School, Stitches and PT

Let's start with school. Ayden Jane absolutely loves school. She asks in the morning, "i go my school?" A yes answer always brings big grins and excitement. She names several friends from her class and when asked what she did at school always answers, "we sing songs at school." It is so fun to pull up through the pick up line and watch her grin as she holds her teachers hand and walks down the steps. (She fought the hand holding at first). Her teachers tell me how independent she is. She apparently does not say much at school, but her vocabulary is blooming at home. She is learning so much just being in a new language rich environment. We had a parents get together last night. The director stopped to chat with us and told us how much she loves Ayden Jane's great little personality. She is a woman who loves and independent streak and so the two are two peas in a pod. I feel so blessed to have Ayden Jane is a place that already loves her to pieces and it is only a couple of weeks into the year!

On to stitches. Ayden Jane decided a few days ago to climb into her crib to get something. She managed to pop open a stitch... She came to me and said, "I need a go to the doctor." I did not catch on... Finally, I noticed the blood under her chin and on her neck. It was not too bad so we just decided to let it alone. Let's just say the scar will not be as pretty as it would have been otherwise, but it is up under her chin where no one will see it anyway.

Now for PT. I think we are finally coming off of the last wave of sensory whatever AJ goes through. She is much easier to deal with, can keep her clothes on, can focus, is not clenching every 10 seconds, is not as quick to yell, is not running into things or going so fast... is happy and more under control. Jen said she did great in PT. Jen brought back a bucket of beans that Ayden Jane used to love. She had her weighted and standing in them reaching, bending, doing matching puzzle things... Ayden Jane loved the beans. We decided maybe she needs a sort of pool of beans/rice mixture to sit in when she needs to calm down... Maybe between the trampoline on it's way, a nice bean bucket and a new weighted blanket, we will be able to ride out the next storm more smoothly.

On the flip side, language, language and cognition, cognition seem to be the results of the latest spurt. The more she can say, the more we find out what goes through that cute little head, the more we see how funny this little kid is. The sense of humor astounds me. The confidence she has regained now that she is back in control of her little body (for the most part) is a little scary though. I am sure it is the cause of her return to climbing. I have found her in her crib, scaling her dresser, on the counter, standing on her rocking bouncing horse, just don't even look at her on the bleachers at the Kayla's volleyball games, trying to walk curbs like a balance beam, standing on her rocking chair... I think you get the picture.