Alayna ate all of her oatmeal and craisins at breakfast. At lunch she ate ate all of her apple sauce and ground beef and most of her pea pasta casserole.
Alayna was a very good listener today. It was one of the best mornings she has had for quite a while.
Our friend's kiddo, Aaron, was here today and she just loves it when he is there. She likes to perform and he will invariably laugh. That just feeds here and on they go. They had about three different 15-20 minutes sessions of laughter between them. It was pretty cute!.
Alayna was very engaged and busy today laying out blankets on the floor on top of each other. When she got all of them then she started stacking the handkerchief on top of that until she had all of those too.
Alayna decided to try to crawl under the skinny part of the inside climber/balance beam today. Either she has a touch of claustrophobia or she just thought she was stuck in there forever, because she kind of freaked out. We obviously headed over to help her immediately, but she had gotten free herself before we could get there. She was a little traumatized for several minutes.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
2/9/12
Alayna ate all of her blueberries and most of her blueberry bread pudding at breakfast. At lunch she ate seconds on kiwi and turkey burger on a bun and all of her green beans.
Alayna wanted one of the cow outfits on first thing this morning. I thought she looked really cute. She wore the suit part all morning, but took off the hat after about 5 minutes.
Emily was being a little testy this morning and Alayna was determined to get in her space. Emily is never aggressive, but bonked Alayna on the head with one of the doll bottles (to try to get her to move back presumably). Alayna was just devastated. I saw it happened and it wasn't that hard, so I am sure it was mainly the shock that her friend, Emily could do such a thing!
She also was in conflict with Joslyn over a toy that ended up with Alayna scratching her and Joslyn biting her on the back of her left shoulder area. She kind of had a rough day that way. Poor sweetie! We put a cold cloth on it and gave her lots of cuddles, but I think it probably will leave a mark.
Alayna and Peyton were both sitting on the step today playing with dolls and blankets. Peyton kind of flopped one of the blankets over close to Alayna and she was so delighted, saying "She sharing me!" She is really a sweet girl and loves it when her friends are nice to her.
Emily was being a little testy this morning and Alayna was determined to get in her space. Emily is never aggressive, but bonked Alayna on the head with one of the doll bottles (to try to get her to move back presumably). Alayna was just devastated. I saw it happened and it wasn't that hard, so I am sure it was mainly the shock that her friend, Emily could do such a thing!
She also was in conflict with Joslyn over a toy that ended up with Alayna scratching her and Joslyn biting her on the back of her left shoulder area. She kind of had a rough day that way. Poor sweetie! We put a cold cloth on it and gave her lots of cuddles, but I think it probably will leave a mark.
Alayna and Peyton were both sitting on the step today playing with dolls and blankets. Peyton kind of flopped one of the blankets over close to Alayna and she was so delighted, saying "She sharing me!" She is really a sweet girl and loves it when her friends are nice to her.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
2/8/12
Alayna ate all of her toast with jelly and thirds on dried mangoes at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her burrito, tropical fruit and sweet potatoes.
Alayna has been extra cuddly with Gary lately, which he has no complaints about. : ) This morning after waving at mom and dad (and being a little distraught because she thought she had missed you guys), she sat on his lap and then on the couch close beside him until breakfast time, except for when he had to get up to help someone else with something.
Alayna has kind of made it her mission to teach Peyton to keep the toys on the "right" sides. If Peyton takes something from one side to another, she tried to take it from her to put it on the other side most of the time. We usually remind her that she is still a baby and she has to wait until she puts it down, then she can be our big helper by taking it back to the other side. She will then hover until she does put it down so she can right the wrong! : ) In spite of that she just adores Peyton and the feeling is mutual. Today after Alayna had been over talking to her, she came over to me and said, "I 'wuv' Peyton, Lauralea!" I thought that was just so sweet!
We played in the back, rooms for longer than usual today because the large group things wasn't working well today -- too many nit-picky conflicts. My kiddos all loved playing with the farm legos in one room and the fisher price farm stuff in the other one.
