Morgan ate all of her prunes and only one bite of oatmeal at breakfast today. At lunch she only had a bite or everything then said she was done. We had hashbrown casserole, biscuit and mandarin oranges.
Morgan loved hanging out with Gary and I in the kitchen and living room as we did some extra prep for our Christmas Eve's Eve Party tonight. We have several friends that don't have family in town so we are having them over this evening. Morgan really thought she was big stuff!
Today when Gary came back into the big room after using the bathroom, Morgan had the sweetest look on her face and said, "There my Gary friend!" It was adorable!
Morgan was quite disappointed this morning when she tried to give Thomas a love and he actually pushed her away. Thomas ALWAYS wants loves and we think it is because he got shots yesterday, so was a little out of sorts. Morgan had a very disappointed look on her face.
Morgan was looking outside at the sky while I was feeding baby Nora her bottle. She got all excited and came back saying "Cwoudy out, Cwoudy out!" and pointing at our weather wheel. I told her I would help her switch it as soon as I was done feeding the baby. She went back over to the window and looked out for a while longer. I thought she had forgotten about it and couldn't figure out why she kept asking me "You done now?" a couple minutes later. Sure enough, as soon as I finished feeding Nora, she pointed back at the weather wheel and said, "Cwoudy out!" She is such a smart little one!
Have a very merry Christmas!
Friday, December 23, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
12/21/11
Morgan ate all of her mixed berries and seconds on whole wheat toast at breakfast. At lunch she ate about half of her ham and all of her bean soup, saltines and kiwi.
Morgan was so cute dancing with one of the big bears when I put on the CD. She was twirling with it, swaying it back and forth and even making its hands clap.
Morgan was quite testy before breakfast today and kept trying to take other kiddo's toys until we finally had her take a little break by herself. She did much better after that -- especially when it came to listening when we reminded her to let go and find another toy.
Morgan asked to "nuggle" after breakfast today and while she was sitting with me, I was taking some notes on my kiddos for journals. Morgan watched for a while then asked what I was doing. I told her "writing down what the kiddos have been doing." She then asked, "Morgan being turkey?" It kind of blew me away! She is so smart!
Morgan got it in her head that it would be fun to hang all of the purses up on a couple of the dress-up hooks. She wanted to have them all up there and scoured the room for all of them. One of the kiddos had one of them and she really wanted to take it away, but didn't. She just "stalked" her until she put it down then scooped it up and raced over to hang it up. That was good self-restraint! : )
Morgan was so cute dancing with one of the big bears when I put on the CD. She was twirling with it, swaying it back and forth and even making its hands clap.
Morgan was quite testy before breakfast today and kept trying to take other kiddo's toys until we finally had her take a little break by herself. She did much better after that -- especially when it came to listening when we reminded her to let go and find another toy.
Morgan asked to "nuggle" after breakfast today and while she was sitting with me, I was taking some notes on my kiddos for journals. Morgan watched for a while then asked what I was doing. I told her "writing down what the kiddos have been doing." She then asked, "Morgan being turkey?" It kind of blew me away! She is so smart!
Morgan got it in her head that it would be fun to hang all of the purses up on a couple of the dress-up hooks. She wanted to have them all up there and scoured the room for all of them. One of the kiddos had one of them and she really wanted to take it away, but didn't. She just "stalked" her until she put it down then scooped it up and raced over to hang it up. That was good self-restraint! : )
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
12/20/11
Morgan ate all of her dried apricots and seconds on whole wheat bagel at breakfast. At lunch she ate seconds on applesauce and all of her baked fish and pea pasta salad.
Morgan immediately went over to the jumping mattress and said, "Need animals out!" She then went with me to get the stuffed animals, helped me dump them out onto the mattress and commenced to play with them for quite a while. She especially liked the two biggest ones. it was cute because she and Jadey lined all of the animals up on the couch, then they each sat on one of the big bear's laps. : )
Morgan was Gary's cuddle bug several different times this morning. It is cute how she will be very snuggly with first one of us one day (or week or month) then the other one the next. Gary was just eating it up.
Today Morgan had one of the purses over her shoulder and came over to tell me "Bye!" and that she was "going doctor". I love their pretend play at this age and stage.
Morgan bit twice today. The first one was very provoked (Jadey was hugging her around the neck and wouldn't let go). The second one was Emily and we didn't see exactly what went on, but Emily isn't using in the other kiddos spaces or initiating conflict. That one was really bad -- big welt from biting then pulling and instant bruising. They were within 2 minutes of each other, so we wondered if the first incident didn't perpetuate the second.
Morgan was so sweet with Thomas today. She was laying on the floor and Thomas went over and lay his head on her tummy to give her a hug. She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him back. Well, that just encouraged him and he kept wanting more and more hugs. She let him do it (and even hugged him back) several more times before pushing him away gently and saying, "Nough! Nough, Tom-Tom!" : )
Morgan immediately went over to the jumping mattress and said, "Need animals out!" She then went with me to get the stuffed animals, helped me dump them out onto the mattress and commenced to play with them for quite a while. She especially liked the two biggest ones. it was cute because she and Jadey lined all of the animals up on the couch, then they each sat on one of the big bear's laps. : )
Morgan was Gary's cuddle bug several different times this morning. It is cute how she will be very snuggly with first one of us one day (or week or month) then the other one the next. Gary was just eating it up.
Today Morgan had one of the purses over her shoulder and came over to tell me "Bye!" and that she was "going doctor". I love their pretend play at this age and stage.
Morgan bit twice today. The first one was very provoked (Jadey was hugging her around the neck and wouldn't let go). The second one was Emily and we didn't see exactly what went on, but Emily isn't using in the other kiddos spaces or initiating conflict. That one was really bad -- big welt from biting then pulling and instant bruising. They were within 2 minutes of each other, so we wondered if the first incident didn't perpetuate the second.
Morgan was so sweet with Thomas today. She was laying on the floor and Thomas went over and lay his head on her tummy to give her a hug. She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him back. Well, that just encouraged him and he kept wanting more and more hugs. She let him do it (and even hugged him back) several more times before pushing him away gently and saying, "Nough! Nough, Tom-Tom!" : )
Monday, December 19, 2011
12/19/11
Morgan ate all of her craisins and about half of her bran flakes at breakfast. At lunch she ate most of her cheese pizza and all of her steamed cauliflower and tropical fruit.
Kenzie's mom and dad told us that they heard her cheering "Go Niners!" this weekend. Morgan is having her influence. Peer pressure starts pretty young, I would say! : ) They thought that was pretty funny.
Morgan was walking around singing "Jingle Bells" at close to the top of her lungs several times today. I was pretty cute and very exuberant! : )
We had bought some tutus for dress-ups and some new books, so we wrapped them up and let the kiddos unwrap them this morning. They all had fun with that and immediately started putting on tutus and wanting to read the new books. Gary read them to the kiddos for story time.
She was very busy exploring the new toy exchange today. She especially enjoyed the play baking dramatic play things (mainly the cookies and cupcakes. She kept coming over to feed me one or the other of them, or whatever it was that she was "mixing up" in the bowl.
Morgan had a purse over one arm and a wallet in the other today and was walking around saying, "I going work!" Pretty soon all of the 'big' girls had purses and were also "going work". : )
The journals may be a little briefer for the next couple weeks (or late) because our new baby Nora has begun full time and we are just learning her cues, schedule and so forth. I may be busy with her during nap time, when I usually complete these, but I will do my best.
Kenzie's mom and dad told us that they heard her cheering "Go Niners!" this weekend. Morgan is having her influence. Peer pressure starts pretty young, I would say! : ) They thought that was pretty funny.
Morgan was walking around singing "Jingle Bells" at close to the top of her lungs several times today. I was pretty cute and very exuberant! : )
We had bought some tutus for dress-ups and some new books, so we wrapped them up and let the kiddos unwrap them this morning. They all had fun with that and immediately started putting on tutus and wanting to read the new books. Gary read them to the kiddos for story time.
She was very busy exploring the new toy exchange today. She especially enjoyed the play baking dramatic play things (mainly the cookies and cupcakes. She kept coming over to feed me one or the other of them, or whatever it was that she was "mixing up" in the bowl.
Morgan had a purse over one arm and a wallet in the other today and was walking around saying, "I going work!" Pretty soon all of the 'big' girls had purses and were also "going work". : )
The journals may be a little briefer for the next couple weeks (or late) because our new baby Nora has begun full time and we are just learning her cues, schedule and so forth. I may be busy with her during nap time, when I usually complete these, but I will do my best.
Friday, December 16, 2011
12/16/11
Wow! I can't believe Christmas is a week from Sunday! Whew! I have a busy weekend ahead of me!
Morgan ate all of her malt-o-meal and raisins at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her spaghetti and salad with ranch and about half of her mixed fruit.
It amazes me how often this happens. You know how I had told you how well she had been doing this morning (not biting, using her words, listening and cooperating, no major melt-downs...). Well, today she bit and when we tried to remove her from the situation she fought us like crazy and had a 30+ minute melt-down. Things had been going so well, it is hard to believe it could happen even after seeing it! That's what I get for bragging, I guess! : )
After breakfast, Emily didn't even hesitate, she headed right over to Morgan to get her to help her pull her sleeves down! It is so cute and Morgan LOVES helping them.
We have several stuffed animals out that have arms that Velcro around each other in a hug. They have figured out that they can also wrap them around their arms. Morgan had about 5 of them hooked over her arm at one time and kept trying to get more, but couldn't get those ones to stay.
Morgan wanted in the igloo to play when there were already a couple. Since we have been having the biting issues, we have been being very vigilant about having more than two kiddos anywhere close. I told her she could have a "turn next". She said, "OK!" great and waited until the two got out very well.
I kind of tweaked my shoulder and Morgan just came racing across the room saying, "Me kiss shoulder", which she did very sweetly then gave me a love.
Morgan ate all of her malt-o-meal and raisins at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her spaghetti and salad with ranch and about half of her mixed fruit.
It amazes me how often this happens. You know how I had told you how well she had been doing this morning (not biting, using her words, listening and cooperating, no major melt-downs...). Well, today she bit and when we tried to remove her from the situation she fought us like crazy and had a 30+ minute melt-down. Things had been going so well, it is hard to believe it could happen even after seeing it! That's what I get for bragging, I guess! : )
After breakfast, Emily didn't even hesitate, she headed right over to Morgan to get her to help her pull her sleeves down! It is so cute and Morgan LOVES helping them.
