my fave pics from the week

Daddy and Sam watching Handy Manny

Running, running and running

attempting to paint, lol!

Goodnight baby!

thoughts for a Friday

What an exciting title, haha!  Went to playgroup this morning at Sarah's house.  After a few initial whines and hesitation Sam did great and had fun!  phewww!  I actually came home with a sigh of relief instead of feeling emotionally drained!   I swear I can never tell how each adventure out of the house is going to be with him.  I guess it depends on how he is feeling and if anything or anyone triggers his sensories or if his EE or reflux is bothering him. Who knows!

This morning we started wheat foods with him.   Only gave him a few cheerios and a few cinammon graham sticks.   He was fine until after naptime.  He was drinking his formula and all of a sudden gagged and puked ALOT in the living room.   We cleaned that up, Steve used the steam cleaner, gave him applesauce shortly after that and Sam vomited again within a few mins.  Poor Steve dragged the steam cleaner out again!  Thank god for that thing!  Otherwise our living room carpet would be a big MESS and SMELL like PUKE!!!  We didn't give him much else to eat after that.  He was not in any pain before or after so we were scratching our heads on that.  Could the wheat have given him a reaction already?  Don't know but I wrote everything down, that's for sure!  

He just woke up at about 10:00p, was crying and gagging but that was it.   Please let him sleep through the rest of the night!

Tomorrow we are going to the EE support group mtg. at Children's hospital. So thankful to have my friends Sarah and Stefanie coming over to watch Sam.   We really want to be able to focus on the speaker at the meeting and talk with the other parents there.   Hope Sam does good with his babysitters.  :-)

I was an emotional mess yesterday and cried a few times while I was driving.  I kept telling myself that who was I kidding putting on my strong front face all the time?  Half of the time I don't know whether I'm coming or going and how I get up every morning!   But I know I do it for Sam.   Deep down though I am not taking care of myself that well.  I've been doing alot of emotional eating again, feeling very anxious, tired ALOT and just not happy or very cranky!   I need to make some serious changes!

going to check on him now as I just heard a whine.  Hope he is ok.  He was sitting up and crying again but then laid back down.  uggh!   Not sure what is going on but don't like it!!   Time for bed for me, hopefully!

biopsy results are in

Spoke with his GI doc last night.  She said Sam's biopsies were normal which means that he is not allergic to any of the foods that we reintroduced from his last scope in mid-Nov. til this one.  We were really confused at first though with him vomiting every day again for over a month! She said that is from his acid reflux and it got worse when he had a stomache bug and then a cold and maybe still lingering on a bit. who knows! This whole thing still confuses me!!! He vomited during dinner tonight but I think Steve gave him too much food. He has a very strong gag reflux too so that doesn't help! For now we're giving him mylanta every day but will probably go back to a prescription med again.

She wamts us to start giving him turkey again since he was doing well with that and loves it. If he is not vomiting after a few days we can start WHEAT for the 1st time since last summer! We'll do another scope after 4 weeks of wheat to see if any allergens show up. The goal is to only introduce the trigger foods now with a scope 4 weeks after starting each one- providing all biopsies are normal. We are expecting the milk or soy to be positive and will do those last.

I am looking forward to trying cheerios, bread, wheat pasta and crackers to name a few!   We'll do at least 1 wheat serving a day!

Sam had a good EI visit yesterday again.  He really likes the Educator alot and ran up to her with open arms when she came in.  So cute!!!  

Had a tough time with him at a Moms brunch this morning.  It was at Stefanie's house and he was fine at first, happy and playing.  I got there early to get situated and give him something to eat before everyone else came.   The kids were pretty loud and using toys that made a lot of noise.  I think all the noise was bothering Sam as he would not go back into the playroom and was miserable for the rest of the time. Obviously I wasn't happy either and worn out by the time we got home from him crying and carrying on. uggh!  Calgon take me away!!!

He really surprised me today!

This morning Sam, Steve and I went to an indoor playspace.  We met a few of my friends from the Moms clubs with their kids too.  This was our 1st time going to this place called the Totplex.  I was a little nervous how Sam was going to do but we went.   It's a big indoor soccer field (I think) with tons of clumbing structures, slides, jumping houses, cozy coupes, these little rollar coasters (will have to put a picture) and lots more.  And ELMO was visiting!   It was VERY crowded with kids and adults. 