Alayna has been extra cuddly with Gary lately, which he has no complaints about. : ) This morning after waving at mom and dad (and being a little distraught because she thought she had missed you guys), she sat on his lap and then on the couch close beside him until breakfast time, except for when he had to get up to help someone else with something.
Alayna has kind of made it her mission to teach Peyton to keep the toys on the "right" sides. If Peyton takes something from one side to another, she tried to take it from her to put it on the other side most of the time. We usually remind her that she is still a baby and she has to wait until she puts it down, then she can be our big helper by taking it back to the other side. She will then hover until she does put it down so she can right the wrong! : ) In spite of that she just adores Peyton and the feeling is mutual. Today after Alayna had been over talking to her, she came over to me and said, "I 'wuv' Peyton, Lauralea!" I thought that was just so sweet!
We played in the back, rooms for longer than usual today because the large group things wasn't working well today -- too many nit-picky conflicts. My kiddos all loved playing with the farm legos in one room and the fisher price farm stuff in the other one.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
2/7/12
Alayna ate all of her prunes and cinnamon roll at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her hashbrowns and waffles, most of her scrambled eggs and about half of her cantaloupe.
There was about 15 to 20 minutes today when the couch was lined with girls reading their own individual books. Alayna was right there in the middle of it, of course. What made it funny was that most of them were "reading" their books aloud with no one doing the listening. : )
Alayna has been so engaged with playing with the dolls in this toy exchange. She has spent well over half of her time doing that yesterday and today. She almost always has a cradle (cowboy hat), blanket (or two), bottle and baby. During her play with the dolls has been the only time that I have actually seen her be unhappy to see Peyton coming to visit her. She usually loves interacting with her, but she doesn't want anyone bothering her when she is in the middle of dolly play! : )
The kiddos and I had a lot of fun singing songs and being silly for a while today. We first sang all of the song they requested very exuberantly, then I gave each of them a stuffed animal to put on their heads and see if they could keep it there. That in itself was fun, but then I put one on my head and started singing "If you're happy and you know it, nod your head". Of course the animal flew off and they all roared and wanted me to do it "again" and "again" and "AGAIN!" We had LOTS of fun!
There was about 15 to 20 minutes today when the couch was lined with girls reading their own individual books. Alayna was right there in the middle of it, of course. What made it funny was that most of them were "reading" their books aloud with no one doing the listening. : )
Alayna has been so engaged with playing with the dolls in this toy exchange. She has spent well over half of her time doing that yesterday and today. She almost always has a cradle (cowboy hat), blanket (or two), bottle and baby. During her play with the dolls has been the only time that I have actually seen her be unhappy to see Peyton coming to visit her. She usually loves interacting with her, but she doesn't want anyone bothering her when she is in the middle of dolly play! : )
The kiddos and I had a lot of fun singing songs and being silly for a while today. We first sang all of the song they requested very exuberantly, then I gave each of them a stuffed animal to put on their heads and see if they could keep it there. That in itself was fun, but then I put one on my head and started singing "If you're happy and you know it, nod your head". Of course the animal flew off and they all roared and wanted me to do it "again" and "again" and "AGAIN!" We had LOTS of fun!
Monday, February 6, 2012
2/6/12
Alayna ate all of her Kix cereal and her mixed fruit at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her mandarin oranges, steamed broccoli and ham sandwich.
Alayna really was enjoying first exploring then playing with the new toy exchange toys. She spent time with about everything. First she was riding on the horses rambunctiously and grinning all over.
She then moved on to playing with the dolls. She asked for help getting hers dressed, then wrapped it up and placed it gently in one of the cowboy hats and started rocking it back and forth like it was either a cradle or an infant seat! It was really cute. Several of the other kiddos must have thought so also, because they started imitating her.
She was excited about the new dress-ups and had to try on some cowboy boots, a couple of the vests and a cowboy had. It was great! She makes a pretty cute little cowgirl! : )
The farm/ranch legos are out in the back room and they were all very glad to see them out again. They were really into building with them and also playing with the tractors, animals and people that go with the set!
Alayna really was enjoying first exploring then playing with the new toy exchange toys. She spent time with about everything. First she was riding on the horses rambunctiously and grinning all over.