We have several stuffed animals out that have arms that Velcro around each other in a hug. They have figured out that they can also wrap them around their arms. Morgan had about 5 of them hooked over her arm at one time and kept trying to get more, but couldn't get those ones to stay.
Morgan wanted in the igloo to play when there were already a couple. Since we have been having the biting issues, we have been being very vigilant about having more than two kiddos anywhere close. I told her she could have a "turn next". She said, "OK!" great and waited until the two got out very well.
I kind of tweaked my shoulder and Morgan just came racing across the room saying, "Me kiss shoulder", which she did very sweetly then gave me a love.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
12/15/11
Morgan ate all of her blueberries and most of her cinnamon raisin english muffin at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her potato salad and canned cherries and most of her chicken on saltines.
Morgan was trying to pull up her sleeves to wash and they weren't cooperating 100%. She held them up to me and asked for help then told me "They're kind of tricky!" That just cracked me up! She said some of the funniest things. Sometimes it is when she is trying to be funny, but often it is just in the course of the day.
Morgan was using the pretend soda bottle as a sprayer today. She was 'spraying' it on the mirror as she said "Quirt-quirt", then rubbing it "clean" with one of the "cold cloths". She got everyone else in "Cleaning" mode also, so our big room should be spick and spam. : )
The doll she played with a lot today was baby "Riley". I thought it was so sweet when she lay one of the blankets down, the doll on top of it, lay down beside it and started singing "Goo - nigh, Riley Roo!" over and over. She was also singing "E-I-N-G-O" (BINGO) to her too, which was cute.
New Baby Nora was here again today and a hit. She starts full time Monday. Here is the picture I promised.
Morgan was trying to pull up her sleeves to wash and they weren't cooperating 100%. She held them up to me and asked for help then told me "They're kind of tricky!" That just cracked me up! She said some of the funniest things. Sometimes it is when she is trying to be funny, but often it is just in the course of the day.
Morgan was using the pretend soda bottle as a sprayer today. She was 'spraying' it on the mirror as she said "Quirt-quirt", then rubbing it "clean" with one of the "cold cloths". She got everyone else in "Cleaning" mode also, so our big room should be spick and spam. : )
New Baby Nora was here again today and a hit. She starts full time Monday. Here is the picture I promised.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
12/14/11
Morgan ate all of her peaches and seconds on biscuit at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her baked beans, pineapple and dinner roll and about half of her steamed broccoli.
Morgan turned the book area bench into her "motorcycle" by tipping it onto its back so she could sit on the seat deal. She was making motorcycle sounds and inviting different friends to "ride with me!"
Morgan was so excited when jingle bells came on the CD we were playing today. She started dancing and singing at the top of her lungs. It was really cute.
Gary went outside to take several poopy diapers out to the outside trash. When he left she told me, "Gary is a stink pot!" That isn't a phrase I use and I don't think I have heard Gary use it so I am assuming it might be one from home. It just cracked me up. I wonder if taking poopy diapers might have triggered the stink part of it! : )
Morgan turned the book area bench into her "motorcycle" by tipping it onto its back so she could sit on the seat deal. She was making motorcycle sounds and inviting different friends to "ride with me!"
Morgan was so excited when jingle bells came on the CD we were playing today. She started dancing and singing at the top of her lungs. It was really cute.
Gary went outside to take several poopy diapers out to the outside trash. When he left she told me, "Gary is a stink pot!" That isn't a phrase I use and I don't think I have heard Gary use it so I am assuming it might be one from home. It just cracked me up. I wonder if taking poopy diapers might have triggered the stink part of it! : )
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
12/13/11
Morgan ate all of her hashbrowns and seconds on waffles at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her shrimp, brown rice and peppers and a bite or two of oranges.
After I put the pony tails in Morgan's hair this morning, Gary complimented her on how pretty they looked. The silly girl then went over to the mirror, looked at her self and started rubbing her hair with her hands (as if to mess it up), all the while cracking up in her deep little voice! : ) Gary told her, "No more compliments for you!"
Thomas bumped into her this morning and she started to get sad/angry about it. I asked her if Thomas could give her a hug and she stopped being fussy about it, but when he came closer to her she said, "No he tinky!" Sure enough! He was poopy!
Morgey stubbed her toe this morning on the edge of the changing table then went over to the shelves and round one of the play cleaning rag/napkin/potholder deals, asked me to "fold it" then put it on her foot for a "cold cloth"! That just cracks me up. Within a minute or so it was "all better"!
Morgan went over to her family poster today and pointed at her doggies and tried to tell me their names. It sounds like they are "Chester" and "Cubby". I'm sure I wasn't hearing the second one quite right, but it was close enough that she didn't correct me when I said it back to her.
We have been trying to remember to do our "Morgan (and other kiddos), where are you?" game at least once a day to help them learn to respond when we call their names. All of the children are beginning to stop what they are doing, look at us, raise their hand and say "Here I am!" It is really cute. I will try to video it in the near future. Today, even before we had done if, Morgan says, "Where cold cloth at?" in the same tone of voice that I do the "game", then she answered for it with a "Here I am!" I cracked up!
After I put the pony tails in Morgan's hair this morning, Gary complimented her on how pretty they looked. The silly girl then went over to the mirror, looked at her self and started rubbing her hair with her hands (as if to mess it up), all the while cracking up in her deep little voice! : ) Gary told her, "No more compliments for you!"
Thomas bumped into her this morning and she started to get sad/angry about it. I asked her if Thomas could give her a hug and she stopped being fussy about it, but when he came closer to her she said, "No he tinky!" Sure enough! He was poopy!
Morgey stubbed her toe this morning on the edge of the changing table then went over to the shelves and round one of the play cleaning rag/napkin/potholder deals, asked me to "fold it" then put it on her foot for a "cold cloth"! That just cracks me up. Within a minute or so it was "all better"!
Morgan went over to her family poster today and pointed at her doggies and tried to tell me their names. It sounds like they are "Chester" and "Cubby". I'm sure I wasn't hearing the second one quite right, but it was close enough that she didn't correct me when I said it back to her.
We have been trying to remember to do our "Morgan (and other kiddos), where are you?" game at least once a day to help them learn to respond when we call their names. All of the children are beginning to stop what they are doing, look at us, raise their hand and say "Here I am!" It is really cute. I will try to video it in the near future. Today, even before we had done if, Morgan says, "Where cold cloth at?" in the same tone of voice that I do the "game", then she answered for it with a "Here I am!" I cracked up!
Monday, December 12, 2011
12/12/11
Morgan ate all of her cheerios and about half of her banana at breakfast. At lunch she drank all of her tomato soup and ate most of her grilled cheese sandwich and a couple bites of apple slice.
Morgan continued to dance with the angel bear for about 10 minutes after you left this morning. She was spinning, moving him up and down and all around. It was pretty cute!
Gary and I both just love listening and watching Morgan as she "reads" books and sings. Many times she sings just any song but once in a while she sings a song that is related to the book. That is just adorable. Today she was looking at a book with stars in it and singing "Twinkle, Twinkle". : )
We had another biting incident today. I know it may not seem like it, but we are working hard on this issue. Last Friday we had three different kiddos bite (one of them was Morgan) and three different ones get bit (one also being Morgan)! Ugh! It is frustrating, because they seem to be learning it from each other and so it escalates. We are VERY stern and serious about it with the "biter" and then turn all of our attention and energy to the "victim". It is often a spacial issue (especially with the others) so we are being even more vigilant when more than one kiddo is in an area. With Morgan's it has been more unpredictable. We both Friday's and today's she just walked over and bit Alayna's arm when she wasn't even close to her to begin with. I haven't quite figured out the trigger. Biting is NOT okay regardless of what is going on, and we are working on both ends of the issue, with the focus on "Use your words and tell them what you want!" and "NO BITING PEOPLE! Teeth are for food, not people!" If you have any suggestions, please feel free to let me know.
Morgan played with one of the babies a lot today. She was wrapping her and dumping her out. I have been working on teaching her HOW to bundle wrap the doll rather than just doing it all the time now and I think she is starting to get it a little. She also was holding the naked dolly up over the step and said, "Baby goin' peein'". That just cracked Gary and I up! The other thing she said that was funny while playing with the doll was when she was shaking the doll around a little and looking at its hair. She started laughing and said, "Wild hair!" : )
Morgan continued to dance with the angel bear for about 10 minutes after you left this morning. She was spinning, moving him up and down and all around. It was pretty cute!
Gary and I both just love listening and watching Morgan as she "reads" books and sings. Many times she sings just any song but once in a while she sings a song that is related to the book. That is just adorable. Today she was looking at a book with stars in it and singing "Twinkle, Twinkle". : )
We had another biting incident today. I know it may not seem like it, but we are working hard on this issue. Last Friday we had three different kiddos bite (one of them was Morgan) and three different ones get bit (one also being Morgan)! Ugh! It is frustrating, because they seem to be learning it from each other and so it escalates. We are VERY stern and serious about it with the "biter" and then turn all of our attention and energy to the "victim". It is often a spacial issue (especially with the others) so we are being even more vigilant when more than one kiddo is in an area. With Morgan's it has been more unpredictable. We both Friday's and today's she just walked over and bit Alayna's arm when she wasn't even close to her to begin with. I haven't quite figured out the trigger. Biting is NOT okay regardless of what is going on, and we are working on both ends of the issue, with the focus on "Use your words and tell them what you want!" and "NO BITING PEOPLE! Teeth are for food, not people!" If you have any suggestions, please feel free to let me know.
Morgan played with one of the babies a lot today. She was wrapping her and dumping her out. I have been working on teaching her HOW to bundle wrap the doll rather than just doing it all the time now and I think she is starting to get it a little. She also was holding the naked dolly up over the step and said, "Baby goin' peein'". That just cracked Gary and I up! The other thing she said that was funny while playing with the doll was when she was shaking the doll around a little and looking at its hair. She started laughing and said, "Wild hair!" : )
12/9/11
Morgan ate all of her craisins and oatmeal at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her applesauce and grilled cheese sandwich and most of her pea and pasta dish with grated cheese on top.
Morgan is so cute when she sings along with the song "Feliz Navidad". We have it on a couple of our holiday CDs and when she sings it, it sounds like "Feely Nah-nee-nod". I always move over by her to listen to her sing it better because it is so cute.
Morgan told one of her friends "Just a second" about two minutes after Gary had told one of the kiddos that about something. It was done almost exactly the way (tone and body language) he had done it. I then asked her, "Are you pretending to be Gary?" She got the cutest little look on her face, pushed out her belly and said, "Ya!" in a deep voice. Cute!
