Dressing herself:
(Note the shoe choice)
Pointing out her favorite show:
General cuteness:
Latest fun activity (watch the progression):
Easter Day:
Saturday, April 5, 2008
For Aidan's Fans
You asked for pictures, so here they are!
Dressing herself:
(Note the shoe choice)
Pointing out her favorite show:
General cuteness:
Latest fun activity (watch the progression):
Easter Day:
Dressing herself:
(Note the shoe choice)
Pointing out her favorite show:
General cuteness:
Latest fun activity (watch the progression):
Easter Day:
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Not clear on the concept
So, last night it was bath night. (I don't know how parents bathe their children every day. Aidan gets so wound up by bath time that I have to bathe her before dinner so she has time to wind down enough to go to sleep - not to mention that it makes dinner late and everything else late, but, I digress.) We were in the bathroom getting ready and Aidan wanted to sit on her potty. So, I get her undressed and put her on the potty. She sits a minute and then wants off. I pick her up and she pees on my shoe. It was just a little bit, so I put her back on the potty. Nothing. She wants off. Pick her up (no shoe peeing) and put her in the bathtub. She stands there and pees. I said, "You are supposed to do that in the potty, silly." Other bath time fun included putting her whole face in the water and blowing bubbles. Who needs swimming lessons? The child is a natural!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Oh, I forgot
I forgot the other big news. Aidan is practicing sitting on the potty. Nothing has happened yet, but she's practicing sitting there and flushing and saying bye-bye. She seems to like it. This morning she asked to sit there. Big girl times!
Musical Talents
As you have seen from previous pictures, Aidan likes to play the piano. Now, she is working on her singing and performance abilities. We really need to figure out how to post a video, because she is so darn cute right now. We have been singing songs with hand motions and Aidan is picking them up - and she's starting to sing parts of the song and repeat back verses. So, imagine, if you will, this cute little girl with still clumsy, but good for her age, motor control pantomiming and singing along with these greatest hits:
In other cute/try not to laugh because what you did was wrong news.... The McKee family has this game called "Hoot." I had never heard of it before joining the family and having a child. The way the game is played is that you get nose-to-nose and eyes-to-eyes with another person, look deep into their eyes and say, "HOOT!" Don't ask me why. Then you laugh hysterically - because it is just funny. Aidan and Christianne play "Hoot" quite a bit. It works best if one takes off one's glasses so as to get right up close.
So, the other day, Aidan was tired and wound up and had spilled the contents of a juice box on her clothes at the Chick-fil-A (yes, horrible parenting practices). We here in the bathroom and I had her on the changing table changing her clothes. She gets silly and decides to grab my glasses off my face, something she knows is a "no-no." I am expressing my frustrating with her while trying to keep this half-clothed child who is standing up on the changing table and trying to run in place from falling off the table while also attempting to regain possession of my glasses. As I am managing all of this, Aidan grabs me by the cheeks, turns my head to her, gets nose-to-nose and says....."HOOT!" What could I do but say "Hoot" back, laugh, and give her a hug. It was really cute.
We have Easter pictures. I promise to post them sometime. That's all for now.
- The Wheels on the Bus
- Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- If You are Happy and You Know it
In other cute/try not to laugh because what you did was wrong news.... The McKee family has this game called "Hoot." I had never heard of it before joining the family and having a child. The way the game is played is that you get nose-to-nose and eyes-to-eyes with another person, look deep into their eyes and say, "HOOT!" Don't ask me why. Then you laugh hysterically - because it is just funny. Aidan and Christianne play "Hoot" quite a bit. It works best if one takes off one's glasses so as to get right up close.