When we first got into the big play space he was a bit clingy and whiney.  But all of a sudden he saw one of those cozy coupe cars and he went running!   Guess he found his comfort zone/toy!   yay!  I had a great time watching him, taking pictures, chatting with the other moms and watching their kids play too.  I helped Stefanie out a little bit with Nicholas.   Glad I could help her while Steve was with Sam.  

He also surprised me when he was in one of the cars and a little girl was trying to push her way in it with him.  He pushed her out of the way and down she went.   Wow- that's my baby sticking up for himself!   Go Sam!!   lol!   I did feel bad though and said sorry to the girl and her mom (I assume).  no biggie- it happens all the time.  I'm just used to it happening to Sam and him not doing it to other kids.  Guess he's getting a little more aggressive now that he's growing up!  That a boy!

I was so happy and proud that he had a GREAT time even with all that was going on there!  Yay for my Sammy!

• Wednesday, February 3, 2010 10:42 PM, EST

  4th scope- Today couldn't have gone any smoother!   We got Sam up at 5:20a and were out the door within 10 mins or so.   It was the BEST experience by far for the 4th scope!   I spoke up to the RN before going into to pre-op.  Explained to her about Sam's sensory issues and how the lights, people in his face plus him being there is all too much and results in a horrible experience for him and us.  She understood and with no hesitation put us in a private room.  The room had windows and we shut the lights off.   There was a screen tv on the wall and we were able to watch some of Handy Manny and Mickey Mouse.  Sam was so calm and happy!  I even changed him into his little jonny while he was watching tv.  We got him weighed and he didn't fuss much but Steve held him and then Steve got weighed by himself to subtract the difference.  It was an estimate because of his clothes on but he probably weighs about 25.6 lbs.  Steve spoke with the doctors outside the room to go over a few things and answer questions.   Sam was fine going with daddy and walking away from me to go to the OR.  Steve said he was VERY upset as soon as they walked in there and until he was put under anesthesia.   He slept 30 mins after the procedure which he usually wakes up sooner than that.  He was very calm after waking up, sat on my lap and had almost 2 freeze pops!   Got home just after 10 but he didn't fall asleep until after 11.  I think he napped until close to 3 and so did we!  That was nice!   We won't know the biopsy results until Friday at least.    The doctor was putting in a request to have them read ASAP.  We will call our GI doc on Friday to see if she has anything for us.  I need to ask her a few questions too besides the tests results.
  
  The last 2 nights Sam woke up at 9 a.m. and vomited!   Monday he only ate banana, applesauce and rice chex.  Yesterday we only gave him banana and cantaloupe.  Something is clearly bothering his poor belly and esophagus!  I just hope that it shows up on the esophagus.  Today we only gave him formula and he had a little applesauce.  I left a message to get him an appt. with the EE Nutritionist at Children's.  We haven't seen her yet.  Last time we met with the regular nutritionist and I still wonder if he should be having rice chex which she wrote down as a safe food but I've heard otherwise from one of the Mom's with the EE support group at Childrens.
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• Tuesday, February 2, 2010 10:46 PM, EST

  Sam's EI visit went well today.  He only napped 1 hour before and we had to wake him so he was getting a little grumpy with her.  But I was able to stay in the other room again and he was ok with that.   I talked with her about a few things to work on with Sam; starting a task (building blocks, puzzles, etc), finishing it and cleaning up.  If a whole puzzle is too much to keep his attention we will start with 3 pieces or only a few of the building blocks or shapes for the sorter until he can complete more without getting frustrated and moving onto the next thing.  
  
  Tonight I inflated the exercise ball that I bought earlier.  Was trying to get him to sit on it but he wouldn't.   I laid him on it and he seemed to like it but not for long.  He enjoyed hitting the ball, pushing it and picking it up to throw.  I think even those are all good pressure movements to work on.
  
  Also had him use the vibrating toothbrush to get the sensory motion but I did put his toothpaste on it too.  He didn't like it at first but warmed up to it and brushed his teeth a little.   He constantly has his fingers in his mouth but I don't think it's due to teething.  So we're trying to give him other things to chew on or get vibrating sensations to stimulate the oral sensories.  (I think that's how to explain it).
  