Morgan has found herself a new job. After meal times the last couple days she has gone around helping the kiddos pull their sleeves down after eating and washing. I usually do it, but I was busy feeding the baby Thursday morning so I asked her to help me. She was thrilled and must have decided it was her new job. She does it great, going over to them and asking, "Sweeve down?" and then pulling them down for them. : )
Morgan is so cute when she sings along with the song "Feliz Navidad". We have it on a couple of our holiday CDs and when she sings it, it sounds like "Feely Nah-nee-nod". I always move over by her to listen to her sing it better because it is so cute.
Morgan told one of her friends "Just a second" about two minutes after Gary had told one of the kiddos that about something. It was done almost exactly the way (tone and body language) he had done it. I then asked her, "Are you pretending to be Gary?" She got the cutest little look on her face, pushed out her belly and said, "Ya!" in a deep voice. Cute!
Morgan has found herself a new job. After meal times the last couple days she has gone around helping the kiddos pull their sleeves down after eating and washing. I usually do it, but I was busy feeding the baby Thursday morning so I asked her to help me. She was thrilled and must have decided it was her new job. She does it great, going over to them and asking, "Sweeve down?" and then pulling them down for them. : )
Thursday, December 8, 2011
12/8/11
Morgan ate all of her blueberries and most of her blueberry bread pudding at breakfast. At lunch she ate a bite of her ground turkey burger on a bun and all of her green beans and kiwi.
Nora came for a few hours today and the "big" girls all had to greet
her. It was like she was a little magnet when she first came, as you
can see by this picture.
Kenzie was talking on one of the flip phones for a while today. I heard her saying, "hello football game!" Morgan immediately started to imitate her. You might want to visit with her about it and see if she can give you a heads-up as to what is going to happen this Friday evening! : )
As
you can see in these pictures, the kiddos had fun putting the little
stuffed animals up into the window sill today. Most of them didn't stay
up very well, so it was an ongoing project for about 15 minutes!
Kenzie was talking on one of the flip phones for a while today. I heard her saying, "hello football game!" Morgan immediately started to imitate her. You might want to visit with her about it and see if she can give you a heads-up as to what is going to happen this Friday evening! : )
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
12/7/11
Morgan ate all of her whole wheat jelly toast and thirds on dried mangoes at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her beef and bean burrito, about half of her tropical fruit and a bite of her steamed broccoli.
Morgan has been so funny with how she will pick up any book, start looking at it and say "I found my favorite". Jadey has been doing it too and I am not sure who started it. Now Kenzie and Emily have picked up on it also! : )
I had to take a picture of Morgan today when she dressed up all by herself in a hard had and work boots. With her tutu on, I thought it just looked priceless!
This morning we looked out the big window and there was a little two point buck strolling up the sidewalk by our front fence. He started to turn up into our driveway toward the big window, but changed his mind and kept on walking up the sidewalk instead. We were to slow to get a picture.
Alayna, Morgan and Kenzie helped me make this "train" and then played on it for the rest of the play time in the block room. Morgan wouldn't give up her seat as the driver, but had fun making chugging and Choo-choo sounds while she played.
Last night I got out the little roadway carpet and put it out in the back room with the little cars. All three of "my kiddos" really had fun driving their cars on it for quite a while. They were making car motor sounds and then saying "beep-beep" when they wanted one of the other kiddos to move out of their way. It was pretty cute!
Morgan has been so funny with how she will pick up any book, start looking at it and say "I found my favorite". Jadey has been doing it too and I am not sure who started it. Now Kenzie and Emily have picked up on it also! : ) I had to take a picture of Morgan today when she dressed up all by herself in a hard had and work boots. With her tutu on, I thought it just looked priceless!
This morning we looked out the big window and there was a little two point buck strolling up the sidewalk by our front fence. He started to turn up into our driveway toward the big window, but changed his mind and kept on walking up the sidewalk instead. We were to slow to get a picture.
Alayna, Morgan and Kenzie helped me make this "train" and then played on it for the rest of the play time in the block room. Morgan wouldn't give up her seat as the driver, but had fun making chugging and Choo-choo sounds while she played.
Last night I got out the little roadway carpet and put it out in the back room with the little cars. All three of "my kiddos" really had fun driving their cars on it for quite a while. They were making car motor sounds and then saying "beep-beep" when they wanted one of the other kiddos to move out of their way. It was pretty cute!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
12/6/11
Morgan ate all of her prunes and seconds on cinnamon roll at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her melon, bites of scrambled eggs and about half of her waffles and hashbrowns. She may have eaten more, but Jadey kind of gagged and vomited, which ruined her appetite, I think. She had been eating right along until then. When that happened she looked at Jadey's plate and said, "I'n done!" I didn't blame her!
We hadn't gotten out the work benches until this morning and Morgan was thrilled! She literally spent over 40 minutes playing with and around it. She came over to see what Jadey was doing on hers a couple times, but went right back over to work at hers.
Morgan brought me one of the dolls today and the pair of jeans that were supposed to be on him. She held them up and said, "Help fix it. He fall out!" I thought that was a great way to state it! : ) Also with the doll she was carrying it around, feeding it with a bottle, singing to it and covering it. I love the way she lays it down, covers it and sings, "Nah-Night Baby!" It is so sweet!
Today Emily found one of the play rag/napkin/potholder deals and was pretending that she had an owie and it was her "cold cloth". Morgan thought that was a wonderful idea and had to find one and imitate the action!
In all the times I have taken Morgan potty she hasn't actually went yet, so I am backing off somewhat until she shows more readiness, interest and success.
We hadn't gotten out the work benches until this morning and Morgan was thrilled! She literally spent over 40 minutes playing with and around it. She came over to see what Jadey was doing on hers a couple times, but went right back over to work at hers.
Morgan brought me one of the dolls today and the pair of jeans that were supposed to be on him. She held them up and said, "Help fix it. He fall out!" I thought that was a great way to state it! : ) Also with the doll she was carrying it around, feeding it with a bottle, singing to it and covering it. I love the way she lays it down, covers it and sings, "Nah-Night Baby!" It is so sweet!
Today Emily found one of the play rag/napkin/potholder deals and was pretending that she had an owie and it was her "cold cloth". Morgan thought that was a wonderful idea and had to find one and imitate the action!
In all the times I have taken Morgan potty she hasn't actually went yet, so I am backing off somewhat until she shows more readiness, interest and success.
12/5/11
Morgan ate all of her Kix cereal and mixed fruit at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her sweet potatoes and ham sandwich and a couple bites of mandarin oranges.
Morgan was very interested in exploring all of the new toy exchange stuff. She especially liked the "new" stuffed animals, the flip phones, and the dolls in this set.
With the stuffed animals she was carrying them around, dancing with them, and then spent quite a bit of time lining them up. I was sitting on the floor and she kept lining them up in all different ways beside me. She also was piling them up on me and when I acted like I had accidentally dumped them on the floor she would crack up!
When she was playing with the flip phone, part of the time she was just walking around with it up to her ear talking and jabbering. The thing that she was doing that I thought was hilarious was when she was holding it up to the middle of her face so that it was actually touching her nose and forehead, then looking around the room with an eye partially showing on either side. She did that and laughed over and over. I don't know if it reflected funny or was just an interesting illusion for her, but she was entertained by it.
Morgan was very interested in exploring all of the new toy exchange stuff. She especially liked the "new" stuffed animals, the flip phones, and the dolls in this set.
With the stuffed animals she was carrying them around, dancing with them, and then spent quite a bit of time lining them up. I was sitting on the floor and she kept lining them up in all different ways beside me. She also was piling them up on me and when I acted like I had accidentally dumped them on the floor she would crack up!
When she was playing with the flip phone, part of the time she was just walking around with it up to her ear talking and jabbering. The thing that she was doing that I thought was hilarious was when she was holding it up to the middle of her face so that it was actually touching her nose and forehead, then looking around the room with an eye partially showing on either side. She did that and laughed over and over. I don't know if it reflected funny or was just an interesting illusion for her, but she was entertained by it.
Friday, December 2, 2011
12/2/11
Morgan ate most of her rice and all of her raisins at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her meatloaf and dried apricots, most of her french bread and a couple bites of cooked carrots.
Morgan was laying on the couch by Gary and he was calling his hand the "Morgan getter" and having it attack her tummy, arm pits and under her chin. Every time he paused, she would tell him, "Let's do it again!" It was really funny.
Doctor Morgan was pretty busy today. She had a patient in Jadey (was taking her temperature by putting one of the doctor tools across her forehead, while carefully holding her hair back away from her forehead!). She was also working on one of the dolls by Gary and they were conversing about what she was doing and how the doll was feeling, which she loved.
Morgan was very sweet today when Thomas pulled her hair. She didn't cry or even fuss. She just came over and asked "Fix pony" to me, with a semi-frustrated frown on her face. He had a pretty good handful of hair, too, so I was pretty surprised.
Morgan was laying on the couch by Gary and he was calling his hand the "Morgan getter" and having it attack her tummy, arm pits and under her chin. Every time he paused, she would tell him, "Let's do it again!" It was really funny.
Morgan was very sweet today when Thomas pulled her hair. She didn't cry or even fuss. She just came over and asked "Fix pony" to me, with a semi-frustrated frown on her face. He had a pretty good handful of hair, too, so I was pretty surprised.
12/1/11
Morgan ate all of her grapes and seconds on cinnamon toast at breakfast. At lunch she ate a bite of her dinner roll, all of her mashed potatoes and about half of her canned cherries and her turkey (substituted for chicken strips).
Morgan immediately noticed the new picture on the calendar in the big room (for December). She looked at it and said, "Ohhhh! They kissin'" with the sweetest look on her face. Later on in the day she was playing with two off the stuffed animal puppies and she put their noses together and pointed up at the calendar picture then said, "They kissin' like them". : )
Morgan has been calling Jadey, "Jadey bear" several times today. Not sure where she got that. I don't think I have every called her that. maybe it is an extension of Monte Bear. ?? She and Jadey vacillated between playing great together and being feisty with each other. Most of the time when they were being feisty it was over space disagreement. It seemed like wherever one of them wanted to be the other also wanted to be there.
