Yay, I'm 119 weeks old today!
T.M. and I have been trying to take Masinja on walks, weather permitting. We have had a few rainy days, so we haven't been able to go on a daily basis.
I decided to try to take him to the park early this week. We drove over to the newer base housing, because they have some really great playgrounds complete with slides and toddler swings. Masinja was super excited when we started walking on the sidewalk to get to the playground. We went down two of the slides a few times and I pushed him in the swing for about 10 minutes. He didn't want to play for very long though, because he was more interested in walking on the sidewalk! I figured I might as well just drive back home and take him for a walk around the neighborhood instead.
We had a pleasant walk with the exception of the German Shepherd that got a little too close for comfort. Thank goodness the dog's owner was outside at the time, because he made her back off. Luckily the dog didn't scare Masinja and we continued on our walk. It took us quite a while to complete our walk because Masinja kept stopping at every crack in the sidewalk to inspect it. I think he was fascinated with the texture of the concrete, because he kept scratching it will his finger nails. We eventually made our way back home and Masinja didn't throw a temper tantrum this time when we got there. He was probably tuckered out from playing on the playground. :0)
T.M. and I took Masinja to the playground again this weekend. There is a school directly behind base housing that has two playgrounds. We decided to check out the preschool playground. It took longer than it should have to walk to the playground, because Masinja got distracted by the fence. He kept stopping and hitting it to hear it clang. When we finally got to the playground, he had a blast! They had several different slides and he giggled as he slid down them. There weren't any toddler swings, but he was more interested in the wood chips that were on the playground than anything else anyway. He wasn't too happy when we left the playground, but as soon as he realized we were going to continue our walk he was happy as a clam. :o)
Masinja's Uncle Boop (Jeremy) is coming for a visit next weekend, so we are going to take him to the zoo. I'm sure he will have a great time.
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Weekly Update -- 6 - 12 April 2009
Yay, I'm 118 weeks old today!
Masinja had his 13th ECI session this week. He's had some improvement since the last session, although he is still mouthing a lot of his toys. T.M. and I need to work with him on choosing certain items that are okay for him to mouth and redirecting him to those items.
Masinja's teacher is going to get a feeding continuum from the feeding specialist, so we can work on his texture aversions. As far as speech is concerned, Masinja is now using color words and his teacher wants us to reinforce that by having him identify which object he wants, i.e. "Do you want the red block or the blue block?" Hopefully by his next session he will be using his color words more frequently.
Masinja celebrated his 2nd Easter today. Since he is still too young for loads of candy, we gave him clothes instead. He also got two sets of drum sticks. I know T.M. and I were probably crazy to willingly give him drum sticks, but he has a set of bongos and a tambourine which he absolutely loves! We figured we might as well start him early since he obviously loves music so much and he bangs on everything anyway. :o)
Masinja had his 13th ECI session this week. He's had some improvement since the last session, although he is still mouthing a lot of his toys. T.M. and I need to work with him on choosing certain items that are okay for him to mouth and redirecting him to those items.
Masinja's teacher is going to get a feeding continuum from the feeding specialist, so we can work on his texture aversions. As far as speech is concerned, Masinja is now using color words and his teacher wants us to reinforce that by having him identify which object he wants, i.e. "Do you want the red block or the blue block?" Hopefully by his next session he will be using his color words more frequently.
Masinja celebrated his 2nd Easter today. Since he is still too young for loads of candy, we gave him clothes instead. He also got two sets of drum sticks. I know T.M. and I were probably crazy to willingly give him drum sticks, but he has a set of bongos and a tambourine which he absolutely loves! We figured we might as well start him early since he obviously loves music so much and he bangs on everything anyway. :o)
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Weekly Update -- 30 March - 5 April 2009
Yay, I'm 117 weeks old today!
The weather is finally breaking and we have had some warm and sunny days. It was so nice one evening that I decided to take Masinja for a walk around the neighborhood. As we walked, we saw a few dogs in their yards and Masinja decided to "talk" to them. I had to tug on his arm quite a few times to get him moving again because he was too busy say "bwoof, bwoof!" I had planned on taking him all the way around the block, but it got a little bit windy and his face and hands were getting cold. Instead, we just turned around and walked back the way we came. Again Masinja got distracted by the dogs, but we eventually made it back to the house. I don't think he realized we were home at first but when I opened the screen door and put the key in the lock he started to throw a fit! He was crying and saying "walk-around" repeatedly. :o) It took me a good 10 to 15 minutes to calm him down. I guess now that the weather is clearing up we will have to go for walks on a daily basis.