  Put him to bed at 6:45 tonight and have to get him up at 5:15, leave the house at 5:30 and be at Childrens Hospital in Waltham for 6:30 with his Endoscopy at 7:30.   I'm hoping that doing some of these sensory activities today will possibly calm him tomorrow but not counting on it.  
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• Monday, February 1, 2010 10:48 PM, EST

  Well I think it's pretty official that Sam does have a form of Sensory Processing Disorder.  We went to Group from Early Intervention this morning.  Steve went with us and I thought maybe he would do better with both of us there but no such luck.  Sam was just as upset and even vomited a few times.   He quieted down at times but only when he came to me to be held and was resting his head on me.   He had no interest in anything the other kids were doing.  There were only 3 kids there today so it was pretty quiet.  While we were there this morning we spoke with one of the Occupational Therapist.  She said that Sam is not ready for this group and can see how stressful it is on him and us.  I asked her for an OT home visit and she actually had a cancellation for this afternoon.  I grabbed it!   She came while Sam was napping which was fine since we weren't going to work directly with him.  I asked her all the questions I had and we went over everything.  She gave me papers on the sensory integration diet.   I still need to read everything to understand a little more about the issues that Sam is having.   Obviously I know what bothers Sam but I'm trying to understand how the brain works with the whole nervous system and each component of auditory, smell, touch, movement, etc.   We have lots to work on with Sam in order for him to get to a place where he starts processing the outside world around him.   He gets overstimulated and shuts down. 
  
  The OT suggested we do at least 1 outdoor activity with him a week where he can have a positive experience and not be upset.   She thinks swimming would be a good option and we are going to give that a try.   She said the pressure of the water on can help his sensories.  Still trying to understand how it will work and if he'll like it but it's worth a try.  We belong to the YMCA and never go so what better time to get back but now?!
  
  I'm going to work on making a daily "structure schedule" for us to follow with Sam for activities, meals, naptime, etc.  I hope this will help all of us.  Tonight I sat Sam on my lap and we played with playdough on the table.   Tried to get him to play with it at group this morning and he wouldn't.  Tonight he wouldn't touch it at first.   He kept poking it with the little tools but finally touched it, smelled and licked it, lol!   It was a good time!  
   

• Monday, January 25, 2010 10:52 PM, EST

  This note is all over the place with my thoughts on a lot of updates from the last several months...
  
  My goal for 2010 is to use this blog for Samuel's overall progression for his EE condition, speech delay and him changing into a big boy every day.  I can't believe he's going to be 2 years old in almost 2 months!!
  
  Since I last wrote back in August Sam has had 2 more Endoscopies.  We had him on the liquid only diet for 2 mths, another scope in October showed his esophagus had cleared up.  We slowly started more foods, 1 at a time and rescoped again on 11/18.  That scope showed his esophagus still free of allergens which was a good sign even though he would still vomit every few weeks. He was much better than before.  Starting around 12/22 Sam started vomiting again and EVERY SINGLE DAY, sometimes several times a day and projectile vomit.  I contacted our GI doctor to discuss and we decided it was time to schedule his next scope.  The doctor had us stop the last 2 foods which we reintroduced- chicken and rice pasta.  He still continued vomiting but also came down with a stomache bug and a cold which probably was making his reflux worse= more vomiting.  But still we wonder- was he vomiting that much from the EE or from being sick?   Hope we can find out but having our doubts!  It's all such a guessing game!   We had to cancel his scope on 1/19 because of him being sick.  It is now scheduled for 2/3 and my goal for this next week is to keep him happy and healthy!  
  
  The last semi-accurate stats on Sam were about 24.6 lbs. and 32.5 inches in mid-Dec.  @ 20% for weight and height- roughly.  It's so hard to get accurate measurements on him as he has a meltdown at the doctors office and even when we had the Nutritionist at our house from Early Intervention.
  
  Sam had an evaulation from Early Intervention back in September (I think- forget already).  He scored low (12 or 13 mths when he was 18.5 mths) on speech, communication and cognitive interaction.  In other areas such as gross motor skills, self care and a few others he scored 15-16 mths.  It took a while to get the services to start.  We began weekly sessions with an Educator in early December.   We've been working with him on communicating using sign language.  He can sign- more, all done and eat.  Been working on doing- drink and help but nothing yet.  He doesn't always do the signs either and we have to make sure we always use them every day, all the time!  His only words are dada, mama (not consistently again), Nana and ok.  He says other things that sound like he's repeating words but again they are not consistent.
  
