Lots going on
Well, Stephanie and I made it back from our trip Saturday evening. We were very happy to see Sophie. When we walked in, it took her a few seconds to figure out what was different, then she just ran around screeching when she realized we were home. I've had times when I've been out of town for a few days and I walk back in and she didn't notice I was gone, it seems like, so it was good to be missed.
We had a great time on our trip, except that both of us were suffering from colds and I'm still fighting a cough. And it sounds like Sophie did very well staying with Mimi and then my parents the rest of the week. I really can't say what a big deal it was to us that our parents were willing to watch Sophie for that long and how grateful we were to have some time away together.
Sunday we all went to a birthday party from Sophie's school who is turning 4. It was at a bouncy house place. Sophie didn't want to go when we said we were going to a "party", but when we said go play with your friends she agreed to it. She had a very good time. She is pretty much fearless and climbed up some big bouncy things to go down the slide. More than once I heard somebody else's parent tell their kid, "look, Sophie's going on it" (she is by far the smallest one in her class). And then a girl who is at school one day a week with Sophie showed up at the party. She and her little sister love Sophie and they pretty much just followed her around the rest of the time. Sophie sat next to them while eating snacks and cake, too.
After that, I went to the doctor and got some amoxicillin and then Monday after school I took Sophie to the pediatrician. She was a little upset when I told her where we were going, but she did very well when the doctor came in and examined her. He and I were both impressed that she wasn't anywhere near as scared as before. Sophie has been sniffly for 2 weeks and we didn't want it to get worse and have her be sick all winter, like last year. She got some amoxicillin, too, so hopefully that will knock out whatever she's got, so it doesn't turn into ear infections.
It seems like she has been a little less vocal since we got back home, and that could be just because she's under the weather. But she is doing a reliable 'b' sound for now. Also, she is starting to learn how to spell things. My mom brought her a new chalkboard that also has magnetic letters of the alphabet that stick on it. Sophie and I were playing with it and I asked her what starts with 'a' and she signed apple. Then I asked her 'b' and she signed bear. Then cat, dog, elephant (her favorite), frog, gorilla, all the way up to horse. Stephanie and I just looked at each other with a "where did she learn that?" on our faces. Likewise, if you ask her what letter a word starts with, she does a pretty good job of picking the letter off the chalkboard.
Another exciting thing is that she's using multiple word signs now. For example, yesterday we were laying on her blanket for rest time (naps are hard to come by, but I still try to do a quiet rest time most days). We were singing a song with an animal book. When we got to the elephant, she realized she didn't have her elephant doll that her Grampa got her this week. So she signed "want elephant" and I let her go get it from the other room and come back. It seems like a small thing, but her speech therapist at school has been working on this kind of thing with her for a few weeks now, and it's exciting to see Sophie applying it.
But maybe the thing Stephanie and I are most happy about is that yesterday Sophie pointed at something. She points at things in books or right in front of her by touching them with her finger, but yesterday she pointed at a book on the floor a good 3 or 4 feet away and wanted it. This is a big deal for us because it is a basic developmental milestone that Sophie has never done. And then at dinner last night we were sitting at the dinner table and she pointed at my plate. We were having steak, salad, and sweet potatoes, and I thought she maybe just wanted to know what each one was. But she wanted to try my steak. So I gave her a little piece and then she wanted more. We were thrilled about this because we are always trying to get her to eat more meat and proteins. Meats are a difficult texture, though, and she usually will push them away.
So all in all, some good things are happening.
We had a great time on our trip, except that both of us were suffering from colds and I'm still fighting a cough. And it sounds like Sophie did very well staying with Mimi and then my parents the rest of the week. I really can't say what a big deal it was to us that our parents were willing to watch Sophie for that long and how grateful we were to have some time away together.
Sunday we all went to a birthday party from Sophie's school who is turning 4. It was at a bouncy house place. Sophie didn't want to go when we said we were going to a "party", but when we said go play with your friends she agreed to it. She had a very good time. She is pretty much fearless and climbed up some big bouncy things to go down the slide. More than once I heard somebody else's parent tell their kid, "look, Sophie's going on it" (she is by far the smallest one in her class). And then a girl who is at school one day a week with Sophie showed up at the party. She and her little sister love Sophie and they pretty much just followed her around the rest of the time. Sophie sat next to them while eating snacks and cake, too.
After that, I went to the doctor and got some amoxicillin and then Monday after school I took Sophie to the pediatrician. She was a little upset when I told her where we were going, but she did very well when the doctor came in and examined her. He and I were both impressed that she wasn't anywhere near as scared as before. Sophie has been sniffly for 2 weeks and we didn't want it to get worse and have her be sick all winter, like last year. She got some amoxicillin, too, so hopefully that will knock out whatever she's got, so it doesn't turn into ear infections.
It seems like she has been a little less vocal since we got back home, and that could be just because she's under the weather. But she is doing a reliable 'b' sound for now. Also, she is starting to learn how to spell things. My mom brought her a new chalkboard that also has magnetic letters of the alphabet that stick on it. Sophie and I were playing with it and I asked her what starts with 'a' and she signed apple. Then I asked her 'b' and she signed bear. Then cat, dog, elephant (her favorite), frog, gorilla, all the way up to horse. Stephanie and I just looked at each other with a "where did she learn that?" on our faces. Likewise, if you ask her what letter a word starts with, she does a pretty good job of picking the letter off the chalkboard.
Another exciting thing is that she's using multiple word signs now. For example, yesterday we were laying on her blanket for rest time (naps are hard to come by, but I still try to do a quiet rest time most days). We were singing a song with an animal book. When we got to the elephant, she realized she didn't have her elephant doll that her Grampa got her this week. So she signed "want elephant" and I let her go get it from the other room and come back. It seems like a small thing, but her speech therapist at school has been working on this kind of thing with her for a few weeks now, and it's exciting to see Sophie applying it.
But maybe the thing Stephanie and I are most happy about is that yesterday Sophie pointed at something. She points at things in books or right in front of her by touching them with her finger, but yesterday she pointed at a book on the floor a good 3 or 4 feet away and wanted it. This is a big deal for us because it is a basic developmental milestone that Sophie has never done. And then at dinner last night we were sitting at the dinner table and she pointed at my plate. We were having steak, salad, and sweet potatoes, and I thought she maybe just wanted to know what each one was. But she wanted to try my steak. So I gave her a little piece and then she wanted more. We were thrilled about this because we are always trying to get her to eat more meat and proteins. Meats are a difficult texture, though, and she usually will push them away.
So all in all, some good things are happening.
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posted by brd @ 12/08/2010 01:57:00 PM
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