She then moved on to playing with the dolls. She asked for help getting hers dressed, then wrapped it up and placed it gently in one of the cowboy hats and started rocking it back and forth like it was either a cradle or an infant seat! It was really cute. Several of the other kiddos must have thought so also, because they started imitating her.
She was excited about the new dress-ups and had to try on some cowboy boots, a couple of the vests and a cowboy had. It was great! She makes a pretty cute little cowgirl! : )
The farm/ranch legos are out in the back room and they were all very glad to see them out again. They were really into building with them and also playing with the tractors, animals and people that go with the set!
Friday, February 3, 2012
2/3/12
Alayna ate all of her raisins and most of her brown rice at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her dried apricots and her meatloaf. She also had a bite of both cooked carrots and french bread.
Alayna was very cuddly today with both of us, but drawn more to Gary than usual. She was looking a little forlorn and he bent over and have her a little hug. She immediately put her arms around his neck and hugged him tight. I'm sure Momma's fall has been a little stressful for everyone. : (
All of the "big" kiddos really enjoyed loading the dress-ups, doll blankets, and stuffed animals into the washing machine today. It is amazing how something so mundane can be such a great and exciting activity for them! : )
The kiddos also were really into coloring today. We haven't done free draw for a while because they had seemed really bored with it, but I decided to try it today. It was great! They were talking about what they were creating, letters they thought they were making and their "names". They spent about 15 minutes drawing.
Alayna was very cuddly today with both of us, but drawn more to Gary than usual. She was looking a little forlorn and he bent over and have her a little hug. She immediately put her arms around his neck and hugged him tight. I'm sure Momma's fall has been a little stressful for everyone. : (
All of the "big" kiddos really enjoyed loading the dress-ups, doll blankets, and stuffed animals into the washing machine today. It is amazing how something so mundane can be such a great and exciting activity for them! : )
The kiddos also were really into coloring today. We haven't done free draw for a while because they had seemed really bored with it, but I decided to try it today. It was great! They were talking about what they were creating, letters they thought they were making and their "names". They spent about 15 minutes drawing.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
2/1/12
Alayna ate all of her whole wheat bagel and seconds on peaches at breakfast. At lunch she ate a bite of her salad with ranch dressing and all of her corn, her ham and her macaroni and cheese.
I am beginning to wonder if Alayna isn't allergic to our laundry detergent. After she came she wanted to cuddle with me and had her face in my shoulder for part of that time, cuddling. With just a few minutes I noticed it getting red. One of the reasons I say that is that her face didn't look that broke out to me when she came this morning., but within half an hour it was bright red and she was scratching it like it was really bothering her. I just thought I should mention it. I have also noticed that her face is almost always worse after naps, too, which would be from laying on bedding washed in our detergent.
Several of the girls were playing with the food items quite congenially together for some time this morning. It was primarily my three "big" girls, but Jadey and Joslyn moved in and out also.
Emily has an ear infection and mom came by after breakfast to put her prescription drops in her ears. All of the kiddos just stood and watched the process with great intrigue.
To the left is a picture of what we see frequently with Alayna -- the interaction with either Peyton or Thomas or both. It is always really cute. Today they also were "helping" with Riley. All three of my kiddos wanted to help bring Riley toys, so this (below) is what we ended up with. I would have stopped it, but Riley seemed to like all of the attention (if not all of the toys, so I just let it go! : )
I am beginning to wonder if Alayna isn't allergic to our laundry detergent. After she came she wanted to cuddle with me and had her face in my shoulder for part of that time, cuddling. With just a few minutes I noticed it getting red. One of the reasons I say that is that her face didn't look that broke out to me when she came this morning., but within half an hour it was bright red and she was scratching it like it was really bothering her. I just thought I should mention it. I have also noticed that her face is almost always worse after naps, too, which would be from laying on bedding washed in our detergent.
Several of the girls were playing with the food items quite congenially together for some time this morning. It was primarily my three "big" girls, but Jadey and Joslyn moved in and out also.
Emily has an ear infection and mom came by after breakfast to put her prescription drops in her ears. All of the kiddos just stood and watched the process with great intrigue.
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