Finding Sammie's Voice: Daily Log: Nov 28

Sammie's Daily Log

Overall, today was a good day.

Sammie was in a quiet, but generally happy mood.

Mom and Dad were in happy moods.

The weather was chilly and windy- too cold for outdoor play.

Wake Up Time: 8 am
Nap Time: 115pm-415pm!
'Bed' Time: 930pm
Notes: Super long nap led to a later bed time. Will make sure to wake Sammie up at 8am at the latest so that he doesn't get back into bad habits.

Breakfast: 2 eggos
Snack: Crackers and Juice at Erie's. Was not interested in eating much beyond that.
Lunch: PBJ after nap (430pm)
Snack: Veggie Straws, lots of water
Dinner: Failed attempts at roast beef bun and fries.
Snack: Muffin, Yogurt after swimming
New foods introduced: Failed attempt at Roast Beef and Fruit Gums
Notes: Sammie is not eating much at "dinner"- maybe we should skip the pre-dinner snack?

Social Time: Playdate at Erie's in the am. Sam was particularly quiet and kept to himself most of the morning. He seemed very tired today- and Tara and Tobin were in off moods as well (lots of whining/crying unecessarily from all three)
Mom/Dad Time: Playtime from 5pm until 630pm, YMCA playground from 730-810pm, Pool from 815pm to 845pm.
Mamelie Time: None
Quiet Time: AM from 8-930.
Outdoor Time: None
TV Time: Less than 1 hour in the am.
Interactive IPAD/Computer Time: None
Gross Motor Time: Some gross motor games with mom in the AM/Afternoon (lots of "Flip"), Swimming and Playground time. (at least 2 hours total)
Notes:

Milestones:

Favourite Sound of the Day: Lots of variety again- hearing a lot of "monosyllables" and two-syllable sounds that are starting to sound more and more like conversational babble/words and less like repetitive noises. Doing more sound imitating.
Favourite Activity of the Day: "Flip" with mom.
New words or sounds observed: None
New activities or play observed:

During "Flip", Sammie learned to a) Ask to Play (by taking moms hands and lying on the floor facing her), b) Ask to play again, by getting up and lying down again in the proper spot. We began to introduce the idea of "First/Then"- by adding a clap. "First we clap, then we flip!" Proper gestures were used every time by mom and dad, but not mimicked by Sammie yet.
Sammie was playing in the dining room by himself and Daddy and Mommy decided to invite him to play with them by running in circles (one of Sammie's favourite activities.) He happily joined in on the activity.
Sammie chose to go back into the big pool while in the hot tub because he was not ready to leave. He showed us this by trying repeatedly to swim in the hot tub, and by reaching out his arms for the pool.
Sammie was very eager to involve Mom and Dad in all his activities today, and took their hands often to show them what he was doing.
He reached for cups when he was thirsty and even brought mom an empty cup when there wasn't a full one available.
He had been playing with the shakers and lots interest. Mom said "Oh Sammie! Shake Shake Shake!" and he looked at her, smiled, picked up the Shakers, shaked them vigorously for several seconds before putting them back down.

New gestures or signs observed: No new ones observed, but Sammie is reaching out for more things and is starting to use his finger to push buttons (instead of his whole hand or of pushing our hands)
New behaviours observed: No new behaviours observed, but Sammie is getting signficiantly stronger at reacting to our one or two word commands. When he does not listen, he knows that he is deliberately defying us, and either runs away to hide or starts to whine/cry (this doesn't last very long).
New friends or social activities observed: Sammie was a little removed from Tara and Tobin today, but seemed warm and friendly with Erie- even giving her a (prompted) hug goodbye before leaving. He is actively engaging in eye contact with all members of the family, and very responsive when he is called/involved in activities.
Notes: None.