Today I was doing some videoing of the kiddos dancing to CD music. Morgan danced for a couple minutes than had to stop and race over saying, "Me see, me see". I always think that is so funny when they think they can see themselves when they are behind the camera instead of in front of it. : )
Morgan immediately noticed the new picture on the calendar in the big room (for December). She looked at it and said, "Ohhhh! They kissin'" with the sweetest look on her face. Later on in the day she was playing with two off the stuffed animal puppies and she put their noses together and pointed up at the calendar picture then said, "They kissin' like them". : )
Morgan has been calling Jadey, "Jadey bear" several times today. Not sure where she got that. I don't think I have every called her that. maybe it is an extension of Monte Bear. ?? She and Jadey vacillated between playing great together and being feisty with each other. Most of the time when they were being feisty it was over space disagreement. It seemed like wherever one of them wanted to be the other also wanted to be there.
Today I was doing some videoing of the kiddos dancing to CD music. Morgan danced for a couple minutes than had to stop and race over saying, "Me see, me see". I always think that is so funny when they think they can see themselves when they are behind the camera instead of in front of it. : )
11/30/11
Morgan ate all of her peaches and seconds on whole wheat bagel at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her macaroni and cheese, and corn, a bite of ham.
As you already know, we had a kind of crazy morning with the car thief and fugitive loose in our neighborhood and police officers all around. Here are a couple pictures. Between them and the street sweepers, there was lots of watching out the window (by us as well as the kiddos!).
Morgan didn't have anything in her hair when she came today and she came over to me and said, "I need pony (pointing to her hair). It wild!" I just cracked up!
Morgan likes to jump off the balance beam climber deal and onto the mattress, doing a somersault when she lands. She always calls it a "back flip". One of the times today she kind of flopped on her belly instead of doing a somersault and I asked if that was a 'back flip'. She chuckled, stuck out her belly and said, "No!" It was pretty cute!
I don't know how many times a week, but pretty often, Morgan will walk around (or look at a book) and sing "Everywhere that Gary went" instead of "Mary went" to the Mary had a little lamb song. Gary loves it!
As you already know, we had a kind of crazy morning with the car thief and fugitive loose in our neighborhood and police officers all around. Here are a couple pictures. Between them and the street sweepers, there was lots of watching out the window (by us as well as the kiddos!). Morgan didn't have anything in her hair when she came today and she came over to me and said, "I need pony (pointing to her hair). It wild!" I just cracked up!
Morgan likes to jump off the balance beam climber deal and onto the mattress, doing a somersault when she lands. She always calls it a "back flip". One of the times today she kind of flopped on her belly instead of doing a somersault and I asked if that was a 'back flip'. She chuckled, stuck out her belly and said, "No!" It was pretty cute!
I don't know how many times a week, but pretty often, Morgan will walk around (or look at a book) and sing "Everywhere that Gary went" instead of "Mary went" to the Mary had a little lamb song. Gary loves it!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
11/29/11
Morgan ate about half of both her pears and her blueberry muffin at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her sweet potatoes, most of her tuna on saltines and a bite or two of her sliced fresh oranges.
Morgan spent some time reading books to herself this morning. She didn't want to have anyone reading with her and when they came over by her to see what she was doing she moved away to a new spot. She did this three different times. Usually she likes to "read" to the others so I am not sure why the switch today.
After breakfast Morgan came over to me and asked to "cuddle with you and write notes". During that free play time is when I can do more focused observations for my journal notes. I am sure she has asked me what I was doing before and I told her "taking notes", but I know it hasn't happened lately, so she has a pretty good little memory.
Several of the kiddos were a little feisty this morning and there were actually five different incidents of biting (only one was Morgan). They really weren't being obnoxious just extra sensitive and quick triggered. Maybe it was the holiday festivities catching up with them. : ) We were pretty much constantly on guard, redirecting or intervening.
Morgan held out her hand for me to take the "food" she was offering. When I did she asked, "It taste good?"
Just so you know, she woke up early (1:45) coughing so she only took a little over an hour nap today.
Morgan spent some time reading books to herself this morning. She didn't want to have anyone reading with her and when they came over by her to see what she was doing she moved away to a new spot. She did this three different times. Usually she likes to "read" to the others so I am not sure why the switch today.
After breakfast Morgan came over to me and asked to "cuddle with you and write notes". During that free play time is when I can do more focused observations for my journal notes. I am sure she has asked me what I was doing before and I told her "taking notes", but I know it hasn't happened lately, so she has a pretty good little memory.
Several of the kiddos were a little feisty this morning and there were actually five different incidents of biting (only one was Morgan). They really weren't being obnoxious just extra sensitive and quick triggered. Maybe it was the holiday festivities catching up with them. : ) We were pretty much constantly on guard, redirecting or intervening.
Morgan held out her hand for me to take the "food" she was offering. When I did she asked, "It taste good?"
Just so you know, she woke up early (1:45) coughing so she only took a little over an hour nap today.
Monday, November 28, 2011
11/28/11
Morgan ate all of her Chex cereal and bites of her fruit salad at breakfast. At lunch she ate bites of her roast beef sandwich and all of her tomato soup and apple slices.
Morgan really likes Kate (which is also reciprocated)! Almost every morning when Kate leaves to go to work she races over to wave "bye" at her. I think she must have missed seeing her over the long weekend also because she had extra exuberance as she told her "Hi" when she saw her and then when she was waving at her out the window. Kate just loves it!
Morgan vocalized that she wanted to go potty after breakfast this morning. She didn't go, but she tried valiantly. She was also poopy within just 10 minutes or so, so maybe I should see if she wants to just stay in there for a while next time she tells me. Maybe she doesn't like having an audience -- I know I wouldn't! : )
I often sniff the kiddos because they have good smelling fabric softener, shampoo, lotion or something. I really don't do it consciously most of the time. Today I must have been sniffing Morgan because she leaned over and started sniffing me back. I cracked up. We did it back and forth several times and she thought that was great! She verbalized, "I 'niff you!" which I thought was also funny! : )
Morgan really likes Kate (which is also reciprocated)! Almost every morning when Kate leaves to go to work she races over to wave "bye" at her. I think she must have missed seeing her over the long weekend also because she had extra exuberance as she told her "Hi" when she saw her and then when she was waving at her out the window. Kate just loves it!
Morgan vocalized that she wanted to go potty after breakfast this morning. She didn't go, but she tried valiantly. She was also poopy within just 10 minutes or so, so maybe I should see if she wants to just stay in there for a while next time she tells me. Maybe she doesn't like having an audience -- I know I wouldn't! : )
I often sniff the kiddos because they have good smelling fabric softener, shampoo, lotion or something. I really don't do it consciously most of the time. Today I must have been sniffing Morgan because she leaned over and started sniffing me back. I cracked up. We did it back and forth several times and she thought that was great! She verbalized, "I 'niff you!" which I thought was also funny! : )
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
11/23/11
Morgan ate everything at breakfast and lunch. Breakfast was whole wheat toast and mixed berries. Lunch was kiwi, biscuit and hashbrown casserole.
Morgan played with Kenzie a lot today. It didn't really matter what they were doing they were basically together the whole time. If Morgan moved away without Kenzie noticing, she would come over to me and ask "Where Morgie go?" It was pretty cute and Morgan liked having her for a playmate.
All of the bigger kiddos were using the "sidewalk" that Gary had made for a 'stage' to sing and dance on. Morgan is balanced enough that she did pretty good. The others fell off frequently. It isn't very wide.
Morgan was using the play thermometer as a toothbrush today. It took me a while to figure out what she was doing because she was sticking it WAY into her mouth, moving it back and forth then going over to the sink and pretending to spit in it. The spitting was what gave it away for me! : )
Morgan played with Kenzie a lot today. It didn't really matter what they were doing they were basically together the whole time. If Morgan moved away without Kenzie noticing, she would come over to me and ask "Where Morgie go?" It was pretty cute and Morgan liked having her for a playmate.
All of the bigger kiddos were using the "sidewalk" that Gary had made for a 'stage' to sing and dance on. Morgan is balanced enough that she did pretty good. The others fell off frequently. It isn't very wide.
Morgan was using the play thermometer as a toothbrush today. It took me a while to figure out what she was doing because she was sticking it WAY into her mouth, moving it back and forth then going over to the sink and pretending to spit in it. The spitting was what gave it away for me! : )
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
11/22/11
Morgan ate all of her whole wheat bagel and dried apricots at breakfast. At lunch she ate everything -- baked fish, applesauce and pea pasta salad.
Morgan was building really big towers with the big interlocking blocks today. One of the times that it was way over her head, she accidentally knocked it over onto Kenzie. She did a nice job of giving her a hug and seeing if she was "okay". After that she was very careful to look where the block were going to go to make sure it wasn't going to hit anyone.
Morgan has really been into confessing when she does something wrong, especially when it involved hurting one of the kiddos. If we haven't seen what happened or only saw the end, we will usually ask the 'victim' "What happened? Often they won't say anything, but Morgan has came up several times over the last week and confessed , "bite Joslyn", "hit Thomas", "push Kenzie"... Although that doesn't make it better we do thank her for telling us, then still have her give them a love and ask if they are alright (and take a break, depending on the offense).
Morgan is so cute when she sings while she is reading, playing, walking around or whatever. She sings a lot of different songs that we sing all the time and a couple that I don't know, but can hear a word here or there. She has pretty good note pitch so I can usually tell what she is singing if it is one I know by the tune even if I can't hear the words.
Morgan was building really big towers with the big interlocking blocks today. One of the times that it was way over her head, she accidentally knocked it over onto Kenzie. She did a nice job of giving her a hug and seeing if she was "okay". After that she was very careful to look where the block were going to go to make sure it wasn't going to hit anyone.
Morgan has really been into confessing when she does something wrong, especially when it involved hurting one of the kiddos. If we haven't seen what happened or only saw the end, we will usually ask the 'victim' "What happened? Often they won't say anything, but Morgan has came up several times over the last week and confessed , "bite Joslyn", "hit Thomas", "push Kenzie"... Although that doesn't make it better we do thank her for telling us, then still have her give them a love and ask if they are alright (and take a break, depending on the offense).
Morgan is so cute when she sings while she is reading, playing, walking around or whatever. She sings a lot of different songs that we sing all the time and a couple that I don't know, but can hear a word here or there. She has pretty good note pitch so I can usually tell what she is singing if it is one I know by the tune even if I can't hear the words.
11/21/11
Morgan ate all of her bran flakes and craisins at breakfast. At lunch sh ate all of her green beans with bacon bits (substituted for cauliflower), her cheese pizza and her tropical fruit.
Morgan was dancing and then falling down, saying "Fow down!". I think she got it from a song we have on CD and also sing where we do different motions (stomp, hop, kick), "then we all fall down!" They love it and we always have to do it multiple times.