So, the other day, Aidan was tired and wound up and had spilled the contents of a juice box on her clothes at the Chick-fil-A (yes, horrible parenting practices). We here in the bathroom and I had her on the changing table changing her clothes. She gets silly and decides to grab my glasses off my face, something she knows is a "no-no." I am expressing my frustrating with her while trying to keep this half-clothed child who is standing up on the changing table and trying to run in place from falling off the table while also attempting to regain possession of my glasses. As I am managing all of this, Aidan grabs me by the cheeks, turns my head to her, gets nose-to-nose and says....."HOOT!" What could I do but say "Hoot" back, laugh, and give her a hug. It was really cute.
We have Easter pictures. I promise to post them sometime. That's all for now.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
E-I-E-I-Oooooooooo
Last night at dinner, Aidan said something that sounded close to "E-I-E" so Christianne started singing "E-I-E-I-O" from "Old McDonald." After listening a couple of times, Aidan was able to sing it back accurately most of the time. Then Christianne started singing the whole song and trying to get Aidan to chime in with her phrase at the appropriate time. With a little prompting, Aidan was able to do it most of the time. It is really cute. Imagine it with a little tilt of the head. Also, last night after dinner, Christianne was showing Aidan the various animals and things on Aidan's placemat. Aidan took Christianne's finger and started using it to point to various pictures and waiting for Christianne to say what the picture was - and laughing hysterically. It was really funny for all of us.
Speaking of dinner. We had beets for dinner last night. I think Aidan ate 1/2 of a 7 ounce container of beets. She wanted more, but we had run out. I hope daycare doesn't freak out at what ends up in her diaper. I think it will be pink! :-)
And on the "more amazing things Aidan does" topic: last night, Aidan was picking out her pajamas and picked out something that was probably not warm enough for the night. We told her that and Christianne asked her pick out pajamas that are "fuzzy." Now, perhaps it was just coincidence, but she rummaged around, avoiding some fuzzy pajamas that were on top, and picked out a fuzzy pair.
Other things she can do on a regular basis (from her developmental check list):
Follow directions such as "Get your book," "Find your coat," "Take my hand," etc.
Say 2 and 3 word sentences such as "Here kitty," "I go," "Get down," and "I don't want that."
Use words "I," "mine," and "you" correctly.
Walk down stairs holding a hand (did it once all by herself the other day) and upstairs by herself as long as she has a rail.
Kick a ball.
Run, usually without falling down.
Use and spoon and a fork.
Use a turning motion with her hand.
Turn pages of a book.
Flip light switches.
(We are still working on threading a bead and stacking 7 blocks. I think she could do the blocks but simply isn't interested in doing it.)
Sometimes draw a straight line on a piece of paper.
Turn a bottle upside down to dump out a Cherrio.
Sometimes pretends objects are something else (like the remote if a phone).
Puts things away (sometimes without being told to!).
Is learning to drink from a cup without a lid.
Copy things we do (like wiping up water).
Tries to feed her stuffed animals from her sippy cup.
Backs her car out of corners when she is stuck.
Calls herself "I" rather than "Aidan."
Whew! I'm tired from typing all that. No wonder she needs so much sleep! :-)
Speaking of dinner. We had beets for dinner last night. I think Aidan ate 1/2 of a 7 ounce container of beets. She wanted more, but we had run out. I hope daycare doesn't freak out at what ends up in her diaper. I think it will be pink! :-)
And on the "more amazing things Aidan does" topic: last night, Aidan was picking out her pajamas and picked out something that was probably not warm enough for the night. We told her that and Christianne asked her pick out pajamas that are "fuzzy." Now, perhaps it was just coincidence, but she rummaged around, avoiding some fuzzy pajamas that were on top, and picked out a fuzzy pair.
Other things she can do on a regular basis (from her developmental check list):
Follow directions such as "Get your book," "Find your coat," "Take my hand," etc.
Say 2 and 3 word sentences such as "Here kitty," "I go," "Get down," and "I don't want that."
Use words "I," "mine," and "you" correctly.
Walk down stairs holding a hand (did it once all by herself the other day) and upstairs by herself as long as she has a rail.
