Well, yes, it's the Bear, with a Bob the Builder toy, and a bottle of water.
But do you really see it?
Bob is having a drink of water. He must be thirsty.
It's pretend play, folks, and it made my day!
We're back in Tokyo
5 hours ago
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
do you see what i see?
Well, yes, it's the Bear, with a Bob the Builder toy, and a bottle of water.
But do you really see it?
Bob is having a drink of water. He must be thirsty.
It's pretend play, folks, and it made my day!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
breakfast of champions
What's that you've got there, Mum?
Porridge, you say?
Just the same as mine, is it?
Same same, in fact?
Mummy's porridge?
Not the Bear's porridge?
I think it might taste better than my porridge, Mummy.
No, it's not the same, actually, Mummy.
It's in your bowl, obviously. That's what makes it taste so good.
Can you move over, Mummy?
It's just that I don't have much room here.
You take up nearly all of the chair, so how do you expect me to stand behind you?
What? You'd really rather I didn't stand behind you?
You'd prefer me to return to my own chair and eat my own breakfast?
Like that's ever going to happen.
Friday, May 7, 2010
jumping for joy
Pacino and I have pretty amazing families.
When the Bear was diagnosed, they were all desperate to help. Unfortunately, they almost all live in different cities; one is even on the other side of the world. The ones who live in our city have full-time jobs and families of their own. And I have to admit that Pacino and I are not the easiest people in the world to help. We don't ask for help, and we usually brush away offers of assistance. Pride, I tell you. It's not a good thing. We're working on it.
So the grandparents on both sides put their heads together and came up with the idea of buying play equipment for both of our kids. My wonderful sister T (hiya, T!) emailed the rest of the families, who were apparently jumping over themselves to contribute.
They thought long and hard about the Bear's developmental needs, and the Gig's social needs and came up with a trampoline and some playhouse/climbing equipment. It's beyond fabulous and we are so very, very grateful.
When the Bear was diagnosed, they were all desperate to help. Unfortunately, they almost all live in different cities; one is even on the other side of the world. The ones who live in our city have full-time jobs and families of their own. And I have to admit that Pacino and I are not the easiest people in the world to help. We don't ask for help, and we usually brush away offers of assistance. Pride, I tell you. It's not a good thing. We're working on it.
So the grandparents on both sides put their heads together and came up with the idea of buying play equipment for both of our kids. My wonderful sister T (hiya, T!) emailed the rest of the families, who were apparently jumping over themselves to contribute.
They thought long and hard about the Bear's developmental needs, and the Gig's social needs and came up with a trampoline and some playhouse/climbing equipment. It's beyond fabulous and we are so very, very grateful.
Tell me, have you ever seen happier looking children?
Thursday, May 6, 2010
good news/bad news
I'm not being a tease, I'm really not. But I can't find the USB for my phone, and the Bear is asleep so I can't take more photos on my camera, so...the surprise will have to wait till tomorrow now. Sorry!
But in the meantime, it's a lovely not-really-Wednesday here, so that means I get to share all my news (apart from the surprise, of course). For the best good and bad news, head over to http://revandthemissus.blogspot.com/ and see what's been happening in her world lately.
Good news? I have a wonderful and generous family, both mine and my in-laws
Bad news? I'm not telling you what they've done for us till tomorrow!
Good news? It's so worth the wait
Good news? The Gig has had a great week at school
Bad news? None! It's all good
Bad news? I'm having a bad hair day
Good news? I'm going out for coffee with a new friend
Better news? My MIL is on her way to look after the Bear
That's it for now, she's waiting at the door ;)
See you all tomorrow!
But in the meantime, it's a lovely not-really-Wednesday here, so that means I get to share all my news (apart from the surprise, of course). For the best good and bad news, head over to http://revandthemissus.blogspot.com/ and see what's been happening in her world lately.