Morgan asked me for the "balloon song" several times today also, but I still haven't been able to figure out what it is. I really don't think we have a song about a balloon, so it must be a different word that sounds like it, but I can't figure it out!
Kenzie was holding hands and dancing with Jadey and Morgan. Usually when they do that it ends up just being a fall down party, with one of them always trying to pull the other ones down on top of them. Today they actually danced quite a bit and the falling down was accidental for the first 10 or so minutes.
The kiddos all really enjoyed watching the city crew scooping up leaves with the front end loaders and dumping them into the dump trucks. Sadly there weren't many leaves where they would watch out the big window so it didn't take very long, but they were enthralled while it lasted!
Morgan was dancing and then falling down, saying "Fow down!". I think she got it from a song we have on CD and also sing where we do different motions (stomp, hop, kick), "then we all fall down!" They love it and we always have to do it multiple times.
Morgan asked me for the "balloon song" several times today also, but I still haven't been able to figure out what it is. I really don't think we have a song about a balloon, so it must be a different word that sounds like it, but I can't figure it out!
Kenzie was holding hands and dancing with Jadey and Morgan. Usually when they do that it ends up just being a fall down party, with one of them always trying to pull the other ones down on top of them. Today they actually danced quite a bit and the falling down was accidental for the first 10 or so minutes.
The kiddos all really enjoyed watching the city crew scooping up leaves with the front end loaders and dumping them into the dump trucks. Sadly there weren't many leaves where they would watch out the big window so it didn't take very long, but they were enthralled while it lasted!
11/18/11
Morgan ate all of her malt-o-meal and raisins at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her salad with ranch dressing, all of her spaghetti and most of her mixed fruit.
Morgan pays attention so well when we ask her to help us with something. Her ears are really programmed for that kind of stuff. Even if we ask someone else to do it instead of her, she is right there and ready just in case they don't do it and she can instead. Sometimes we even have to remind her that we asked whoever it was this time because she tries to do it anyway. Now if we could just get her hearing to work that great in all the other arenas. : ) No, really she had been listening pretty well lately! : )
Morgan was playing in the "box" today with Jadey and Kenzie. They were cheering and chanting and Morgan said, "Go Griz!" multiple times. She then lit up and said, "Go Griz! Go Niners!" Gary and I cracked up!
Morgan was playing great with all of the kiddos and having no conflicts or other problems. Out of the blue, she walked over to the couch, climbed up and sat in the corner of it and said, "I take a break!" I guess she must have either been tired or a little overstimulated even though it looked like she was doing great! : )
Morgan pays attention so well when we ask her to help us with something. Her ears are really programmed for that kind of stuff. Even if we ask someone else to do it instead of her, she is right there and ready just in case they don't do it and she can instead. Sometimes we even have to remind her that we asked whoever it was this time because she tries to do it anyway. Now if we could just get her hearing to work that great in all the other arenas. : ) No, really she had been listening pretty well lately! : )
Morgan was playing in the "box" today with Jadey and Kenzie. They were cheering and chanting and Morgan said, "Go Griz!" multiple times. She then lit up and said, "Go Griz! Go Niners!" Gary and I cracked up!
Morgan was playing great with all of the kiddos and having no conflicts or other problems. Out of the blue, she walked over to the couch, climbed up and sat in the corner of it and said, "I take a break!" I guess she must have either been tired or a little overstimulated even though it looked like she was doing great! : )
11/17/11
Morgan ate all of her blueberries and about half of her cinnamon raisin English muffin at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her canned chicken on saltines, potato salad and a couple bites of canned cherries.
Morgan carried around the "owie baby" (the one with the eye we put the band-aid on) a lot today and kept bringing her over to me and asking, "What happened?" None of the stories I could come up with seemed to appease her, so I finally just told it, I didn't know but it was broke. She was fine after that!
Morgan asked for "baby Luga" (Baby Beluga) on the CD today and was so excited when it came on. As soon as it was over she asked for it again. We played it three times straight before letting the CD go on. : )
Morgan was first sitting on a set of blocks then started pushing them around making a motor sound. She volunteered that it was "My cool (school) bus". As soon as she said that, three of the other kiddos were right there wanting to ride on the "cool" bus too, which she let them do, but couldn't push it then.
Morgan carried around the "owie baby" (the one with the eye we put the band-aid on) a lot today and kept bringing her over to me and asking, "What happened?" None of the stories I could come up with seemed to appease her, so I finally just told it, I didn't know but it was broke. She was fine after that!
Morgan asked for "baby Luga" (Baby Beluga) on the CD today and was so excited when it came on. As soon as it was over she asked for it again. We played it three times straight before letting the CD go on. : )
Morgan was first sitting on a set of blocks then started pushing them around making a motor sound. She volunteered that it was "My cool (school) bus". As soon as she said that, three of the other kiddos were right there wanting to ride on the "cool" bus too, which she let them do, but couldn't push it then.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
11/16/11
Morgan ate seconds on biscuit and all of her peaches at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her steamed broccoli and baked beans, most of her pineapple and bites of her dinner roll.
I decided to try seeing if any of the "big" kiddos are interested in using the bathroom this morning. I was just going to take the older four (who are all two, or almost). Kenzie was determined that she needed to come too, so I took her also. They all tried valiantly, but only Jadey and Alayna were able to go either time. I will keep trying all of them for a couple weeks (as long as they want to), then will focus on those who are being successful after that. If you want me to work with her please make sure she has easy on and off clothes for those self-help skills. Most of Morgan's clothes are actually pretty good. I just took off the tutu the second time.
I had given an award to the two who pooped in the potty this morning and let them put a sticker on it. Of course, all of the other kiddos wanted a "ticker" too, so I decided we would do stickers for art time today. That sufficed them.
Morgan had a great day today -- listened very well, was engaged in play, gentle and loving to the kiddos (and us) and no defiance or melt-down moments.
I decided to try seeing if any of the "big" kiddos are interested in using the bathroom this morning. I was just going to take the older four (who are all two, or almost). Kenzie was determined that she needed to come too, so I took her also. They all tried valiantly, but only Jadey and Alayna were able to go either time. I will keep trying all of them for a couple weeks (as long as they want to), then will focus on those who are being successful after that. If you want me to work with her please make sure she has easy on and off clothes for those self-help skills. Most of Morgan's clothes are actually pretty good. I just took off the tutu the second time.
I had given an award to the two who pooped in the potty this morning and let them put a sticker on it. Of course, all of the other kiddos wanted a "ticker" too, so I decided we would do stickers for art time today. That sufficed them.
Morgan had a great day today -- listened very well, was engaged in play, gentle and loving to the kiddos (and us) and no defiance or melt-down moments.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
11/15/11
Morgan ate all of her waffles and about half of her hashbrowns at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her shrimp and rice, about half of her red pepper and a bite of orange slices.
Morgan spent quite a bit of time loving on Gary this morning. He was sitting on the floor and she just went over to him, backed up and sat down on his lap. They visited and snuggled for quite a while.
Jadey decided she wanted to hold Morgan today and invited her to sit on her lap. Morgan went right over and plopped down and both of them were grinning from ear to ear. It was pretty cute.
Morgan did puzzles right outside the gate where the babies couldn't get to her or the puzzles for quite a while today. There really aren't any puzzles that we have had in the last three sets that she can't do now. At first she struggled with the ones that didn't have the pictures under the pieces, but now she does them excellent also.
Morgan loved it when I sang "How much is that Doggy in the Window?" while holding one of the stuffed puppies out in the back room. She especially liked it when I wagged his tail when it got to that stop. She was really laughing.
Morgan spent quite a bit of time loving on Gary this morning. He was sitting on the floor and she just went over to him, backed up and sat down on his lap. They visited and snuggled for quite a while.
Jadey decided she wanted to hold Morgan today and invited her to sit on her lap. Morgan went right over and plopped down and both of them were grinning from ear to ear. It was pretty cute.
Morgan did puzzles right outside the gate where the babies couldn't get to her or the puzzles for quite a while today. There really aren't any puzzles that we have had in the last three sets that she can't do now. At first she struggled with the ones that didn't have the pictures under the pieces, but now she does them excellent also.
Morgan loved it when I sang "How much is that Doggy in the Window?" while holding one of the stuffed puppies out in the back room. She especially liked it when I wagged his tail when it got to that stop. She was really laughing.
11/14/11
Morgan ate all of her cheerios and about half of her banana at breakfast. At lunch she drank about half of her tomato soup and ate all of her apple slices and her grilled cheese sandwich.
Morgan and Kenzie were waving the shakers above their heads and chanting "Go Griz!" over and over this morning. When Gary and I started talking about it, they really got into doing it to show off. It was super cute!
Morgan was talking into both one of the echophone and into the transmitter end of the stethoscope. The echophones look like plastic microphones, but vibrate inside of them when you talk into them and it makes them echo.
Gary's razor batter was dead when he tried to shave first thing this morning so he had to charge it first. When it was charged he started to shave. The kiddos don't usually get to seem him do that and they were mesmerized, especially Morgan.
Morgan and Kenzie were waving the shakers above their heads and chanting "Go Griz!" over and over this morning. When Gary and I started talking about it, they really got into doing it to show off. It was super cute!
Morgan was talking into both one of the echophone and into the transmitter end of the stethoscope. The echophones look like plastic microphones, but vibrate inside of them when you talk into them and it makes them echo.
Gary's razor batter was dead when he tried to shave first thing this morning so he had to charge it first. When it was charged he started to shave. The kiddos don't usually get to seem him do that and they were mesmerized, especially Morgan.
Friday, November 11, 2011
11/11/11
Morgan ate all of her oatmeal and about half of her craisins at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her applesauce and her pasta pea dish, most of her ground burger.
Morgan and Joslyn spent at least 5 minutes looking at the "Faces Poster" we made and have up on the wall by the reading area. They each had a play knife and were using them as pointers. They would point to a face and say the name of who it was, then move on to the next one. After several minutes of this Morgan got stuck on the one of Jadey making a silly face by pulling the sides of her mouth out. Morgan started trying to imitate what Jadey was doing in the picture. She them raced over to look at herself in the mirror to see if she was doing it right (at least that's what it looked like), then back to the photo, back to the mirror, photo, mirror... She probably repeated this about 5 times before she was satisfied and chuckled at herself before moving on to doing something else.
Morgna had a little white fence duplo piece in her hand and was banging on one of the regular duplos with it. She then turned to me and asked, "A hammer?" She is always thinking!