  We started Early Invervention Group with Sam 2 weeks ago.  This will be every Monday from 10-11:45.  It is like "school" for him with structured activities; open play time, snack time, circle time with songs, climbing structures in a different room, art time, lunch and goodbye.   I really think it's ALOT at that age during that short of time but we'll see.  He did pretty good on the first day.  There was only 2 other kids there, plus Sarah his Educator and an Assistant. He cried as soon as we walked in the door and the room but settled down after about 10 minutes.  He played some but would cry again at every transition.  He would sit on the chairs at the table and eat or take part in the activity.  Overall I think he did well.   There was no group last week because of Presidents day.  We did go to Group this morning and here is my intake on that:
  
  I prepared Sam well this morning for his EI Group.  I showed him the Educator's picture at home and told him we were going to "school" to play with her and other kids this morning. I said that Mommy would be with him and we would play, sing, do arts and eat.  He seemed very happy even though he was shaking his head no.  We got to the building and he was smiling.  He was fine walking into the classroom but than did a complete 360.  The room was loud with all the other kids and adults.  There were 2 Occupational Therapists (OT) in the group today.   One other boy (same exact age as Sam) was very upset and crying.  Sam began to cry and become very upset.  I repeatedly told him he was ok and took our jackets off so he knew I was staying too.  Sam continued to cry hard for a while, seemed like forever to me.  I sat on the side and tried to comfort him but he didn't respond to that.   I let him do "his thing" which one of the OT's suggested as well.  They could see that he wanted to play and explore but everytime he'd calm down he would soon start crying again.  This continued for the whole 1.45 hours we were there.  I think he was only calm for a few minutes here and there.  When he wasn't crying he was ready to fall asleep on my lap.  He did not do any activity.  He would not sit on the chairs at the table to eat or play.  I let him sit on my lap. During art time he would just throw the paint brush on the floor and push the paper away.  During circle time he would cry, kick his feet and lay on me.  He would not try anything in the gym room including the climbing structure with slide or the tunnel, both of which we have at home.  He just stood there crying and screaming.  I wanted to do the same!   By the end of Group we were both exhausted and covered with snots, applesauce and paint!  He was calm once we saw we were leaving.   Looking forward to talking to his Educator Sarah tomorrow at our weekly session.  Hoping for a little input from the OTs even though it was there first time seeing Sam.   Next week Steve is going with us so he can see what it is like and maybe Sam will do better.  I do hope that he will get better each week and benefit from Group.  If the OTs and Sarah think after another 3 or 4 times that it's too much on him we'll have to stop and wait.  I at least hope they will assign us an OT to come out to our house, even biweekly would be nice though I know he does better with weekly visits.
  
  I'm convinced that Sam has some type of Neurological Disorder, maybe Sensory overstimulation. I'm not sure and am not an expert but know what goes on with Sam and how he responds to different situations. We cannot take him to a restaurant anymore.  First it was because of him not eating but now he gets upset and cries a lot.  He doesn't do well at parties with a lot of people that he doesn't know and if it's really loud.  He doesn't like a lot of noice and to be startled with any noises.  He does not like other kids to be in his space or be too close to him.  He does well playing alone.  If his playmates get too closed to him and he's upset he will either scream or try to hit them.  He does like adults and tends to go towards them over kids.  He will also explore everything else at someone's house or play area rather than the toys- trying to figure out every button, switch or lock.  When he finds an object that he likes a lot he will not let go of it.  I don't even try to get it out of his hands.  Today he held onto the spoon that we used for his applesauce from 10:30-12:30, would not let go of it!  He loves to jump up and down on your lap or on the jumping zebra. He will close his eyes and shake his head from side to side.   There has to be some sensory stimulation that he needs from that.  He usually gets upset if a stranger comes into the house but eventually calms down and gets friendly but still keeps his distance.  
  
  Trying to think what else...I'm very happy that I'm finally sitting down and writing all of this as it's always going around in my mind thinking- what is wrong with my child besides his GI condition?
  
  I'm still at home with him full time and not sure when I will get back to work.  We need to work through all these issues first before we can even try putting him into daycare.
  
  Besides all of this he really is a sweet and happy boy.  He is silly, loves to laugh, loves watching TV- favorite is Mickey Mouse, reading books, listening to music, playing with puzzles, cars, trucks, trains, loves his puppy blanket, loves his Nana and our good friend Stefanie.  I know he loves Vanessa and Nora too but we don't see them as often.  He loves to play outside, go for walks and to the playground!  Cannot wait until the weather gets nicer out for him to play!
  
