Finding Sammie's Voice: Daily Log: November 20th

Sammie's Daily Log

Overall, today was an okay day.

Sammie was in a sick but overall cheerful mood.

I (Mom or Dad) was in a sick but overall cheerful mood.

The weather was too chilly to take sick-baby out.

Wake Up Time: 730am (went to bed at 9pm)
Nap Time: 115pm-2pm
'Bed' Time: Didn't fall asleep until after 1030.
Notes: Sammie is showing signs of having a cold. He had a restless night last night. He had an extremely short nap, probably due to the fact that he couldn't breathe properly.

Visit at Bellies store for one hour with new friend Mackenzie. They played relatively well together. While Sammie was not particularly interested in her, he didn't avoid her. They did experience challenges with sharing the trains.
Play time at Auntie Erie's with Tobin and Tara. Sammie kept to himself most of the day, a sign of him not feeling well at all. He didn't outright avoid the other kids, but he was not interested in playing with them when they tried to engage him.

Mom/Dad Time: Evening quiet time after dad got home from work.
Mamelie Time: Less than half an hour, mostly spent watching Ipad apps while Mom, Dad, and Mamelie talked.
Quiet Time: Post nap was quiet in general. Sammie played quietly, and watched Thomas.
Outdoor Time: None- too cold and Sammie is unwell.
TV Time: Less than 1 hour in the am, with another 1 hour after naps. Sammie snuggled for a full episode of Thomas.
Interactive IPAD/Computer Time: Less than 30 minutes
Gross Motor Time: Sammie had a particularly quiet morning- no running, spinning, jumping or climbing.
Notes: N/A

Favourite Sound of the Day: None noticed.
Favourite Activity of the Day: Today was an exceptionally quiet day due to him being sick. His favourite activity was probably his bath or snuggles watching tv.
New words or sounds observed: None.
New activities or play observed:

Auntie Erie has a stuffed play dice like the game one that we purchased for Sammie a few months ago for Christmas. He was drawn to it and looked at all the different colours. It may be time to introduce the game it comes with in the new future.

Sammie WAVED at Auntie Erie when he got into the door.
Sammie is actively utilizing the head shake to say no to foods and other simple requests.

Sammie takes a hand automatically when asked to go somewhere- he seems to understand that "go" and holding hands go together.
Sammie still uses the "gentle rub" for when he wants to nurse. When refused, he will do a "shirt dig", but he is utilizing his old gesture more often than he used to.
Sammie is getting very good at putting on his boots. Our next "self dressing" learning step will be putting on his jacket.
Very little "clothes chewing" observed today. A little bit when his winter coat was on, but none when it was taken off. He did stick his tongue out a bit, but less than yesterday.
Sammie seemed to "choose" a diaper bag for Mommy. He walked around, found a bag (the most expensive in the store of course) and brought it to Mom. The bag was floral print with purples and pinks- very pretty and certainly an usual colour scheme for him to choose.
Sammie followed my "finger points" twice when I was trying to show him that Thomas was on the television screen. He also followed Dad's fingers points several times during the evening.

Met new friend Mackenzie who is 20 months. They played side by side but not very interactively. However, it should be noted that he "let" her play with trains too and seldom tried to take them away from her.

Notes: Despite being sick, Sammie was exceptionally receptive today. He was very tuned in, made LOTS of great eye contact with everyone who talked to him, and was extra snuggly and cute.