3/15/13

Aaron ate all of his raisins but no rice at breakfast. At lunch he all of his meatloaf, several bites of carrots and a tasting bite of both French bread and dried apricots. He, then, asked for seconds on meatloaf, which he just doesn't do much here. Since he had done a great job with his tasting bites, we gave him the seconds and he ate all of it too. We usually don't give seconds on something unless they have eaten the rest of their food, but we do occasionally make exceptions, obviously!

After breakfast, Aaron wanted to play n the "rowdy" side of the room. When RaeAhnna came out after she was done he invited her over to play with him, motioning to his side and saying, "Rae, Rae". It was very cute!

Our furnace didn't turn on this morning and it was a little chilly after breakfast. We put jackets n the kiddos who were cold. We were all thankful when the furnace guy, Randy came over and got it going again.

Kenzie and Joslyn were using the balance beam/climber deal for their serving counter in the big room today. They were giving out chicken nuggets. Aaron kept going back over to them and asking for "more".

Aaron makes cars out of anything, or uses other toys as cars. Today he put two different kinds of Duplos together and was driving them on the floor, making car sounds as he did it.

3/13/13 & 3/14/13

Aaron ate almost all of his cinnamon toast and grapes at breakfast. At lunch he ate all of his cherries and his potatoes, and bites of both dinner roll and chicken strips.

Yesterday at breakfast Aaron didn't want to eat lunch. Riley didn't want to eat breakfast either so they were out in the big room with me for quite a while by themselves they were crawling around after each other, running back and forth on the rowdy side and laughing at and with each other.

After Riley abandoned him, Emily joined him and they jumped on the mattress and off of the climber - balance beam, having a lot of fun. It is fun to watch thos two because they like to do a lot of the same things and play at the same level a lot. There is a lot of imitation of and showing off for each other. One of the things they love to do is make "snow angels" on the mattress.

Aaron was having a lot of fun building and playing with both the big interlocking blocks and with the Duplos. He made a creation with the Duplos then started spinning with it around and around. I tried to get a picture, but it (and he) was just a blur.

3/12/13

Aaron came out to eat breakfast, but didn't even get sat down before saying "no eat, play". At lunch he ate all of his orange slices, most of his saltines and at least a bite of both tuna and of sweet potatoes.

Aaron was fishing with the poles again today. After he gets a fish positioned on the pole, he is very careful as he walks around to make sure he doesn't knock it off.

Kenzie, Riley, Thomas, Joslyn, and Aaron were all squished into the little corner behind the igloo. Kenzie told them it was their car and they were going shopping at Costco.

There were a couple times today when RaeAhnna was a little rough with him, so I had to help her be gentle and give him a love. It is probable a good thing that Aaron is my kiddo when we are in our primary care groups and she is Gary's. That gives them some time apart.

When we switched to the back room the big interlocking blocks were built so that they looked kind of like a counter. Obviously Kenzie thought the same thing because she called Riley and Aaron over to get their "chicken nuggets and fries". Aaron obviously liked the idea because he 'ate' them, then went over to the counter and asked "more nuggets".

3/11/13

Aaron ate a taste of his fruit salad and about half of his Chex at breakfast. At lunch he ate all of his apples, about half of his tomato soup and several bites of his roast beef sandwich.

Christina and Matthew had an old mattress that they were getting rid of that was way more springy than our jumping mattress, so we traded and the kiddos are all having a lot of fun jumping higher than with the other one.

Aaron was putting together the Velcro fruits and vegetables then cutting them apart with the play knives. Kenzie also asked him if he wanted to go sit at the table so she could bring him food. He did and she brought him one little section of cucumber, saying " We're just having a little snack!" He looked at her so funny!

Aaron came over to get or give loves several times today. He probably is just needing a little extra attention since he has an addition both here and at home -- wants to make sure he is still special too. He is so sweet and I love him so much!

3/7/13

Aaron did come out to breakfast with much coaxing, but only had tastes and no more. At lunch he ate all of his dried mangoes, about half of her crescent roll and a bite of both squash and turkey slice.

When Riley was done with breakfast she came out and immediately headed into the igloo looking back to make sure Aaron was following her. They love playing those types of chase games.

Riley has been jumping on the floor now quite a bit instead of just on the mattress. Today Aaron was cheering for her while she was doing it, which she really loved.

Aaron was experimenting with not just crawling again, but army crawling. I am wondering if it has to do with the fact that Noah is army crawling now. It was very deliberate.

Aaron and Joslyn were hanging out under the picnic table, examining the underneath with their binoculars. Kenzie and Riley saw what they were doing and went over to start peeking in the hold and sticking the play knives through it. All of them were having a great time!

Joslyn was walking on the big block and both Aaron and Riley has to follow her. I was holding my breath, hoping there wouldn't be a major crash!

3/4/13 & 3/5/13

Aaron didn't eat breakfast. At lunch he ate all of his applesauce, some of the shredded cheese off of the pasta and peas, and a nibble of tilapia.

Aaron was having a blast racing around the rowdy side of the big room with Kenzie and Emily. Kenzie was pretending to be a puppy and chasing them around for a while and Aaron was laughing so hard. I love his laugh! You can't help but chuckle, or at least smile when you listen to him!

It is so cute how well a love fixes things when he falls or bonks into something. It doesn't even really matter if it is me that hugs him or one of his friends.

Aaron was catching fish today, in a whole new way. He left the pole on the ground and was manually putting the fish on the hook! After he got the fish on the hook, he was walking around with it dangling on his pole until he knocked it off on something.

Riley and Aaron are always glad to see each other. It is amazing how much they play either together or alongside of each other.

Aaron and Emily were also playing together, peaking around and into the igloo then racing around like something was going to get them!

3/1/13

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.