  Sam does a lot of imitating of things that we do now. For instance he'll take a measuring cup and pretend he's putting food in our cats bowl. He can brush his teeth, take off his socks and jacket, will take a wet one to wipe the table, can point to his nose, toes and sometimes head, mouth and fingers. He is learning so much at this age. Now if he would just communicate better with us!
  
  He still sleeps 11-12 hours at night and will do 1 nap during the day of 2-3 hours. Sleep is one issue that we've never had, thankfully! We need a break somewhere with everything else going on!
  
  Sam will be 2 on March 29th and I just hope we can figure out what is going on in his little mind during this next year.  We are going to make 2 separate birthday parties; 1 for my family and friends and the other with Steve's family.  It will just be easier on Sam and us too. 
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• Monday, August 31, 2009 10:15 PM, EDT

  Following his positive scope from 8/5/09- Basically he has a delayed reaction to food, his esophagus is enlarged and that's what causes him to be in pain, vomit, etc.   He's been on a liquid diet (only can have Neocate Jr. formula, juice/water, lolipops and freeze pops).  We have to go back to do a skin patch test soon in hopes that something will show up positive and do another upper scope of his esophagus in October when the inflammation should be down.   Slowly we will introduce foods again but only 1 at a time and every 3 weeks he'll have another scope done to check for allergens (eosinophils).
  
  He's now discovering food again which is making things much harder on me when we go to any gathering with kids and there's food, he wants to eat and he can't!  I have to run around grabbing it away from him.   This just started on Friday.
  
  I was hoping to start him in daycare 2 days a week in a few weeks but it's not working out.  He cries and vomits and is just not ready.  Timing is not good.   I was really hoping daycare would work so I would have some time to myself and he could be with other kids but I'm trying to accept that he still needs me every day to comfort him when he's not feeling well.
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• Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:23 PM, EDT

  Sam is definitely going through a growth spurt! He's downing a couple 5 oz. bottles now a day!
  
  Tomorrow I take Sam to the Pedi again to check on his weight and make sure he's on the right dose of Prilosec. He's been doing good the last few days except still spitting/vomiting his med at times. 
   

  Thursday, July 3, 2008 10:27 PM, EDT

  So glad I started writing some of this in a blog and can now copy and paste it into here since alot of time has passed and I just started this website in 2/10.
  
  just over 3 mths-
  
  We had a very good but LONG day yesterday and I think Sam and I were both recovering from it today. Yesterday he was so good, hardly fussed at all while we were out for 10+ hours. Today he was GRUMPY and wanted to be held all the time. He would not nap and only slept 7.5 hours through the night last night. He puked on me when I finally got him sleeping! that Alimentum smells AWFUL!!! Had to bathe him and I took a shower afterwards! Had to swaddle him in order for him to calm down and nap. 
  
  Besides the crying today he finished three 4.5 oz. bottles and was very happy and content just sitting in his infant seat in the kitchen while I cleaned up the sink, etc. He is laughing out loud more, cooing and trying to talk.

good day

I have to say even though I felt like I didn't sleep well last night and clearly remember being awake at 2:30 a.m. thinking about everything, I felt pretty good today.  I didn't nap today and got a few things accomplished!

Sam's EI visit with Sarah went well.  He only napped 1 hour before and we had to wake him so he was getting a little grumpy with her.  But I was able to stay in the other room again and he was ok with that.   I talked with Sarah about a few things to work on with Sam; starting a task (building blocks, puzzles, etc), finishing it and cleaning up.  If a whole puzzle is too much to keep his attention we will start with 3 pieces or only a few of the building blocks or shapes for the sorter until he can complete more without getting frustrated and moving onto the next thing.  

Tonight I inflated the exercise ball that I bought earlier.  Was trying to get him to sit on it but he wouldn't.   I laid him on it and he seemed to like it but not for long.  He enjoyed hitting the ball, pushing it and picking it up to throw.  I think even those are all good pressure movements to work on.

Also had him use the vibrating toothbrush to get the sensory motion but I did put his toothpaste on it too.  He didn't like it at first but warmed up to it and brushed his teeth a little.   He constantly has his fingers in his mouth but I don't think it's due to teething.  So we're trying to give him other things to chew on or get vibrating sensations to stimulate the oral sensories.  (I think that's how to explain it).

