A very cool surprise at church tonight - the bubble truck came to visit!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Luke wants to know
Right after brushing his teeth, Luke asked me, "Why can we get half of 50, but not half of 5?" Such a wonderful question that we had to figure it out, so I put 5 kleenex on the couch and he quickly found that you can, in fact, get half of 5 by tearing a kleenex in half. We talked a bit about even and odd numbers and he seemed to think that these terms were sensible. I wish he could verbalize more how he thinks about numbers - he tells me he just sees answers in his head.
After dinner he announced (totally out of any related context), "Raha is the only person with brown skin in our family." Raha responded with, "Luke." I started laughing, which of course, made Luke cry. I think he was crying because I simultaneously corrected him for playing with a big stick in the house. We did have a talk about all the ways that each person in the house is different than everyone else.
Now I'm editing this post - bedtime reading, and he asks, "What are the 7 seas?" Actually a good question.....Mom tried to help him find the answer on a globe, and we couldn't figure it out. Thanks to Wikipedia, we now know that there are lots of answers to that question. The most common contemporary answer, they say, is the N. Atlantic, S. Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, N. Pacific, South Pacific, and the Arctic Ocean. In Medieval times, it was the 7 seas in between Africa, Europe, and Asia. Who knew?
After dinner he announced (totally out of any related context), "Raha is the only person with brown skin in our family." Raha responded with, "Luke." I started laughing, which of course, made Luke cry. I think he was crying because I simultaneously corrected him for playing with a big stick in the house. We did have a talk about all the ways that each person in the house is different than everyone else.
Now I'm editing this post - bedtime reading, and he asks, "What are the 7 seas?" Actually a good question.....Mom tried to help him find the answer on a globe, and we couldn't figure it out. Thanks to Wikipedia, we now know that there are lots of answers to that question. The most common contemporary answer, they say, is the N. Atlantic, S. Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, N. Pacific, South Pacific, and the Arctic Ocean. In Medieval times, it was the 7 seas in between Africa, Europe, and Asia. Who knew?
Thursday, April 16, 2009
More Aaron, more Raha
Rich and I are both managing to upset ourselves about Aaron. I've looked online, and Aaron does have some of the behaviors typical of kiddos with sensory disorders, but I know enough about special ed to know how much I don't know about specific disorders. He also is getting even pickier about food, and he seems like his tummy is really touchy. He threw up a bit after dinner, but nothing worse (yet?).
Raha managed to get upset with Rich and keep it together. He was appropriately humble when I talked to him about it later. I just found out that he's been accepted into the Student Citizen Academy - a two week training with the police department this summer followed by bi-weekly training throughout the school year. He's so excited about the program, so it will be fun to tell him tomorrow that he's accepted!
Raha managed to get upset with Rich and keep it together. He was appropriately humble when I talked to him about it later. I just found out that he's been accepted into the Student Citizen Academy - a two week training with the police department this summer followed by bi-weekly training throughout the school year. He's so excited about the program, so it will be fun to tell him tomorrow that he's accepted!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Aaron's still not eating
He hasn't gained weight now in two months. He hasn't gotten any taller in the last month. Ahna, his nutritionist, wants to have him assessed for sensory processing disorders. I'm incredibly frustrated.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Gallopalooza
Luke breezed through his first public gymnastics yesterday at Gallopalooza with his gymnastics team. When I asked him later he said he didn't get nervous and he didn't look like he was nervous - more just concentrating to make sure he did what he was supposed to do. The show was a short demonstration of the boys' competitive gymnastics program, with the boys showing a variety of tumbling skills and some of the boys on the mushroom (kind of a mini-version of the pommell horse). Luke was the youngest and one of the most inexperienced, so I was pleased to see him so confident and serious about his cartwheels and walking on his hands. I'll post a couple of pics after Mom emails them.
It was a cool event for both kids, because it was held at Churchhill Downs. It was Raha's first trip to the Downs and he was really excited about seeing the track, the gymnastics, and the horses. Fiberglass horses, that is. Every year Lousiville invites artists to paint fiberglass horses. They are whimsical and Kentucky themed, so the boys really got a kick out of reading the names and seeing the wild ways the horses were painted.
It was a cool event for both kids, because it was held at Churchhill Downs. It was Raha's first trip to the Downs and he was really excited about seeing the track, the gymnastics, and the horses. Fiberglass horses, that is. Every year Lousiville invites artists to paint fiberglass horses. They are whimsical and Kentucky themed, so the boys really got a kick out of reading the names and seeing the wild ways the horses were painted.
More strategies for avoiding sleep....
Disembowel Elmo through a tiny hole in his chin. Amazing how much stuffing Elmo had.
Luke chit chat
Tonight at dinner Raha was asking for food in jest, and Luke started to lecture him about portion sizes. When I told him to stop, he said, "I'm not being a parent. I'm just being a LITTLE bit bossy."
After church last week he sighed dramatically and asked, "Mommy, why do I just adore Toby?" Toby is a cool boy who's a couple of years older than him.
After church today I really blew it with him. I was giving him a hard time about climbing over Aaron instead of getting in his side of the van. He told me, "Mom, you're ruining my day!" It was so mature sounding and so histrionic that I burst out laughing.....which made him burst into tears. He's a very tender soul. He also burst into tears when he knocked over his milk at dinner, so I think he's a little over tired.
After church last week he sighed dramatically and asked, "Mommy, why do I just adore Toby?" Toby is a cool boy who's a couple of years older than him.
After church today I really blew it with him. I was giving him a hard time about climbing over Aaron instead of getting in his side of the van. He told me, "Mom, you're ruining my day!" It was so mature sounding and so histrionic that I burst out laughing.....which made him burst into tears. He's a very tender soul. He also burst into tears when he knocked over his milk at dinner, so I think he's a little over tired.
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