So, I came downstairs this morning after my shower, and Killy looked up at me and said, “Mean to Ellie!” (he’s in a phase where he tells on himself all the time) And I said, “Killy, it makes Mommy very sad when you’re mean to Ellie.” and he replied, “No – Ellie sad!”
We’ve started a [...]
But of course!
I’m going to be sewing Waldorf style dolls for the kids for Christmas. These are big heavy dolls (sometimes called Therapy Dolls) filled with rice and lavender. Killy’s will be 16 inches and green and Ellie’s will be 12 inches and red:
(You can order either the dolls or the kits to sew them [...]
I’m trying to get more into Yoga. Its so relaxing, and I need to work on my flexibility. (Though, the fitness instructor for the exercise class I went to this week said I was extremely flexible!) There’s a show on FitTV called Namaste Yoga, and its great. So, I’m trying to [...]
Today’s activities: took Erin to work, took the kids to the park and we played for an hour and a half, we went to my exercise class (Killy did all the exercises with us again!), played at the park some more, came home and fixed lunch, the kids napped, I paid bills, I baked pumpkin-cranberry [...]
I saw a gratitude journal in a bookstore this week, and it made me want to start listing things I’m grateful for more regularly in this blog. (maybe I’ll stop whining so much then!)
I’m very grateful for the time we had with David’s grandmother. Great-Grandmommy passed away on Friday and her funeral is [...]
Before I do a picture post here, I have to share: Killy broke his “pick one truck” yesterday by throwing it. David fixed it overnight and gave it back to him this morning and Killy was so excited! He said, “Thank you, Daddy, fix my truck!” What a nice, long sentance!
In Chattanooga, we got to [...]
So, I am feeling better about Killy being in speech therapy (thank you, Aunt Katie and Laura!), especially since I got Killy’s six month progress report today.
At 21 months when Killy had his initial evaluation, his verbal expressive skills were at a 17 month level (23rd percentile) and his receptive language skills were at a [...]