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.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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).
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