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
The weather is finally breaking and we have had some warm and sunny days. It was so nice one evening that I decided to take Masinja for a walk around the neighborhood. As we walked, we saw a few dogs in their yards and Masinja decided to "talk" to them. I had to tug on his arm quite a few times to get him moving again because he was too busy say "bwoof, bwoof!" I had planned on taking him all the way around the block, but it got a little bit windy and his face and hands were getting cold. Instead, we just turned around and walked back the way we came. Again Masinja got distracted by the dogs, but we eventually made it back to the house. I don't think he realized we were home at first but when I opened the screen door and put the key in the lock he started to throw a fit! He was crying and saying "walk-around" repeatedly. :o) It took me a good 10 to 15 minutes to calm him down. I guess now that the weather is clearing up we will have to go for walks on a daily basis.
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Weekly Update -- 23 - 29 March 2009
Yay, I'm 116 weeks old today!
Masinja had his 12th ECI session this week. Actually it was his 6-month review. Masinja's teacher, as well as the services coordinator and Speech therapist, were in attendance. We discussed where Masinja had started in October and how far he has come since then. We also discussed the concerns that T.M. and I still have regarding Masinja's communication skills. Due to our concerns, as well as the fact that Masinja does indeed have a deficit in this area, the Speech therapist is now on his team.
We set several new goals for him, including increasing his vocabulary by adding verbs, adverbs and adjectives; and working on his feeding issues. Masinja still has some deficits in fine motor skills, which will also be addressed.
Overall, T.M. and I are very pleased with the progress that Masinja has made and we are looking forward to his continued improvement over the next 6 months.
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Masinja had his 12th ECI session this week. Actually it was his 6-month review. Masinja's teacher, as well as the services coordinator and Speech therapist, were in attendance. We discussed where Masinja had started in October and how far he has come since then. We also discussed the concerns that T.M. and I still have regarding Masinja's communication skills. Due to our concerns, as well as the fact that Masinja does indeed have a deficit in this area, the Speech therapist is now on his team.
We set several new goals for him, including increasing his vocabulary by adding verbs, adverbs and adjectives; and working on his feeding issues. Masinja still has some deficits in fine motor skills, which will also be addressed.
Overall, T.M. and I are very pleased with the progress that Masinja has made and we are looking forward to his continued improvement over the next 6 months.
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Weekly Update -- 16 - 22 March 2009
Yay, I'm 115 weeks old today!
Masinja had a pretty uneventful week this week. I had planned to take him to the park because the weather has started to break, but unfortunately it's still a little too cold. We have spent a lot of time watching Sesame Street or "Pa Pa Pweet" as he calls it and playing inside.
On another note, T.M. and I have decided that we are going to start potty training Masinja. He has started showing some interest in the potty and lets us know when he needs a diaper change by saying "change-a-booty." We are going to buy a training toilet and start by just letting him get used to it first. When the weather is officially nice, I will start in earnest.
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Masinja had a pretty uneventful week this week. I had planned to take him to the park because the weather has started to break, but unfortunately it's still a little too cold. We have spent a lot of time watching Sesame Street or "Pa Pa Pweet" as he calls it and playing inside.
On another note, T.M. and I have decided that we are going to start potty training Masinja. He has started showing some interest in the potty and lets us know when he needs a diaper change by saying "change-a-booty." We are going to buy a training toilet and start by just letting him get used to it first. When the weather is officially nice, I will start in earnest.
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Weekly Update -- 9 - 15 March 2009
Yay, I'm 114 weeks old today!
Masinja had his 11th ECI session today. His teacher and I went over his progress and talked about the milestones that he has reached as well as the ones that we still need to work on. We will be meeting in a few weeks for his 6-month review to discuss his progress and set new goals for the next 6 months.
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Weekly Update -- 2 - 8 March 2009
Yay, I'm 113 weeks old today!
Masinja had a pretty uneventful week this week. The weather has been pretty nasty so we have spent a great deal of time indoors. As a result Masinja is now addicted to Sesame Street! He absolutely loves Elmo and gets extremely excited when the Elmo's World segment comes on. He cracked me up the first day he watched it because when Elmo went off the screen for a second Masinja got very agitated. When the episode ended it was ever worse, because he started to cry! I think the reason he likes Elmo so much is because I have a pair of Elmo slippers. He has been carrying them around the house and hugging them. :o) We took him to get his own Elmo doll this weekend and wound up getting him Elmo, Ernie, Grover and Cookie Monster mini dolls.
Elmo Doll pic
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
Masinja had a pretty uneventful week this week. The weather has been pretty nasty so we have spent a great deal of time indoors. As a result Masinja is now addicted to Sesame Street! He absolutely loves Elmo and gets extremely excited when the Elmo's World segment comes on. He cracked me up the first day he watched it because when Elmo went off the screen for a second Masinja got very agitated. When the episode ended it was ever worse, because he started to cry! I think the reason he likes Elmo so much is because I have a pair of Elmo slippers. He has been carrying them around the house and hugging them. :o) We took him to get his own Elmo doll this weekend and wound up getting him Elmo, Ernie, Grover and Cookie Monster mini dolls.
Elmo Doll pic
That's all for now.
Peace,
T.M.M.
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