This past Saturday was Calvin's first time taking swimming lessons. He got to see the girls go to theirs on Wednesday night, and he said he was excited. Chris went with him and said he loved it. He blew bubbles in the water, chased a rubber ducky and let Chris hold his hands to jump in the water. He can't wait to go again. I am so glad it was a good experience because it could have gone either way. He was very scared when we first took him to the swimming pool this summer.
Calvin is playing at longer stretches finally. He will play with playdough and it will actually last longer than 2 minutes. Not 30 min but it is progress. He has also been going to church with us, and over all does well sitting in his chair, or on the floor, reading his books and eating a snack.
I do feel one day is a step forward and the next is a step back though with him, in relation to attachment. He will do great with us at home, but when we go to friends or church he just seems to have no boundaries. I know this will come with time and age. He will talk to complete strangers, touch them and want to interact with them. My friend said I love you to her son, and Calvin responded, 'lub you' to her. It is difficult teaching your child to be polite and respond to strangers when they say hello and not just talking to a stranger in a restaurant or play area. We say don't talk to strangers but then be polite if they talk to you!
Learning: Calvin asks to do homework, because we do this in the afternoons with the girls. So this week at home we worked on his shapes. He knows circle, triangle, diamond and square. He is also learning the colors black, brown and white. He already knows red, green, blue, yellow and orange. I think he is very smart. He still needs to work on his sentences though. He chooses to say just key words to get his point across. This morning was so funny, he saw the moon and said, ' moon broken'. I looked up andhe was right, it wasn't a full moon but half a moon. He is so funny. We love him so much, and praise God for this precious gift.
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Your such a good mommy Celeste! Way to supply him with some homework :) Faith also wants to do school as she see's the boys doing the homeschool during the day. I'm working on making her a little program right now. Have you heard of www.letteroftheweek.com its a free curriculum for ages 2-7. I used it with the boys when they first got home. I'm just adjusting it for Faith a bit. While I know it's frustrating to have attachment issues while going out know that it is helpful to the rest of us with those issues when you share. A huge weight is lifted to know I'm not so weird! Faith also is having the same issues, we are good at home... think attachment has grown and then someone visits or we go some where and she wants to treat the salesman at the appliance place like Grandpa. Frustrating. Keep sharing, love reading!
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