Daily Log: Dec 7-8-9

Sammie's Daily Log

Weekend Summary: An extremely busy weekend led to little time for blogging, so we will combine everything into one big post. This may wind up being the reality for most weekends leading up to Christmas simply because of over programming. 

Overall, this was a very good weekend.

Sammie was in a wonderful mood, but noticeably off his routine.

Mom and Dad were in good moods, but very tired and already feeling the stress of the holiday season.

The weather was very very cold and windy. It was definitely not a play-outside weekend for us.

Weekend Notes: A very busy weekend, both with errands and social engagements. Sammie did very well adapting to his routine, but he definitely was off in terms of both eating and sleeping habits, and we did not get to do any specific work with him regarding his communication or speech.  

Sleep

• Wake Up Time: 9 am on Friday, 10 am on Saturday, 8 am on Sunday.
• Nap Time:  Depended on the day. Friday was very late- 45 minutes at 5pm, Saturday was much of the same. Sunday, 3pm until about 5pm.  
• 'Bed' Time: Past 10 all nights except Sunday night. 
• Notes: During the holiday season, it is imperative that we make Sammie's routine a clear priority with our friends and family.  He is often treated as if his needs are secondary to the group or as if he should just "adapt".  Mom and Dad will need to be more assertive and more definitive in asking people to leave our home during nap time, and/or not come until after he's awake. 

Food

• Breakfast: Two eggos is pretty standard in the am.
• Snack: AM snacks were often had downstairs with Mamelie while Mom and Dad tended to errands.
• Lunch: Standard lunch items
• Snack:  Standard snack items
• Dinner:  Standard dinner items
• Snack: Standard snack items
• New foods introduced: Cinnamon Eggos seemed to go over well. 
• Notes: None- food was not accurately tracked over the weekend. 

Key Activities for the day:

• Social Time: 
• Friday: Alicia and Zack were over all day on Saturday. Sammie and Zack played quite nicely together- they seem to have a found a bit of a groove with each other. 
• Saturday: Sammie had a visit with Gramma and Auntie Cristan in the late afternoon (he was much more engaged with them than he usually is), and Antoine/Heidi and Nico in the evening.  Morning was spent with Mamelie. 
• More visiting with A/H/N on Sunday while taking pictures. Sammie was rather cooperative- as far as toddlers go. Late afternoon was spent with Mamelie while mom and dad did errands. Swimming time in the PM.
• Mom/Dad Time: 
• Less one on one than usual.  Dad had some good quality time on Sunday am and swimming was a family activity as per usual. 
• Mamelie Time: Lots of time this weekend. 
• Quiet Time: Less than usual- he was not often alone and may need a little downtime. 
• Outdoor Time: None- it was very cold this weekend. 
• TV Time: More than usual- Mamelie freely allows TV/Movies on downstairs when Sammie is down there so it is always on the background. This is not the standard that we are hoping to maintain for him on weekends as we find it overstimulates him. 
• Interactive IPAD/Computer Time: More than usual- see above. 
• Gross Motor Time: Aside from swimming on Sunday evening, Sammie was left to fend for himself as far as gross motor stimulation goes.  Lots of indoor running, climbing and jumping around which seemed to keep him happy. 
• Notes: n/a

Milestones:

• Favourite Sounds: No specific sounds noticed but lots of raspberries and tongue play  
• Favourite Activity: Lots of running around, and swimming is always a hit.  
• New words or sounds observed: "Yup" has been used a few times, in an appropriate context. Not sure if it is an actual response yet, but it has been noted. 
• New activities or play observed: He has been playing a LOT more with him dolls (Tinkie Winkie and Oopsy Daisy)- he takes them whereever he goes and like to make them ride trains, hide in cars, etc.
• New gestures or signs observed:  He did a "come" sign to his basketball when it ran away. Lots of "no" gestures, in appropriate places. Occasional head nod for yes. 
• New behaviours observed: 
• He is definitely more social and engaged with his family members- this was also noted by gramma. He actively played in front of her, showed her many of his "tricks" and stayed in the room with us almost the entire time they were here. (This is very rare).  He even gave some hugs, though not as openly. 
• New friends or social activities observed:
• Sammie is starting to actively greet people that he is excited to see at the doorway.  This included Zack- when Sammie saw him he looked right at him and gave him a great big smile hello!
• Notes: Not a bad weekend, but more one on one time with parents and some extra quiet time would probably have benefited Sammie. Getting him back on his routine is a must as he is much more receptive to learning and repeating behaviour when he is well rested.