Kick a ball.
Run, usually without falling down.
Use and spoon and a fork.
Use a turning motion with her hand.
Turn pages of a book.
Flip light switches.
(We are still working on threading a bead and stacking 7 blocks. I think she could do the blocks but simply isn't interested in doing it.)
Sometimes draw a straight line on a piece of paper.
Turn a bottle upside down to dump out a Cherrio.
Sometimes pretends objects are something else (like the remote if a phone).
Puts things away (sometimes without being told to!).
Is learning to drink from a cup without a lid.
Copy things we do (like wiping up water).
Tries to feed her stuffed animals from her sippy cup.
Backs her car out of corners when she is stuck.
Calls herself "I" rather than "Aidan."
Whew! I'm tired from typing all that. No wonder she needs so much sleep! :-)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
The power of routine and overgeneralization
This morning, I dropped Aidan off at daycare and her main teacher was there (she usually comes in after I drop Aidan off). I was explaining to Miss Lillie that I packed tennis shoes in the diaper bag because Aidan INSISTED on wearing her (size-and-a-half too big) crocs to school today. The school has a "no crocs on the playground" policy. So, Miss Lillie shares that Aidan usually takes her shoes off first thing anyway. Then she goes on to say that lately when Aidan gets put down for a nap, she immediately takes off all her clothes. She said they used to try to prevent this, but gave up and just try to keep her covered with her blanket during nap time. So, our little girl is napping in her diaper at daycare.
Why is this happening? Well, Aidan has recently learned she can take off her own shirt and sometimes her pants and she likes being a big girl. And what do we do every night before going to sleep? TAKE OFF HER CLOTHES! No one ever said the girl was dumb. She knows you take off your clothes to go to sleep. Perhaps I should pack pajamas?
Other cute stories:
Last night after dinner, Aidan was still in her high chair. She leaned over to look at the dogs, shook her finger at them and said, "It dow! It dow! No, no, no."
Monkey see, monkey do.
She's taken on the job of feeding the outdoor kitties. She takes it very seriously and wants to make sure the kitties are eating properly. After putting the food in (or near) the bowl, she walks around, crouched down (as there may be kitties under the cars) saying, "maow, maow, maow."
Sunday night, I was cooking dinner and Aidan was having trouble staying occupied by herself, so I asked her to help me cook dinner. We were having green beans. I washed them and snapped the ends and then gave them to her to break in half and put in the pot. She did a great job! I don't think I even had to show her what I meant by "break in half." She then helped pour the water for the rice from the measuring cup into the pot (it only took 3 tries - spatial awareness is still developing) and pour the rice into the measuring cup. I then gave her some bowls and things to play with and she practiced pouring water from one thing to another. She was much better by the time dinner was ready. It was a lot of fun! Now, she keeps pulling a chair over to the counter so she can "cook." I think we are going to be eating a lot more green beans in the near future.
She's discovered that she can be the instigator of "pea pie" (the version of peek a boo that Christianne grew up with). She will now hide behind things and peek out and and say "bee bye!" "P" is still a hard one to say. It is really cute.
I was talking to a friend who is a play therapist and has worked a lot in infant mental health. I was telling her some of the things I have been doing with Aidan. For example, the other night she was playing with a box and trying to fold the flaps down. There was one stuck up and she was trying to push the other ones down and getting frustrated. I stopped her and said in a calm voice, "Think about what you want to do." She stopped for a moment, pushed down the flap that was stuck, and finished closing up the box. Or, the other day she was going down the big slide and came down sideways so she ended up on her back on the ground. She wasn't hurt, but I could tell from the stunned look on her face that this was not the outcome she was expecting. I helped her get up, brushed her off and gave her a kiss, and said, "Wow! That wasn't the outcome you were wanting. Think about how you want to do it differently next time" and sent her back up the ladder. The next time she came down feet first and landed just find - and looked very pleased with herself.
