and waiting for a response (word, sound, head nod, smile) before working on it some more.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Thursday, February 28, 2013
2/28/13
Aaron didn't want to eat breakfast this morning. At lunch he ate a nibble of his saltine cracks with canned chicken on it and all of his cherries and potatoes.
A couple days ago I had an idea to take close up pictures of everyone's hands, except Riley and the three babies because they didn't want to cooperate. Now the kiddos request to "do the hand game", which means I show them the pictures on my iPad (eventually I will print them off and laminate them) and they guess whose hands are whose. All of the bigger kiddos (Thomas and up) love it.
Another thing I have done is to take pictures of different items out in the big room and then ask them to bring me the actual item that matches. That is one of the things the developmental checklist wants to know, so I decided to make it into a game also. Aaron loves finding the things.
Kenzie, Emily, Aaron,and Thomas were all using a stuffed animal to stand on while holding onto the changing table rim, then pushing off backwards and flopping onto the mattress. They were all laughing so hard and having so much fun.
Aaron brought Gary one of the play scoops of ice cream and Gary decided to put it on his nose like a clown nose. Aaron thought that was just hilarious and was cracking up! He also decided that trying to knock it off his nose was a great game to play!
A couple days ago I had an idea to take close up pictures of everyone's hands, except Riley and the three babies because they didn't want to cooperate. Now the kiddos request to "do the hand game", which means I show them the pictures on my iPad (eventually I will print them off and laminate them) and they guess whose hands are whose. All of the bigger kiddos (Thomas and up) love it.
Another thing I have done is to take pictures of different items out in the big room and then ask them to bring me the actual item that matches. That is one of the things the developmental checklist wants to know, so I decided to make it into a game also. Aaron loves finding the things.
Kenzie, Emily, Aaron,and Thomas were all using a stuffed animal to stand on while holding onto the changing table rim, then pushing off backwards and flopping onto the mattress. They were all laughing so hard and having so much fun.
Aaron brought Gary one of the play scoops of ice cream and Gary decided to put it on his nose like a clown nose. Aaron thought that was just hilarious and was cracking up! He also decided that trying to knock it off his nose was a great game to play!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
2/26 & 27/13
Aaron ate about half of his peas and pineapple at breakfast and had nibbles of his baked beans and dinner roll.
Aaron wanted to cuddle Gary for a while after waving "bye" at mom. I was totally available but he wanted Gary instead.
Yesterday afternoon I was having some of the kiddos bring me different colored items. I was surprised and please at how well Aaron did with the activity. He basically knew all of the colors, except some of the odd balls that weren't a clear basic color (like gray).
Gary was shining his little flashlight into the igloo when a couple of the kiddos were in there. That lead to more being in there until there were five of them. We had an igloo full of laughter.
Aaron loved drawing today. I was watching for specific things and giving them some specific instructions to try to follow for the developmental checklists, but that didn't dampen Aaron's enjoyment of the activity.
Aaron and Riley were making funny sounds into the Duplo blocks, which made it amplify and distorted, which they loved!
I have probably mentioned it before, but the kiddos just love to use our swivel rocking chair in the back room as their merry go round. They just love that, both the riders and the pushers.
Aaron wanted to cuddle Gary for a while after waving "bye" at mom. I was totally available but he wanted Gary instead.
Yesterday afternoon I was having some of the kiddos bring me different colored items. I was surprised and please at how well Aaron did with the activity. He basically knew all of the colors, except some of the odd balls that weren't a clear basic color (like gray).
Gary was shining his little flashlight into the igloo when a couple of the kiddos were in there. That lead to more being in there until there were five of them. We had an igloo full of laughter.
Aaron loved drawing today. I was watching for specific things and giving them some specific instructions to try to follow for the developmental checklists, but that didn't dampen Aaron's enjoyment of the activity.
Aaron and Riley were making funny sounds into the Duplo blocks, which made it amplify and distorted, which they loved!
