The Front Porch Swing

[Tomtommom]

It's taking Kendra forever to sign consistently. She does "more please", "chicken" (I taught her that one!), "all done", "thank you" and "want" but "more" is done the most, and like Thomas we have to bribe, force, or coerce! She's speaking some words with the signs now, though. Then every once in awhile she'll say a brand new word, correctly and in the right context, then never repeat it again. Little Stinker!

I love doing the same things the therapists do with Kendra too, and just like you I get excited when the reaction I get is the same one Cindy, Andrea or Lisa get. When Katie was first diagnosed with Autism, I'd write down the things the therapists got reactions to and then buy two of them - one for Jenny's house and one for mine. That way the input Katie got was identical from all of us. She stayed with us when Mom and Dad were working so I had more free time to work with her. Jenny just got hired as the assistant cook at the school here, so I'll have Kendra while she works, so we'll get back into that routine again because it was so helpful to Katie.

Any way to mend that crack in Thomas' hearing aid? You are absolutely right that he needs to keep them in, if for no other reason than to allow them to become part of his everyday routine. Good Mommy!! Those are two really sweet, adorable little ones! Cute picture of them!

Thomas does the same darn thing! Says a brand new word, appropriately, and then never again. He's said waffle once, and cereal the other day. He said "bae" and I said "baby?" and he started clapping. They are stinkers

The hearing aid thing is hard, he screams bloody murder when I put them in. Breaks my heart. I fear mommy often gives in.

 

[Wisher1000]

Try bribery.........

 

[Tomtommom]

Try bribery.........

He'll sit through a movie with them in.

(Just gotta be sure to be there when the movie ends, or they're a chew toy)

 

[lazy gardener]

They can't be a very tasty chew toy. I once woke up chewing on an ear plug (don't ask!) and I'll tell you from first hand experience that ear wax is not tasty!

 

[Tomtommom]

 

[tntchix]

OMYGOSH! Will I ever learn NOT to wear red in the coop? I know better. Went to grab a new egg I spotted in the run this morning (speckled, no idea whose)and dang rooster freaks out. Luckily holding my boot up spooks him enough to get out. Time to get rid of all my red t-shirts.

Yikes. Anyhow, I might have 3 laying now.

 

[Alice28]

OMYGOSH! Will I ever learn NOT to wear red in the coop? I know better. Went to grab a new egg I spotted in the run this morning (speckled, no idea whose)and dang rooster freaks out. Luckily holding my boot up spooks him enough to get out. Time to get rid of all my red t-shirts. Yikes. Anyhow, I might have 3 laying now.

Omg! Sorry that's funny though! You really need to get this in video!

 

[Alice28]

Ok you guys I have to share this! This morning one of my daycare kids (will be two soon) was dropped off with a bucket, I look inside and there are about six snails. His mom says "I'm so sorry, but he was on the side of the house this morning and wouldn't come to the car, he kept saying something and I went to check and he was pointing at the snails and saying quack quack! He wanted me to out them all in a bucket!" I told her it was fine and we went outside and he threw them all to the ducks! Haha. It was so cute! I told his mom if we find snails I always throw them to the ducks

 

[tntchix]

Omg! Sorry that's funny though! You really need to get this in video!

Then the story wouldn't be PG, probably not even Pg-13.

 

[Alice28]

Then the story wouldn't be PG, probably not even Pg-13. 

Hahaha! You could be a hot on youtube! lmao!