Wednesday Brags

[akafred]

Lay em on me!

[akafred]

My poor girl has been stuck in the house for almost a week. She had flu late last week, and then the ice and now snow happened. We went out for lunch Sunday but otherwise have not gotten in the car. On top of that, I have had to work from home (and I mean WORK) the full 8 hours (more like 9). DH had to go to work on Monday and then he couldn't make it home Monday night, so I didn't even have his help yesterday morning. I have pretty much let her do whatever she wants (tv, play upstairs, play out back) and she has been incredibly good! Very little exercise, very little sensory input, and frankly a lot of simple junky food because I don't have time or energy to cook. I did get to take her out sledding yesterday for a while and we went a little wild with a bouncy ball last night before playing with the Wii for an hour, but still. I am so impressed with her. I even had a long conference call and some more phone calls Monday and the only thing she grumbled once was "this is boring" (and she was right).

I am so ready to leave this damn house, even just to go to work, but we got another inch last night with roads closed. Sigh.

[cam]

LO has been really making good strides with language - more words, longer sentences, and broader use. He is also more receptive to working on speech skills (such as when I work with him on sounds and breaking down words to improve pronunciation).

[mamaturtle]

I have 3 brags!

Brag 1: DS read the majority of "Brown bear, brown bear what do you see?" last night. There were a few words I helped him with when he was reading. Amazing!

Brag 2: DS asked to speak to grandma and grandpa because my brother came by with things for DS and wanted to tell them he ate a marshmellow heart. DS was asking grandpa why their cat was sleeping and he kept asking "why" two more times.

Brag 3: On Monday night, he copied what I wrote on a paper and put it into the thank you card. (DS had a valentine candy gram from a girl in his class).

[numbbears]

They've been working on putting clothes on in OT. He's doing pretty well. He still needs assistance, but he helps push his arms and legs through and he doesn't fight like he use to.

[litebright]

I think I've mentioned that DD1 is participating in the school talent show. Her dress rehearsal was last night, and OMG, I grin every time I think about it.

She's playing a couple of short songs on her keyboard and singing. This child seems to have zero concept of stage fright. After the first rehearsal, she told me that she likes singing into the microphone, which she hadn't done before.

Last night, the other kids were doing typical kid-horsing-around stuff while the acts were on stage. DD1 got up there and before she started, said into the microphone, "You guys are too loud!" so they'd quiet down. LOL! She does this whole little spiel -- which we never discussed -- about what song she's going to play first, then she plays, then says, "That's the end!" and goes on to introduce the next one. It isn't something that the other kids are really doing (they pretty much just dive into their acts once they're introduced), so she came up with this herself.

One of the moms who is helping backstage told me last night that she just loves Sophie and how she does her thing. I'm so proud of my girl for how she's really owning this!

[mcribster]

DS just cheated at cards.

[macchiatto]

Today his PT asked him how far he thought he could wheelbarrow. In the past he's done maybe 6-8' at a time, maybe 10' on a good day. He said he thought he could go all the way to the kitchen, which was about 25' ... and he did! He has really gotten so much stronger since he re-started PT in May! And he's really owning it more and more, too, and willing to work at it.

[kmc2]

I love how both DS and DD see so excited about life and eager to learn new things. They may need to be taught differently and it requires a ton of patience, but I really love how they both want to try new things even when its really tough or frustrating for them. I like that they don't give up easily and they don't expect everything to be handed to them or done for them even though they have SN. I know that's not specific, but just what I've been noticing about them lately. I'm very proud of them for that.

[mrsbuttinski]

My mom's doing really well with her new knee. Nine days out she went shopping at the giant Publix near her house and felt well enough to spend over $150 according to my dad. She went in for milk and coffee. Dad doesn't seem to be doing as well. He just seems so much older. I've sensed some cognitive and behavioral changes in him, but I don't think he's ready for a neuropsych yet. His health isn't great and he's never gotten to a place where he can live with my sister's death.

I feel badly he's so unhappy and that it impacts my mother's happiness as well.