Put him to bed at 6:45 tonight and have to get him up at 5:15, leave the house at 5:30 and be at Childrens Hospital in Waltham for 6:30 with his Endoscopy at 7:30.   I'm hoping that doing some of these sensory activities today will possibly calm him tomorrow but not counting on it.   We are going to have a talk with the OR staff as soon as we get called in about trying to keep our area more calm for him; less light, noise and people in his face.  It's bad enough that he has to be there and then to have all these sensory stimulation- it's just too much for him.  Oh shit I forgot to ask my friend Stefanie if we could borrow her portable DVD player.  uggh!   Well I'm sure we'll survive without it but next time definitely!!   Oh now that I remember we tried to use the hospitals laptop last time to watch the Disney channel online and that didn't work but I bet if I bring a Mickey Mouse DVD we can play it on their laptop.  Score!

Now I hope that I can sleep well tonight and not be thinking about tomorrow and anxious in the morning.  Might have to take a little happy pill to help me with that!  haha! 

successful Walmart trip!

Feeling better today!


It's the little things like a successful trip to Walmart that make me happy, lol!   I had my list all written out and in order of the locations of the store.  Had to take Sam with me as Steve was at an interview.  I wasn't sure if I was cutting the time close to Sam's nap by the time we would get back but I looked at the time when I was at the checkout and it was 11:00 which meant I could have him home and in the crib before 11:30.   Granted now it's 12 and I know he's still up.  haha!

I bought a few things to start working on the Sensory Integration Diet with him.  Will write more about that later.  Want to get offline so he can fall asleep and I can do a few things before Sarah comes from EI.

Sensory overload!

Well I think it's pretty official that Sam does have a form of Sensory Processing Disorder.  We went to Group from Early Intervention this morning.  Steve went with us and I thought maybe he would do better with both of us there but no such luck.  Sam was just as upset and even vomited a few times.   He quieted down at times but only when he came to me to be held and was resting his head on me.   He had no interest in anything the other kids were doing.  There were only 3 kids there today so it was pretty quiet.  I found out the other little boy who gets upset too is only 1 day older than Sam.   I enjoyed watching that boy today, he was too cute.   I could see Steve getting upset during the group and felt bad in a way.  But then again I'm the one that's been going through all these activities with Sam 99% of the time so it was good that he gets to experience how emotional it is too.   Steve went to his therapy appt. this afternoon and is still pretty emotional tonight.  Why am I always the one that has to put on the strong face for us?  I actually came home and had a good cry today after putting him down for a nap.  Made me feel a bit better.

While we were there this morning we spoke with one of the Occupational Therapist.  She said that Sam is not ready for this group and can see how stressful it is on him and us.  I asked her for an OT home visit and she actually had a cancellation for this afternoon.  I grabbed it!   She came while Sam was napping which was fine since we weren't going to work directly with him.  Steve had his appt. so I met with her alone which was fine.  I asked her all the questions I had and we went over everything.  She gave me papers on the sensory integration diet.   I still need to read everything to understand a little more about the issues that Sam is having.   Obviously I know what bothers Sam but I'm trying to understand how the brain works with the whole nervous system and each component of auditory, smell, touch, movement, etc.   We have lots to work on with Sam in order for him to get to a place where he starts processing the outside world around him.   He gets overstimulated and shuts down.  It scares me in a way because this is how I get with anxiety and I wonder if I've attributed any of this to him.  I'm not blaming myself but I still wonder.   It also makes me realize how I will do anything to help Sam get better and function like a normal toddler but I still need to help myself and face my fears too.   I guess he comes first though.  Eventually I'll get there too!

Back to the OT visit today- she suggested we do at least 1 outdoor activity with him a week where he can have a positive experience and not be upset.   She thinks swimming would be a good option and we are going to give that a try.   She said the pressure of the water on can help his sensories.  Still trying to understand how it will work and if he'll like it but it's worth a try.  We belong to the YMCA and never go so what better time to get back but now?!

I'm going to work on making a daily "structure schedule" for us to follow with Sam for activities, meals, naptime, etc.  I hope this will help all of us.  Tonight I sat Sam on my lap and we played with playdough on the table.   Tried to get him to play with it at group this morning and he wouldn't.  Tonight he wouldn't touch it at first.   He kept poking it with the little tools but finally touched it, smelled and licked it, lol!   It was a good time! 

We also spent some time scooping and dumping dry macaroni in a container.  He did ok with it until he started throwing it all over the floor then we said all done!   We're also working on putting shapes into the sorter, nesting and stacking up cups. 

Tomorrow afternoon Sarah comes for his weekly visit.  And Wednesday morning we have his scope.   Busy start to the week!  I'm tired already!