My friend said, "She shouldn't be able to do that at this age."
I said, "Really?"
Aidan has also learned a very bad word:
"T...V!"
And
"Sprout!"
Bad parents. We are watching a little TV. Mostly, we watch together and she will watch a bit and then go do something else. Don't tell the American Academy of Pediatrics. :-)
Here's my current favorite picture of her:
Why is this happening? Well, Aidan has recently learned she can take off her own shirt and sometimes her pants and she likes being a big girl. And what do we do every night before going to sleep? TAKE OFF HER CLOTHES! No one ever said the girl was dumb. She knows you take off your clothes to go to sleep. Perhaps I should pack pajamas?
Other cute stories:
Last night after dinner, Aidan was still in her high chair. She leaned over to look at the dogs, shook her finger at them and said, "It dow! It dow! No, no, no."
Monkey see, monkey do.
She's taken on the job of feeding the outdoor kitties. She takes it very seriously and wants to make sure the kitties are eating properly. After putting the food in (or near) the bowl, she walks around, crouched down (as there may be kitties under the cars) saying, "maow, maow, maow."
Sunday night, I was cooking dinner and Aidan was having trouble staying occupied by herself, so I asked her to help me cook dinner. We were having green beans. I washed them and snapped the ends and then gave them to her to break in half and put in the pot. She did a great job! I don't think I even had to show her what I meant by "break in half." She then helped pour the water for the rice from the measuring cup into the pot (it only took 3 tries - spatial awareness is still developing) and pour the rice into the measuring cup. I then gave her some bowls and things to play with and she practiced pouring water from one thing to another. She was much better by the time dinner was ready. It was a lot of fun! Now, she keeps pulling a chair over to the counter so she can "cook." I think we are going to be eating a lot more green beans in the near future.
She's discovered that she can be the instigator of "pea pie" (the version of peek a boo that Christianne grew up with). She will now hide behind things and peek out and and say "bee bye!" "P" is still a hard one to say. It is really cute.
I was talking to a friend who is a play therapist and has worked a lot in infant mental health. I was telling her some of the things I have been doing with Aidan. For example, the other night she was playing with a box and trying to fold the flaps down. There was one stuck up and she was trying to push the other ones down and getting frustrated. I stopped her and said in a calm voice, "Think about what you want to do." She stopped for a moment, pushed down the flap that was stuck, and finished closing up the box. Or, the other day she was going down the big slide and came down sideways so she ended up on her back on the ground. She wasn't hurt, but I could tell from the stunned look on her face that this was not the outcome she was expecting. I helped her get up, brushed her off and gave her a kiss, and said, "Wow! That wasn't the outcome you were wanting. Think about how you want to do it differently next time" and sent her back up the ladder. The next time she came down feet first and landed just find - and looked very pleased with herself.
My friend said, "She shouldn't be able to do that at this age."
I said, "Really?"
Aidan has also learned a very bad word:
"T...V!"
And
"Sprout!"
Bad parents. We are watching a little TV. Mostly, we watch together and she will watch a bit and then go do something else. Don't tell the American Academy of Pediatrics. :-)
Here's my current favorite picture of her:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
18 month stats
Aidan had her 18 month check-up today. The doctor said that she continues to look great and is growing and developing just like she ought. Here are her stats:
Weight: 24 pounds, 13 ounces (53%-tile)
Height: 33.5 inches (95%-tile)
Head: 18.5 inches (55%-tile)
She's a tall girl!
She passed her Autism screening with flying colors, so no concerns there. She only had one shot, so that was good too.
Next check-up at 2 years.
Weight: 24 pounds, 13 ounces (53%-tile)
Height: 33.5 inches (95%-tile)
Head: 18.5 inches (55%-tile)
She's a tall girl!
She passed her Autism screening with flying colors, so no concerns there. She only had one shot, so that was good too.
Next check-up at 2 years.
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