I have probably mentioned it before, but the kiddos just love to use our swivel rocking chair in the back room as their merry go round. They just love that, both the riders and the pushers.
Monday, February 25, 2013
2/25/13
Aaron ate all of his Cheerios and a bite of his banana at breakfast. Aaron at some of his apple bits and the cheese our of his sheesh sandwich, a bite of the bread and a sip of tomato soup.
Emily was rolling around on the floor and mattress. Aaron was watching her and just laughing. After that they started chasing each other around in tight circles and chanting "ashes, ashes, ashes, ashes..." It was really cute.
Riley was watching Aaron and Emily run around on the rowdy side having a blast and was chuckling at them. She was also leaning over my "gate" legs and yelling "Guys!" after Joslyn had been calling out to them. Aaron was answering them with "What?s".
In the back room we have a chair that not only rocks but also swivels. The kiddos have decided that it is their merry-go-round. In my group, it is usually Riley and Aaron sitting in the chair while Joslyn and Kenzie push it. It is pretty funny and Aaron LOVES it!
Emily was rolling around on the floor and mattress. Aaron was watching her and just laughing. After that they started chasing each other around in tight circles and chanting "ashes, ashes, ashes, ashes..." It was really cute.
Riley was watching Aaron and Emily run around on the rowdy side having a blast and was chuckling at them. She was also leaning over my "gate" legs and yelling "Guys!" after Joslyn had been calling out to them. Aaron was answering them with "What?s".
In the back room we have a chair that not only rocks but also swivels. The kiddos have decided that it is their merry-go-round. In my group, it is usually Riley and Aaron sitting in the chair while Joslyn and Kenzie push it. It is pretty funny and Aaron LOVES it!
Friday, February 22, 2013
2/22/13
Aaron didn't eat anything at breakfast -- oatmeal and craisins. At lunch he ate all of his applesauce, most of the shredded cheese off of the pea pasta dish and about half of his ground beef.
Aaron and Joslyn were having a very good time on the rowdy side of the room this morning. First of all, they were each holding a dinosaur and spinning until they were so dizzy that they fell over. When they accidentally fell into each other Aaron really loved it and would laugh so hard. They then started chasing each other around. Aaron was calling, "Ozzy (for Jozzy), 'fine' (find) me!" and just laughing like crazy. He must have laughed for at least 15 minutes straight.
Aaron was working on one of the cameras out right now. We have several that are actual old 35 mm cameras. He had figured out how to open the back and was so excited. He then was messing with all of the parts inside and was very focused on it.
In the back room Joslyn and Kenzie, first of all, were jumping while holding onto the block building. They were knocking off pieces while they held and jumped to the music. At first it was on accident, then they repeated it over and over, cracking up when they landed in a heap with blocks in their hands. They made it look so fun that Aaron had to join in too, of course, laughing harder than the other two.
Aaron and Joslyn were having a very good time on the rowdy side of the room this morning. First of all, they were each holding a dinosaur and spinning until they were so dizzy that they fell over. When they accidentally fell into each other Aaron really loved it and would laugh so hard. They then started chasing each other around. Aaron was calling, "Ozzy (for Jozzy), 'fine' (find) me!" and just laughing like crazy. He must have laughed for at least 15 minutes straight.
Aaron was working on one of the cameras out right now. We have several that are actual old 35 mm cameras. He had figured out how to open the back and was so excited. He then was messing with all of the parts inside and was very focused on it.
In the back room Joslyn and Kenzie, first of all, were jumping while holding onto the block building. They were knocking off pieces while they held and jumped to the music. At first it was on accident, then they repeated it over and over, cracking up when they landed in a heap with blocks in their hands. They made it look so fun that Aaron had to join in too, of course, laughing harder than the other two.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
2/21/13
Aaron had his tastes at breakfast, but that was it. At lunch he ate a couple of bites of kiwi after asking me "what dis?" He only had his tasting nibbles of the rest -- turkey burger, sandwich thin and green beans.