Good news? I have a wonderful and generous family, both mine and my in-laws
Bad news? I'm not telling you what they've done for us till tomorrow!
Good news? It's so worth the wait
Good news? The Gig has had a great week at school
Bad news? None! It's all good
Bad news? I'm having a bad hair day
Good news? I'm going out for coffee with a new friend
Better news? My MIL is on her way to look after the Bear
That's it for now, she's waiting at the door ;)
See you all tomorrow!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
waiting, waiting
I'm waiting for a delivery.
It's late.
It was meant to be here yesterday, and now it's lunchtime today, and still, no delivery.
I want it to come.
I want to blog about it.
I want to shout out about how wonderful a whole lot of people are.
Come on, delivery, WHERE ARE YOU?
Any guesses as to what it is that I'm waiting for? Anyone?
It's late.
It was meant to be here yesterday, and now it's lunchtime today, and still, no delivery.
I want it to come.
I want to blog about it.
I want to shout out about how wonderful a whole lot of people are.
Come on, delivery, WHERE ARE YOU?
Any guesses as to what it is that I'm waiting for? Anyone?
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
a plan and some progress
After weeks of trying to sort out all of the different therapies available for the Bear, we think we have decided what we're doing.
The plan, at this stage, is to continue with speech therapy, and to send him part time (five day fortnight; ie two days one week and three the next) to an autism specific centre that caters for 2 1/2 - 5 year olds. It's about 20 minutes from home. We need to make an appointment to see the centre and meet the staff, but it seems the way to go. The centre (it's one of about half a dozen in the state) has glowing reports from everyone who has any contact with it. In fact, I've not heard a single bad report. It won't be cheap, but you do what you have to do, don't you?
I'll let you know how we get on when we visit the centre.
In other news, the Bear is really coming on. For months Pacino has been trying to get the Bear to wave goodbye to him in the mornings. Last week he finally did it! And this morning, he actually said "Bye" as he waved. We were beyond excited.
And this morning, while playing with a toy car, he said "car"! Again, this is really exciting. He's been saying Car (pronounced Har) for a while, but only in relation to the big silver thing in the garage that we ride in. Today, he generalised his knowledge - a car can be big, and we can travel in it, or it can be tiny and I can play with it.
A third milestone was that this morning, for the first time, he rolled some playdough with his hands. Granted, he still took quite a few big bites and ate a lot (I'm so looking forward to tomorrow's nappy), but he also played with it appropriately.
So lots of very significant things are happening with our little Bear, and we are over the moon. He's come a long way in a relatively short time. I can't wait to see how this new program benefits him.
The plan, at this stage, is to continue with speech therapy, and to send him part time (five day fortnight; ie two days one week and three the next) to an autism specific centre that caters for 2 1/2 - 5 year olds. It's about 20 minutes from home. We need to make an appointment to see the centre and meet the staff, but it seems the way to go. The centre (it's one of about half a dozen in the state) has glowing reports from everyone who has any contact with it. In fact, I've not heard a single bad report. It won't be cheap, but you do what you have to do, don't you?
I'll let you know how we get on when we visit the centre.
In other news, the Bear is really coming on. For months Pacino has been trying to get the Bear to wave goodbye to him in the mornings. Last week he finally did it! And this morning, he actually said "Bye" as he waved. We were beyond excited.
And this morning, while playing with a toy car, he said "car"! Again, this is really exciting. He's been saying Car (pronounced Har) for a while, but only in relation to the big silver thing in the garage that we ride in. Today, he generalised his knowledge - a car can be big, and we can travel in it, or it can be tiny and I can play with it.
A third milestone was that this morning, for the first time, he rolled some playdough with his hands. Granted, he still took quite a few big bites and ate a lot (I'm so looking forward to tomorrow's nappy), but he also played with it appropriately.
So lots of very significant things are happening with our little Bear, and we are over the moon. He's come a long way in a relatively short time. I can't wait to see how this new program benefits him.
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