Again Morgan was playing with the duplo Winnie the Pooh character and suddenly lay him down on his belly, patted him on the back and said, "You sleep tight!" It was so cute. After a little (when he 'woke up') she started putting one of the duplo flowers up to Pooh's mouth. She told me "I feed her!"
Morgan and Joslyn spent at least 5 minutes looking at the "Faces Poster" we made and have up on the wall by the reading area. They each had a play knife and were using them as pointers. They would point to a face and say the name of who it was, then move on to the next one. After several minutes of this Morgan got stuck on the one of Jadey making a silly face by pulling the sides of her mouth out. Morgan started trying to imitate what Jadey was doing in the picture. She them raced over to look at herself in the mirror to see if she was doing it right (at least that's what it looked like), then back to the photo, back to the mirror, photo, mirror... She probably repeated this about 5 times before she was satisfied and chuckled at herself before moving on to doing something else.
Morgna had a little white fence duplo piece in her hand and was banging on one of the regular duplos with it. She then turned to me and asked, "A hammer?" She is always thinking!
Again Morgan was playing with the duplo Winnie the Pooh character and suddenly lay him down on his belly, patted him on the back and said, "You sleep tight!" It was so cute. After a little (when he 'woke up') she started putting one of the duplo flowers up to Pooh's mouth. She told me "I feed her!"
11/10/11
Morgan ate all of her blueberries and most of her blueberry pudding at breakfast. At lunch she ate everything -- turkey burger on a bun, green beans and kiwi. I also gave them some dill pickle slices (because I had put some on my turkey burger. Morgan loved them and had seconds.
Morgan decided she wanted to "find Charlie" not long after she had gotten here. There are actually two of the duplo creatures that look like Charlie. She found one of them pretty easily in the duplo drawer. We looked and looked for the other one and I told her he must be playing hide-and-seek with us so we were going to have to look hard. We finally found him hiding in the couch cushions. When I found him and scolded him for hiding so well that he had scared us. Morgan cracked up and was saying "Naughty Charlie!" over and over. It was pretty funny!
Morgan put her slippers on by herself this morning after a little. She started to put them on the wrong feet so I told her about it. She chuckled and said, "Silly Morgan!" I obviously say that about us all frequently, because most of the verbal kiddos say that (usually about me!).
Morgan looked at the potty book for quite a while this morning. The book has a button you push to make it sound like a toilet flushing.
This morning Morgan was standing in front of the mirror watching herself as she pushed up her sleeves then pulled them back down repeatedly. it was awesome because she was saying "Up!" as she pushed them up and "Down!" as she pulled them back down. It amazes me what they can make into a learning episode!
Morgan decided she wanted to "find Charlie" not long after she had gotten here. There are actually two of the duplo creatures that look like Charlie. She found one of them pretty easily in the duplo drawer. We looked and looked for the other one and I told her he must be playing hide-and-seek with us so we were going to have to look hard. We finally found him hiding in the couch cushions. When I found him and scolded him for hiding so well that he had scared us. Morgan cracked up and was saying "Naughty Charlie!" over and over. It was pretty funny!
Morgan put her slippers on by herself this morning after a little. She started to put them on the wrong feet so I told her about it. She chuckled and said, "Silly Morgan!" I obviously say that about us all frequently, because most of the verbal kiddos say that (usually about me!).
Morgan looked at the potty book for quite a while this morning. The book has a button you push to make it sound like a toilet flushing.
This morning Morgan was standing in front of the mirror watching herself as she pushed up her sleeves then pulled them back down repeatedly. it was awesome because she was saying "Up!" as she pushed them up and "Down!" as she pulled them back down. It amazes me what they can make into a learning episode!
11/9/11
Morgan ate all of her whole wheat toast with jelly on it and thirds on dried mangoes at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her beef and bean burrito and her tropical fruit and most of her sweet potato.
Morgan kept bringing me one of the phones to talk on. It was either Mommy, Daddy, Grammy, or Charlie. She loved it when I talked to Charlie because I made kitty sounds into the phone. She just stood there and chuckled!
Morgan unhooked and took down about half of the dress-up clothes, carried them across the room to me and asked, "You want 'em?" When I told her "No, thank you!" She said, "OK!" then trucked back over to the dress-up hooks and dumped them on the floor in front of it. Things like that always make me wonder what is going through the kiddos' heads.
Morgan gave Gary a love today then he kind of tickled her as she moved away from him. She immediately went back to him and said, "again" for him to get her some more. I think that is so cute how they interact differently with him than they do me. He is always the one they are trying to get to get them and be rowdy with them. They know I am more mild and less rowdy, I guess. Either way, we make a great team!
Morgan kept bringing me one of the phones to talk on. It was either Mommy, Daddy, Grammy, or Charlie. She loved it when I talked to Charlie because I made kitty sounds into the phone. She just stood there and chuckled!
Morgan unhooked and took down about half of the dress-up clothes, carried them across the room to me and asked, "You want 'em?" When I told her "No, thank you!" She said, "OK!" then trucked back over to the dress-up hooks and dumped them on the floor in front of it. Things like that always make me wonder what is going through the kiddos' heads.
Morgan gave Gary a love today then he kind of tickled her as she moved away from him. She immediately went back to him and said, "again" for him to get her some more. I think that is so cute how they interact differently with him than they do me. He is always the one they are trying to get to get them and be rowdy with them. They know I am more mild and less rowdy, I guess. Either way, we make a great team!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
11/8/11
Morgan ate all of her prunes and seconds on cinnamon roll at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her melon and about half of her scrambled eggs, hashbrowns and waffles with syrup.
Morgan kept looking into the binoculars today and saying, "I find deer". Part of the time it was either a fawn or a herd of bucks, but some of the time it was something different. : )
Morgan brought over a duplo panda bear, polar bear, and two people to Gary and asked him to "Help!" Gary made her a great podium type thing and sat them each on it. She was thrilled and carried it around, protecting it for at least 10 minutes.
Morgan is getting very interactive at both music time and story time. She always answers all of the questions we ask at story time, points things out and listens great. At music time she has a song to request whenever I ask for another song idea (even if I am actually asking someone else).
Morgan kept looking into the binoculars today and saying, "I find deer". Part of the time it was either a fawn or a herd of bucks, but some of the time it was something different. : )
Morgan brought over a duplo panda bear, polar bear, and two people to Gary and asked him to "Help!" Gary made her a great podium type thing and sat them each on it. She was thrilled and carried it around, protecting it for at least 10 minutes.
Morgan is getting very interactive at both music time and story time. She always answers all of the questions we ask at story time, points things out and listens great. At music time she has a song to request whenever I ask for another song idea (even if I am actually asking someone else).
11/7/11
Morgan ate all of her breakfast (Kix cereal and mixed fruit). At lunch she ate all of her steamed broccoli, most of her ham sandwich and about half of her mandarin oranges.
Morgan was having a blast stirring the Velcro fruits and vegetables in the little kitchen sinks. She was using one of the play knives as her spoon and was really getting into it, so much that some of the fruits and veggies flew out of the sink a couple times. One of the reasons why she found it to be so fun probably is that it is really loud in the stainless steel sink bowl. : )
I put on some "dance music" for them today and Morgan had a turn dancing with all of the other kiddos (that were awake). She must have decided she liked Joslyn's style best because she left her, tried everyone else and came back to her again. They danced together the rest of the time. When she danced with Kenzie, Kenzie kept trying to pull Morgan over. When she and Jadey danced they both wanted to have their hands on top and it just didn't work very well (you have to have a leader and a follower -- not two leaders). When she and Joslyn got really dancing Morgan looked at me and said, "I crazy!" That cracked me up!
Morgan has bit several times this last week. One of them was with Joslyn today. She chomped on her hand. Needless to say, she had a break away from the kiddos for a while.
Kenzie and Morgan play serving "Coffee" almost every morning. Often all of the "big" girls get into it then. Usually it is when a couple of them are sitting at the little picnic table. One of them will jump up and start asking "You want coffee?" then go to the sink and start getting and serving coffee to the others.
Morgan was having a blast stirring the Velcro fruits and vegetables in the little kitchen sinks. She was using one of the play knives as her spoon and was really getting into it, so much that some of the fruits and veggies flew out of the sink a couple times. One of the reasons why she found it to be so fun probably is that it is really loud in the stainless steel sink bowl. : )
I put on some "dance music" for them today and Morgan had a turn dancing with all of the other kiddos (that were awake). She must have decided she liked Joslyn's style best because she left her, tried everyone else and came back to her again. They danced together the rest of the time. When she danced with Kenzie, Kenzie kept trying to pull Morgan over. When she and Jadey danced they both wanted to have their hands on top and it just didn't work very well (you have to have a leader and a follower -- not two leaders). When she and Joslyn got really dancing Morgan looked at me and said, "I crazy!" That cracked me up!
Morgan has bit several times this last week. One of them was with Joslyn today. She chomped on her hand. Needless to say, she had a break away from the kiddos for a while.
Kenzie and Morgan play serving "Coffee" almost every morning. Often all of the "big" girls get into it then. Usually it is when a couple of them are sitting at the little picnic table. One of them will jump up and start asking "You want coffee?" then go to the sink and start getting and serving coffee to the others.
Friday, November 4, 2011
11/4/11
Morgan ate about half of her brown rice and raisins at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her french bread and dried apricots, most of her cooked carrots and about half of her meatloaf.
Morgan played with the "black kitty" (baby black panther), "Charlie kitty" (baby mountain lion), and panda bear duplos a lot this morning. She was carrying them around individually or together. When I thought it was really cute was when she put them on a big duplo base and put a person on each end like they were guarding the animals. : )
Morgan has been asking "Where dad go?" frequently this week. I always ask her the question back and she has always said, "At home!" I then ask her where mom's at and every time (except once today when I was trying to get her to perform to show Gary) she says, "At work!" It just cracks me up!
Morgan acted like she was going to bite several times today. I caught her in the act and intervened each time, so I am not sure if she would have actually done it or not. One of the times was definitely provoked. She was playing with her duplo things on the big interlocking blocks and Emily was walking on the blocks and very deliberately stepped on Morgan's fingers. Morgan then leaned down and bit her shoe. I have to admit that it kind of hit my funny bone (because no one got seriously hurt), but I didn't let them know it. It just looked so comical!
Morgan played with the "black kitty" (baby black panther), "Charlie kitty" (baby mountain lion), and panda bear duplos a lot this morning. She was carrying them around individually or together. When I thought it was really cute was when she put them on a big duplo base and put a person on each end like they were guarding the animals. : )
Morgan has been asking "Where dad go?" frequently this week. I always ask her the question back and she has always said, "At home!" I then ask her where mom's at and every time (except once today when I was trying to get her to perform to show Gary) she says, "At work!" It just cracks me up!
