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Maren in her new sled :)
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Big talker
On Friday we had an appointment with the paediatrician to check up on Maren. She had gained almost a pound over three weeks, which is great news. She is catching up to where she ought to be.
The paediatrician asked about developmental milestones, and we mentioned that she is talking a lot. Last weekend we were in Toronto visiting Jeff's family for an early Christmas, and Maren has not stopped talking about it – she says "Ella" (her three-year-old cousin), "Lola" (the dog), and "Ah-ah" (auntie Allison) several times a day. She mentions others as well, but their names are harder to say :-) She also says "ha-pah" (airplane) and points to the sky.
The paediatrician said that she must be very smart because she is "not supposed to be doing that yet." Out of curiosity, we tried to make a list of the words that Maren can say. We started the list on Friday and came up with what we could, but somethings were left off, and then it seems like she learns new words every day. Since making the list she has started saying "Santa" all the time, and keeps asking for her "cah" (cards), which were part of a Christmas gift from her uncle Ray and auntie Shuo and cousin Elliot. Here is the list we came up with:
The paediatrician asked about developmental milestones, and we mentioned that she is talking a lot. Last weekend we were in Toronto visiting Jeff's family for an early Christmas, and Maren has not stopped talking about it – she says "Ella" (her three-year-old cousin), "Lola" (the dog), and "Ah-ah" (auntie Allison) several times a day. She mentions others as well, but their names are harder to say :-) She also says "ha-pah" (airplane) and points to the sky.
The paediatrician said that she must be very smart because she is "not supposed to be doing that yet." Out of curiosity, we tried to make a list of the words that Maren can say. We started the list on Friday and came up with what we could, but somethings were left off, and then it seems like she learns new words every day. Since making the list she has started saying "Santa" all the time, and keeps asking for her "cah" (cards), which were part of a Christmas gift from her uncle Ray and auntie Shuo and cousin Elliot. Here is the list we came up with:
Words Maren says Dec 16 2016
Noodles
Oatmeal
Banana
Apple
Pear
Milk
Cracker
Yogurt
Cottage cheese
All done
Ball
Boot
Book
Cat
Paper
Hippo
Owl
Hat
people
Man
Mama
Dada
Peanut butter ball
Hot air balloon
Car
Airplane
Truck
Duck
Bear
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Carrot
Pants
Baby
Goat
Pig
Eye
Chin
Cheek
Arm
Elbow
Bee
Bib
High chair
Water
Bird
Bug
Nose
Mouth
Teeth
Diaper
Block
Turtle
Chair
Egg
Hi
Bye bye
Yeah
No
High five
Backpack
Daycare
Veggies
Noodles
Oatmeal
Banana
Apple
Pear
Milk
Cracker
Yogurt
Cottage cheese
All done
Ball
Boot
Book
Cat
Paper
Hippo
Owl
Hat
people
Man
Mama
Dada
Peanut butter ball
Hot air balloon
Car
Airplane
Truck
Duck
Bear
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Carrot
Pants
Baby
Goat
Pig
Eye
Chin
Cheek
Arm
Elbow
Bee
Bib
High chair
Water
Bird
Bug
Nose
Mouth
Teeth
Diaper
Block
Turtle
Chair
Egg
Hi
Bye bye
Yeah
No
High five
Backpack
Daycare
Veggies
Jeff tells me that after toddlers reach 50 words, they have a word explosion. I think we have reached that stage. It is hilarious and tons of fun :)
Sunday, December 04, 2016
Less worry
We are starting to feel better about Maren's eating. She has been on the appetite stimulant at the lowest dose for about ten days, and so far it seems to really be working. She is still a toddler, and therefore her behavior is at times completely unpredictable and inexplicable, but overall she is eating much more. She is regularly asking for food, which she really never did before, and having three regular meals and at least two snacks every day. It is a huge relief. After about five days, Jeff and I both noticed that her cheeks seemed a bit chubbier already. We met with the dietitian last Monday, and she looked over our three day food log (started the day that we had started the appetite stimulant), and said that Maren was eating all the right things. We don't go back to the pediatrician until December 16, so we won't get her weight again until then, but I am certain that she will have gained weight by then.
Yesterday I took several videos of Maren, just because. Here is one that I took without her knowing, showing her improved walking skills:
Yesterday I took several videos of Maren, just because. Here is one that I took without her knowing, showing her improved walking skills:
She is a pretty cautious baby. The other day she noticed that the gate at the top of the stairs was open, so she said "uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh," and tried to close the gate. She is not a big risk taker, so she might be slower than some to start running around, but that makes life easier for us :-)
Meanwhile, her language is exploding. Many of her words don't sound much like the words she is trying to say, but some of them are close to perfect. Today she started saying "tur-tle," and it is really funny to hear a very intelligible word when most words are only understandable based on context. One of these days we are going to have to make a list of all the things she says, and how she says them. Right now she is a lot of fun :-)
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