Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Transitioning
DS is "transitioning" from the infant room to the 12-18 month room this week. He started today because he has been home with a fever for the past 2 days. He is having lunch with them now, then will go outside to play, and will probably nap when they do after playing outside.
The birthday party Sunday was a blast! He loved the chocolate icing on the cake, and he seemed to enjoy the bare white cake after the icing was gone, too. We let him feed himself (without a bib) and he only got 2 small spots of icing on his shirt, and none in his hair, ears, eyes, etc. When he was finished he had quite a chocolate mustache and some on his cheeks and just a little on his nose. He showed quite a preference for eating with his left hand (which he has shown for quite a while now). We fed him both vanilla and choclate ice cream with a spoon, and some of that dribbled down his chin. Overall he was quite neat for a 1 year old having cake and ice cream.
DS is "transitioning" from the infant room to the 12-18 month room this week. He started today because he has been home with a fever for the past 2 days. He is having lunch with them now, then will go outside to play, and will probably nap when they do after playing outside.
The birthday party Sunday was a blast! He loved the chocolate icing on the cake, and he seemed to enjoy the bare white cake after the icing was gone, too. We let him feed himself (without a bib) and he only got 2 small spots of icing on his shirt, and none in his hair, ears, eyes, etc. When he was finished he had quite a chocolate mustache and some on his cheeks and just a little on his nose. He showed quite a preference for eating with his left hand (which he has shown for quite a while now). We fed him both vanilla and choclate ice cream with a spoon, and some of that dribbled down his chin. Overall he was quite neat for a 1 year old having cake and ice cream.
Monday, April 21, 2003
Lots of new skills
DS has done a lot of new things in the past week, and I have been swamped at work (therefore little or no blogging) and I have barely been on the computer at home.
That's about all I can remember right now. He has made some wonderful advances in the past couple of weeks! He may take his first unassisted steps before his birthday later this week, but I won't be surprised if he doesn't. His DCP thinks that he is teething and that his "eye teeth" are going to be the first ones to come through.
DS has done a lot of new things in the past week, and I have been swamped at work (therefore little or no blogging) and I have barely been on the computer at home.
- He put the lid on his shape container, instead of just taking it off and putting the parts in that way
- With DH's help, he has learned to put the shapes in through the holes in the lid (the circle is the easiest, and the square is the hardest)
- He ate, lamb, raisins, and unleaven bread last Thursday
- He went to a baseball game yesterday and had fun removing my cap and either putting it back on my head or putting it on his own head
- He stood alone for almost 3 seconds
- While eating out at a restaurant, he torn his bread into tiny pieces and put them back on his plate -- we finally figured out that he was copying what we do with his bread!
- He definitely says, "Hi" appropriately (and he waves by sticking his arm up in the air with his hand open)
- He ate a club cracker by "biting" off appropriate sized pieces instead of trying to stuff the whole thing in his mouth
That's about all I can remember right now. He has made some wonderful advances in the past couple of weeks! He may take his first unassisted steps before his birthday later this week, but I won't be surprised if he doesn't. His DCP thinks that he is teething and that his "eye teeth" are going to be the first ones to come through.
Friday, April 11, 2003
Thursday, April 10, 2003
Monday, April 07, 2003
"Moving Up" Soon
I got a call from DS's DCP today. She and his future teacher want to meet with us to discuss the changes coming up. DS is scheduled to start visiting the next room (12-18 month olds) the week after his birthday (only 3 weeks from today!) and to move up the Monday after that. A big change is that generally don't give bottles in the next room. They do help the kids with their cups, though, if needed. Walking is not an absolute requirement like I thought it was. DCP said that seeing the other kids walking and competition for toys is usually enough to encourage the "almost walkers" like DS. Besides, 3 weeks from now DS could be walking alone. Other changes include having only 2 adults (for 8 children), instead of 3 adults for up to 9 children. She also said that there seems to be a lot of biting in that age group. DS has already been the recipient of a bite at church, but since he still has no teeth, he won't be hurting anyone even if he does bite.
I also expect that I will not go over for lunch so frequently. Our lunchtime nursing is very little nursing now, mostly cuddle and play time. I'm going to start a yoga class 2 days a week so that will give us a gradual transition. DS's DCP also said that is may be harder for DS when I leave at lunch after he changes rooms.
I got a call from DS's DCP today. She and his future teacher want to meet with us to discuss the changes coming up. DS is scheduled to start visiting the next room (12-18 month olds) the week after his birthday (only 3 weeks from today!) and to move up the Monday after that. A big change is that generally don't give bottles in the next room. They do help the kids with their cups, though, if needed. Walking is not an absolute requirement like I thought it was. DCP said that seeing the other kids walking and competition for toys is usually enough to encourage the "almost walkers" like DS. Besides, 3 weeks from now DS could be walking alone. Other changes include having only 2 adults (for 8 children), instead of 3 adults for up to 9 children. She also said that there seems to be a lot of biting in that age group. DS has already been the recipient of a bite at church, but since he still has no teeth, he won't be hurting anyone even if he does bite.
I also expect that I will not go over for lunch so frequently. Our lunchtime nursing is very little nursing now, mostly cuddle and play time. I'm going to start a yoga class 2 days a week so that will give us a gradual transition. DS's DCP also said that is may be harder for DS when I leave at lunch after he changes rooms.
Thursday, April 03, 2003
An idea
While talking with a friend about DS's constipation problem, she mentioned that the only time her son had problems was when he was taking iron. I realized that the formula we feed DS at home is the "with added iron" kind. This weekend I am going to buy some of the other kind to see if that will help. I have also placed another call to our doctor to see if he has any other suggestions because DS seems in so much pain anytime his system trys to have a BM.
While talking with a friend about DS's constipation problem, she mentioned that the only time her son had problems was when he was taking iron. I realized that the formula we feed DS at home is the "with added iron" kind. This weekend I am going to buy some of the other kind to see if that will help. I have also placed another call to our doctor to see if he has any other suggestions because DS seems in so much pain anytime his system trys to have a BM.
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