Morgan acted like she was going to bite several times today. I caught her in the act and intervened each time, so I am not sure if she would have actually done it or not. One of the times was definitely provoked. She was playing with her duplo things on the big interlocking blocks and Emily was walking on the blocks and very deliberately stepped on Morgan's fingers. Morgan then leaned down and bit her shoe. I have to admit that it kind of hit my funny bone (because no one got seriously hurt), but I didn't let them know it. It just looked so comical!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
11/3/11
Morgan ate all of both her grapes and her whole wheat cinnamon toast at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her mashed potatoes, canned cherries and about half of both her dinner roll and her home made chicken strips.
Morgan continued to mess with, poke and hold her ear today. Actually she was doing both at one time or another, but her right more. She was doing it with her hand, the pretend knives, her spoon at the table and the drumsticks. She also has been tossing and turning throughout nap so far. I just want to keep you up to date on my observations. (Notice the drumsticks in the drumming picture.)
Gary and I were talking today and realized that Morgan has not only been more testy this week, but also wanted to cuddle and be close to me more than usual. I wonder if it is all related -- ears, increased frustrations/tantrums and cuddliness...
Morgan cracked me up today when she put a couple of flat but long duplos together and was using it as her phone. They have done that before, but what make it really funny was how she went around and held it up to each of her friend's ears and asked, "Hi Grammy?" It was so cute!
This morning, out of the blue, Morgan asked, "Where Mel'nie go?" She then got down from my lap and raced over to Joslyn's family poster, found Melanie, pointed to her and said, "There is!" She's amazing!
Morgan continued to mess with, poke and hold her ear today. Actually she was doing both at one time or another, but her right more. She was doing it with her hand, the pretend knives, her spoon at the table and the drumsticks. She also has been tossing and turning throughout nap so far. I just want to keep you up to date on my observations. (Notice the drumsticks in the drumming picture.)
Gary and I were talking today and realized that Morgan has not only been more testy this week, but also wanted to cuddle and be close to me more than usual. I wonder if it is all related -- ears, increased frustrations/tantrums and cuddliness...
Morgan cracked me up today when she put a couple of flat but long duplos together and was using it as her phone. They have done that before, but what make it really funny was how she went around and held it up to each of her friend's ears and asked, "Hi Grammy?" It was so cute!
This morning, out of the blue, Morgan asked, "Where Mel'nie go?" She then got down from my lap and raced over to Joslyn's family poster, found Melanie, pointed to her and said, "There is!" She's amazing!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
11/2/11
Morgan ate all of her peaches and seconds on whole wheat bagel at breakfast. At lunch she ate everything -- salad with ranch, corn, ham bits and home made macaroni and cheese.
Morgan had on the lion mask when you guys left this morning. Well, she left it on for over 15 minutes. Not only that she also spent about 10 of those minutes looking at books with it on. I don't think we have ever had any one do that before. It was pretty cute!
Morgan had a much better day today, with no melt downs and only a couple testing times. She was looking at the family posters today, especially Coral's. She announced, "There Coral! I found it!" while she was looking at it. She really likes Coral and usually asks where she is at least once a day.
Morgan found a penguin duplo today and brought it over saying "waddle-waddle" and doing the back and forth motions for it. I laughed so hard because it is super cute! She also made a pretty tall duplo tower today and put Winnie the Pooh on top of it then brought it over proudly to show me! I love it!
Morgan had on the lion mask when you guys left this morning. Well, she left it on for over 15 minutes. Not only that she also spent about 10 of those minutes looking at books with it on. I don't think we have ever had any one do that before. It was pretty cute!
Morgan had a much better day today, with no melt downs and only a couple testing times. She was looking at the family posters today, especially Coral's. She announced, "There Coral! I found it!" while she was looking at it. She really likes Coral and usually asks where she is at least once a day.
Morgan found a penguin duplo today and brought it over saying "waddle-waddle" and doing the back and forth motions for it. I laughed so hard because it is super cute! She also made a pretty tall duplo tower today and put Winnie the Pooh on top of it then brought it over proudly to show me! I love it!
11/1/11
Morgan ate all of her pears and seconds on blueberry muffin at breakfast. At lunch she ate everything -- orange slices, sweet potato and tuna on crackers.
Morgan struggled quite a bit today -- a little too much partying over the last couple days maybe. Everything seems to set her off. Usually lately we have been able to identify triggers and either remove them or talk her through the issues before it gets to the melt-down stage, but there were several today.
One issue was the duplos. She was determined to try to collect all of the duplo characters (especially Big Bird) and didn't want any of the other kiddos to have any of them. If someone had one, she was insistent that she get it from them no matter how much we worked to help her find other ones like them or distract her with something else.
Kenzie was at the little table today and Morgan went over to her, leaned on the table with her elbow and asked, "ya want coffee?" Kenzie ignored her at first then finally went along with it, so Morgan brought her coffee after coffee. They were very engaged with it.
Morgan struggled quite a bit today -- a little too much partying over the last couple days maybe. Everything seems to set her off. Usually lately we have been able to identify triggers and either remove them or talk her through the issues before it gets to the melt-down stage, but there were several today.
One issue was the duplos. She was determined to try to collect all of the duplo characters (especially Big Bird) and didn't want any of the other kiddos to have any of them. If someone had one, she was insistent that she get it from them no matter how much we worked to help her find other ones like them or distract her with something else.
Kenzie was at the little table today and Morgan went over to her, leaned on the table with her elbow and asked, "ya want coffee?" Kenzie ignored her at first then finally went along with it, so Morgan brought her coffee after coffee. They were very engaged with it.
10/31/11
Morgan ate all of her Chex cereal and fruit salad at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her roast beef sandwich and most of her tomato soup and her apple slices.
Morgan was excited about toy exchange and spent about the first half hour or so going around and examining the new toys. She did some drumming, then helped Kenzie and Jadey stack all five of the drums up like big blocks into a "tower". She also decided to try to "tie" the drumsticks together. They are attached to the drums by short strings and she obviously knows what you can do with string. : )
She did a little fishing also, but quickly traded that in for playing with the cell phones. She had one in her hand or up to her ear basically the rest of the time we were in the big room. Most of the time she was "talk to Daddy" but mom and Grammy got a call in there too.
Gary was talking to Alayna about following the rules and who was in charge here. She then asked Alayna, "Who's the boss at home?" Morgan was apparently listening because she vigorously started patting her own tummy and said, "ME!" : ) That cracked us up!
Morgan was using the fishing pole as a "walking stick" more than to actually fish today. It took me a while to figure out what she was doing, but she got so excited when I finally did! : )
Morgan was excited about toy exchange and spent about the first half hour or so going around and examining the new toys. She did some drumming, then helped Kenzie and Jadey stack all five of the drums up like big blocks into a "tower". She also decided to try to "tie" the drumsticks together. They are attached to the drums by short strings and she obviously knows what you can do with string. : )
She did a little fishing also, but quickly traded that in for playing with the cell phones. She had one in her hand or up to her ear basically the rest of the time we were in the big room. Most of the time she was "talk to Daddy" but mom and Grammy got a call in there too.
Gary was talking to Alayna about following the rules and who was in charge here. She then asked Alayna, "Who's the boss at home?" Morgan was apparently listening because she vigorously started patting her own tummy and said, "ME!" : ) That cracked us up!
Morgan was using the fishing pole as a "walking stick" more than to actually fish today. It took me a while to figure out what she was doing, but she got so excited when I finally did! : )
Friday, October 28, 2011
10/28/11
Morgan ate about half of both her prunes and her oatmeal at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her hashbrown casserole, about half of her mandarin oranges and a bite of her biscuit.
Morgan went over to the couch and pointed to the shelf where the "special books" (that we only get down when we are reading to them) as soon as breakfast was over. She knows the routine. Usually the kiddos play for a few minutes first, so that it gives everyone time to get finished with breakfast, washed and Gary ready to supervise the babies while I read (or visa-versa). She was insitant that it was time to "read tories" so we started a little early today. All of the kiddos were done, but Gary wasn't out after cleaning up yet.
While Morgan was sitting on the couch after that, she kept patting her lap and trying to get Emily to come sit "on lap". She held her hands out to her and was telling her "Come on!" Emily wasn't interested, but Kenzie heard her and climbed right on to her lap, much to Morgan's delight.
Morgan search until she found all of the dinosaur mega block bases (with their feet). She then stacked them all up on top of each other and kept brining them over for me to count. I don't know how many times we did it, but it must have been at least 6.
Morgan went over to the couch and pointed to the shelf where the "special books" (that we only get down when we are reading to them) as soon as breakfast was over. She knows the routine. Usually the kiddos play for a few minutes first, so that it gives everyone time to get finished with breakfast, washed and Gary ready to supervise the babies while I read (or visa-versa). She was insitant that it was time to "read tories" so we started a little early today. All of the kiddos were done, but Gary wasn't out after cleaning up yet.
While Morgan was sitting on the couch after that, she kept patting her lap and trying to get Emily to come sit "on lap". She held her hands out to her and was telling her "Come on!" Emily wasn't interested, but Kenzie heard her and climbed right on to her lap, much to Morgan's delight.
Morgan search until she found all of the dinosaur mega block bases (with their feet). She then stacked them all up on top of each other and kept brining them over for me to count. I don't know how many times we did it, but it must have been at least 6.
10/27/10
Happy 2nd birthday Morgan!
Morgan only ate a bite of both her french bread and her cantaloupe at breakfast. Maybe she was expecting birthday cake! : ) At lunch she finished everything to make up for it -- Turkey, crescent roll, baked squash and dried mango.
Morgan was bringing both Gary and I the picture cameras over and over today and telling us, "want 'elphant'!" We helped her find it several times. She can click the deal to change the pictures just fine. What she has a hard time with is getting the camera held right so she can see into the viewfinder on her own.
I don't know how many times Morgan came up and told us "I two" or "me two!" A couple of the times, I thought she was saying "me too" instead and kept trying to figure out what she wanted to do too. : )
Morgan was playing with some of the dinosaurs for quite a while today. After a while she took them over to the couch and lay them down on their side. She then told me, "They tired". She climbed up on the couch and lay down beside them and started singing the "Good-night" song to them. After a few seconds of that she jumped up, picked up the dinos and announced, "They wake up!" It was really cute!
