12/12/12

Morgan ate thirds on bagel and all of her peaches at breakfast. Morgan ate seconds on macaroni and cheese and all of her salad with ranch, ham and corn.

Morgan was having her friends bury her with the Stuffed bears yesterday afternoon. Gary topped it off by adding the big bear on top.

Morgan asked Gary what his shirt said and we told her, "Never fear. Grandpa is here." After we told her that she kept chanting, "Never fear, grandpa Gary is here". : )

Morgan sat down at the big room picnic table and banged a couple times on the table, announcing, "OK! I want to eat. Who wants to fix me dinner?" Joslyn immediately jumped up, said, "okay" and started bringing her food.

I was taking notes on my iPad and Morgan was watching and asking me if I was "writing about me"? She then informed me that she got to play games on mom's computer at home.

Morgan was talking on one of the play phones and Morgan asked, "is Gacky there?" She then proceeded to tell Gacky what was for dinner-- string beans and "basketti".

12/11/12

Morgan ate thirds on blueberry waffles and all of enter pears at breakfast. At lunch she ate a nibble of each and that was it. We had tuna on saltines, sweet potatoes and orange slices.

It took Morgan almost a full hour to go to sleep after she lay down today. Those colds can make us SO miserable".

Kenzie said, "Morgan" about ten times and Morgan wasn't responding. She finally got frustrated, put her hands on her hips and said, "Morgan, say "what" when I talk to you!" They have all heard that reminder a few times from us. : ). Morgan finally did and Kenzie was appeased.

There were several times when Morgan didn't attach the babies that she could have done so. I was proud of her and told her so! One of the times when I commented that I was proud of her for being gentle for the babies, she said, "there won't be babies at big girl school!" Maybe that is how she is refraining, by holding on to that thought. I have never heard any of our kiddos vocalize that before leaving, but then, Morgan's cognitive skills are pretty advanced.

Kenzie and Morgan were very engaged with both the "train" that they asked me to help them build with the big interlocking blocks and with building with the Duplos themselves. They always went some help getting started, but just take of from there. Kenzie just can't stand having the middle Emily (like a house) and always fills it n with blocks.

12/10/12

Morgan ate all of her Chex cereal and a coupe bites of her fruit salad at breakfast. At lunch she ate seconds on apple slices and tomato soup and all of her roast beef sandwich.

Morgan, Joslyn, Kenzie and I were all visiting about their elves on shelves this morning. Joslyn said hers was on the diaper bag, Kenzie's was in the "ball pit" and in the window and Morgan's as eating marshmallows, "but their was no fire"! It was fun to listen to them talk and laugh at where each other's elves were.

Riley, Thomas, Peyton and Emily were dragging tool round the seat of the picnic table in the big room as they walked around it. Because it is kind of rough, it was making a pretty loud sound. Morgan told them, "calm down please".

Morgan was sitting on the bottom step of the inside climber/balance beam and Kenzie was "fixing" her hair. That pretty much consisted of pulling the back into a ponytail in their hands over and over. Then they switched places and Morgan did Kenzie's.

Morgan was aggressive toward Kenzie four different times today, and Riley and Peyton a couple times each. I'm sure it was complicated by not feeling very well. The last time, when she scratched at Kenzie's face, I told her she needed to be gentle. She immediately started screaming "no, no, no, no!" And hitting and scratching at me and toward Kenzie. I moved her away from Kenzie by me and tried too hold and talk to her gently, but she was in full melt-down mode and it was not possible.

She was asleep within 10 minutes of laying down, which is very unusual for her lately.

12/7/12

Morgan was talking about the crazy places the elf on the shelf has been and what it has been doing. Kenzie and Joslyn had to come and join in the conversation. It was almost as if they were trying to outdo each other. : )

Kenzie was done eating breakfast before Morgan was this morning. Kenzie was standing in the big room doorway saying something to Morgan. Morgan obviously couldn't hear her so said, "Can you talk louder?" Hmm... I think she has probably heard that a few times from Gary!

Morgan and Kenzie were playing with the flip phones today. I overheard them saying the following phrases: "Let's check our email." "I'm gonna play a game". "I got my iPod." We have literally never heard the children talking about emails or iPods before. I believe it is the beginning of a new era in child care!

Morgan and Kenzie were each holding hands with one of the bears and twirling around in circles, doing ,"Rosies" with the teddy bears. They would fall down and have the bears fall on top of them at the right time and everything. They have probably played together as well today as they have for a long time.

Morgan was telling us she had a runny nose almost constantly, so I finally put some tissue on the corner of the changing table so she could reach it herself. I timed her for a while and she was getting the tissue and wiping her nose every 30 to 90 seconds, with most of them being right around a minute. I hope her nose survives.