Aaron and Thomas were having so much fun today racing around with dinosaurs. First of all they were going round and round in circles after each other and then they started
In the back room several of the kiddos were lining up a bunch of the Duplo blocks, with Aaron's help. Aaron then decided they were just the right size for hurdles and was jumping over them successfully every time.
Aaron is using the children's names so much more these last couple weeks, even just in play and conversation, not just when we ask him. He is also bringing me many different items and labeling them (saying what they are) throughout the day. I love it when their language starts to really pick up like that.
Another thing that I have really noticed is the increase in the amount of times he uses his words now when he either wants something or doesn't want someone to do something. In direct relation to that is the decrease in the amount of times he has been hitting or pushing the kiddos. Increasing language skills almost always make a difference. They figure out they can get their needs met better by talking rather than being aggressive!
Aaron and Thomas were having so much fun today racing around with dinosaurs. First of all they were going round and round in circles after each other and then they started
In the back room several of the kiddos were lining up a bunch of the Duplo blocks, with Aaron's help. Aaron then decided they were just the right size for hurdles and was jumping over them successfully every time.
Aaron is using the children's names so much more these last couple weeks, even just in play and conversation, not just when we ask him. He is also bringing me many different items and labeling them (saying what they are) throughout the day. I love it when their language starts to really pick up like that.
Another thing that I have really noticed is the increase in the amount of times he uses his words now when he either wants something or doesn't want someone to do something. In direct relation to that is the decrease in the amount of times he has been hitting or pushing the kiddos. Increasing language skills almost always make a difference. They figure out they can get their needs met better by talking rather than being aggressive!
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
2/19 & 2/20/13
Aaron ate about half of his beef and bean burrito, a couple bites of his tropical fruit and a nibble of his sweet potato.
Aaron stood watching all of his friends enjoy looking at his book together with such a pleased look on his face ( with Emily facilitating the "reading" time).
Joslyn was pretending to go on "Bacation" and trying to get all of the other kiddos to go with her. Thomas said he wanted to go too and then Aaron came over with a forlorn look on his face and said, "Oh no! I come 'wit' you!" I think he was afraid he was going to be left behind.
We were singing about each of the kiddos' shirts this morning. When I asked Aaron what was on his shirt, it sounded he said, "Uncky". When I went ahead and sang "Aaron has an Uncky shirt..." he just stood there and chuckled the whole time.
Aaron and Riley crawled around the big room chuckling and watched each other to make sure they were still there and doing it. In the back room they were also doing it and crawling under the Duplo table, a chair and in the big block box. It was very cute.
Kenzie and Joslyn were pretending to be workers at McDonald's today when we were in our small group. They were try to get Riley and Aaron to order something. Aaron thought it was funny, but didn't really get the whole picture and Riley didn't even stop to notice what they were doing. : )
Aaron stood watching all of his friends enjoy looking at his book together with such a pleased look on his face ( with Emily facilitating the "reading" time).
Joslyn was pretending to go on "Bacation" and trying to get all of the other kiddos to go with her. Thomas said he wanted to go too and then Aaron came over with a forlorn look on his face and said, "Oh no! I come 'wit' you!" I think he was afraid he was going to be left behind.
We were singing about each of the kiddos' shirts this morning. When I asked Aaron what was on his shirt, it sounded he said, "Uncky". When I went ahead and sang "Aaron has an Uncky shirt..." he just stood there and chuckled the whole time.
Aaron and Riley crawled around the big room chuckling and watched each other to make sure they were still there and doing it. In the back room they were also doing it and crawling under the Duplo table, a chair and in the big block box. It was very cute.
Kenzie and Joslyn were pretending to be workers at McDonald's today when we were in our small group. They were try to get Riley and Aaron to order something. Aaron thought it was funny, but didn't really get the whole picture and Riley didn't even stop to notice what they were doing. : )
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