Morgan only ate a bite of both her french bread and her cantaloupe at breakfast. Maybe she was expecting birthday cake! : ) At lunch she finished everything to make up for it -- Turkey, crescent roll, baked squash and dried mango.
Morgan was bringing both Gary and I the picture cameras over and over today and telling us, "want 'elphant'!" We helped her find it several times. She can click the deal to change the pictures just fine. What she has a hard time with is getting the camera held right so she can see into the viewfinder on her own.
I don't know how many times Morgan came up and told us "I two" or "me two!" A couple of the times, I thought she was saying "me too" instead and kept trying to figure out what she wanted to do too. : )
Morgan was playing with some of the dinosaurs for quite a while today. After a while she took them over to the couch and lay them down on their side. She then told me, "They tired". She climbed up on the couch and lay down beside them and started singing the "Good-night" song to them. After a few seconds of that she jumped up, picked up the dinos and announced, "They wake up!" It was really cute!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
10/26/11
Morgan ate all of her whole wheat toast and mixed berries at breakfast. At lunch Morgan ate all of her bean soup and crackers, most of her ham and a couple bites of kiwi.
Morgan was very disappointed that "Riley Roo" wasn't here today. She asked Kenzie's mom and Kenzie where she was several times. We finally got her convinced that she would be here tomorrow, and she kept reminding me "Riley Roo tomorrow! : )
Morgan was holding one of the play cups up to her mouth (cupped over it) and talking or making sounds into it. Kenzie watched and listened for a minute or so, then started imitating her. Morgan loved it when she saw Kenzie doing it too.
Morgan had a bunch of the dishes (and some food) in the little kitchen sink today and kept telling me, "Wash dishes". She would shuffle them around in the sink a little, then take them out. She then would put them back in and start the whole process over. She must have done that for at least 15 minutes.
I decided that Morgan was being a winter tourist (or plain photographer) today. She put a scarf around her neck then got a camera and was pointing it at people and stuff and saying, "Cheese" or "Smile". It was really cute!
Morgan was very disappointed that "Riley Roo" wasn't here today. She asked Kenzie's mom and Kenzie where she was several times. We finally got her convinced that she would be here tomorrow, and she kept reminding me "Riley Roo tomorrow! : )
Morgan was holding one of the play cups up to her mouth (cupped over it) and talking or making sounds into it. Kenzie watched and listened for a minute or so, then started imitating her. Morgan loved it when she saw Kenzie doing it too.
Morgan had a bunch of the dishes (and some food) in the little kitchen sink today and kept telling me, "Wash dishes". She would shuffle them around in the sink a little, then take them out. She then would put them back in and start the whole process over. She must have done that for at least 15 minutes.
I decided that Morgan was being a winter tourist (or plain photographer) today. She put a scarf around her neck then got a camera and was pointing it at people and stuff and saying, "Cheese" or "Smile". It was really cute!
Monday, October 24, 2011
10/20/11
Morgan ate most of her cinnamon raisin English muffin and all of her blueberries at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her canned chicken on saltines and her cherries. She also ate most of her potato salad.
Morgan has chosen the "Humpey Dumpey" (humptey-dumpty) book as her favorite in this set. What I really get a kick out of is that she looks for the "kitty" on the pages rather than really paying attention to what the book is about. I just think it is so awesome what they pick up on. I never even realized there was a kitty on a couple of the pages until she showed me. : )
Morgan was really into working with the magnetic mosaic boards this morning. They have metal pieces about the size of M&Ms behind a clear plastic front and an attached magnetic pen that you use to move the pieces around. She was very focused.
Morgan loves to play on the mattress in the back room. She is great at jumping and loves to either count 1-2-3 or "ready-set-go" before she jumps. She is also getting better and better at her somersaults. We will be doing our cold weather switch soon and bringing it out to the big room. I am sure she will love have it available more.
Morgan has chosen the "Humpey Dumpey" (humptey-dumpty) book as her favorite in this set. What I really get a kick out of is that she looks for the "kitty" on the pages rather than really paying attention to what the book is about. I just think it is so awesome what they pick up on. I never even realized there was a kitty on a couple of the pages until she showed me. : )
Morgan was really into working with the magnetic mosaic boards this morning. They have metal pieces about the size of M&Ms behind a clear plastic front and an attached magnetic pen that you use to move the pieces around. She was very focused.
Morgan loves to play on the mattress in the back room. She is great at jumping and loves to either count 1-2-3 or "ready-set-go" before she jumps. She is also getting better and better at her somersaults. We will be doing our cold weather switch soon and bringing it out to the big room. I am sure she will love have it available more.
10/19/11
Morgan ate all of her biscuit and peaches at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her baked beans, roll and pineapple, as well as most ofo her steamed broccoli.
Morgan has really been enjoying the cold weather dress-up clothes that are out with this toy exchange. We always try to get them out when the weather starts getting colder so they can practice getting on their coats, boots, mittens and hats independently or with minimal help. Morgan is great about that. She gets the jackets, boots, hats and one mitten on totally independently most of the time.
Morgan has been loving to do the puzzles here lately. She can do almost all of the ones that we have that have the pictures of what the piece is underneath the piece too. The ones that are just blank underneath are a little more challenging for her, but she will work hard at it if I am sitting there with her.
When I washed her hands after lunch she started singing our "Night Night" song to herself as she headed to her nap mat. I thought that was so very cute!
Morgan was talking on one of the play phones today and said, "Hi! You comin' uh night?" twice. The second time I asked her who she was talking to and she looked at me like I should know and said, "Grammy!"
Morgan has really been enjoying the cold weather dress-up clothes that are out with this toy exchange. We always try to get them out when the weather starts getting colder so they can practice getting on their coats, boots, mittens and hats independently or with minimal help. Morgan is great about that. She gets the jackets, boots, hats and one mitten on totally independently most of the time.
Morgan has been loving to do the puzzles here lately. She can do almost all of the ones that we have that have the pictures of what the piece is underneath the piece too. The ones that are just blank underneath are a little more challenging for her, but she will work hard at it if I am sitting there with her.
When I washed her hands after lunch she started singing our "Night Night" song to herself as she headed to her nap mat. I thought that was so very cute!
Morgan was talking on one of the play phones today and said, "Hi! You comin' uh night?" twice. The second time I asked her who she was talking to and she looked at me like I should know and said, "Grammy!"
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
10/18/11
Morgan ate all of her hashbrowns and seconds on waffles at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her shrimp, colored peppers and brown rice and most of her orange slices.
Morgan played with the icecream carts a lot this morning. She started trying to take one that Kenzie was playing with away from her, but did a nice job of listening when Gary reminded her to "find another one that no one is playing with".
There was a bunch of crows outside the big window today that the kiddos were all lined up watching. I love how often simple things are so intriguing. If we would only keep the interest and wonder of a child... : )
We played in the back room on the climber and mattress for a while today. One of the kiddos favorite things to do back there is to stand with their backs against the wall and say, "Ready, set, go!" or just "Set, go" depending on the kiddo. Then they race across the floor and flop themselves down on the mattress. I always cringe because I just know that they are going to have a collision, but they do it all the time back there and I haven't seen a crash yet from doing it.
Morgan also came over after playing on the mattress for a while and plopped down on the floor by me. She gave a big sigh and said, "I watch kids". I don't know if the sigh was because she was tired or because it is so exhausting to wathc the kiddos! : )
Morgan played with the icecream carts a lot this morning. She started trying to take one that Kenzie was playing with away from her, but did a nice job of listening when Gary reminded her to "find another one that no one is playing with".
There was a bunch of crows outside the big window today that the kiddos were all lined up watching. I love how often simple things are so intriguing. If we would only keep the interest and wonder of a child... : )
We played in the back room on the climber and mattress for a while today. One of the kiddos favorite things to do back there is to stand with their backs against the wall and say, "Ready, set, go!" or just "Set, go" depending on the kiddo. Then they race across the floor and flop themselves down on the mattress. I always cringe because I just know that they are going to have a collision, but they do it all the time back there and I haven't seen a crash yet from doing it.
Morgan also came over after playing on the mattress for a while and plopped down on the floor by me. She gave a big sigh and said, "I watch kids". I don't know if the sigh was because she was tired or because it is so exhausting to wathc the kiddos! : )
Monday, October 17, 2011
10/17/11
Morgan ate a bite of her banana and all of her cheerios at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her tomato soup, grilled cheese and apple slices.
Morgan really likes the "BIG spider" that Gary hung outside the big window this morning. She would stop what she was doing and look out and say "BIG spider" multiple times today. She kind of growls the word "big".
Morgan was standing on the picnic table bench (also known and the toddler stage) : ) and singing "Do-Dah-Day!" over and over loudly this morning. We hadn't been singing it, so it came from within herself.
I was playing puppets with a couple of the kiddos today and Morgan was super interested. I, first of all, "was" a little girl who had gotten hit by another child and I didn't like it. I expressed what had happened and that it hurt! Morgan immediately came up to the puppet and gave it a hug and asked, "You ok?" It was so sweet! A little later she had a puppet on her hand (with my assistance) and was having the puppet "cry". She then held it up to her shoulder and patted it on the back and said, "Don't cry!"
I have been getting such a kick out of watching the kiddos explore the "new" toys today. One of the things that are are are cameras. Even though we have a digital camera, it still looks so funny to see the kiddos holding the cameras out in front of them rather than up to their eyes. They were all doing it and saying "cheese" this morning. It is really cute!
Morgan really likes the "BIG spider" that Gary hung outside the big window this morning. She would stop what she was doing and look out and say "BIG spider" multiple times today. She kind of growls the word "big".
Morgan was standing on the picnic table bench (also known and the toddler stage) : ) and singing "Do-Dah-Day!" over and over loudly this morning. We hadn't been singing it, so it came from within herself.
I was playing puppets with a couple of the kiddos today and Morgan was super interested. I, first of all, "was" a little girl who had gotten hit by another child and I didn't like it. I expressed what had happened and that it hurt! Morgan immediately came up to the puppet and gave it a hug and asked, "You ok?" It was so sweet! A little later she had a puppet on her hand (with my assistance) and was having the puppet "cry". She then held it up to her shoulder and patted it on the back and said, "Don't cry!"
I have been getting such a kick out of watching the kiddos explore the "new" toys today. One of the things that are are are cameras. Even though we have a digital camera, it still looks so funny to see the kiddos holding the cameras out in front of them rather than up to their eyes. They were all doing it and saying "cheese" this morning. It is really cute!
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