Dec 6 - Celebrating St. Nick's Day

st. nick's day is an important day for people all around the world for many reasons. for our family, it's the beginning of christmas. we decorate our christmas tree . . . first is the angel, the same angel from when daddy and mommy were first married . . .

second, the long garland or ribbon, don't roll it too far down the hall, it's not so good . . . third, hide and seek with a new little friend, gingerman, he left his blanket in my crib . . . then, try on your christmas boots while daddy and mommy stand the tree up straight.

go decorate erynn's little christmas tree with a seahorse and seashells and a little birdie. change into christmas clothes for some pictures under the tree.

a little more hide and seek with gingerman . . .

and sing feliz navidad with maracas

yes, a very busy day, but wait i hear something . . . sounds like a knock on the door . . . a present . . . for erynn . . . (pink snowcoat) happy st. nick's day e

Nov 28 - That's Not Turkey Leftovers

nope, that's blue or purple crayon . . . not as yummy as i thought it would be . . .

mommy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

need some help please.

e

Nov 24 - Erynn's Thanksgiving Menu

Eating >> (very small amounts, not going for volume at this time) Go-gurt Yogurt (preferably pink, but purple will do) Creamy Peanut Butter on a Pretzel ( serve with plain pretzels also) Yoplait Thick and Creamy Vanilla Yogurt (tastes like cheesecake) Ice Cubes (small and crushed) Ice cream Turkey Cheese Soup Chewing or Savoring >> (then spitting, very messy) "Elmo Bear Snacks" Mini Teddy Grahams "Elmo Box Snacks" Strawberry Yogurt Burst Cheerios Apple slices (bring a star cookie cutter and be prepared to sing twinkle) Cheetos "Triangles" Doritos French fries Chicken Nuggets Chocolate Chocolate Donuts or Cake Starburst (strawberry) Drinking >> Water (by spoon and full open cup) Ice Water (by spoon and full open cup) just a heads up to people eating with or seeing erynn eat . . . > please don't call her messy or use the mess word - she doesn't like messes and will stop "fooding" because of the mess. > be prepared for flying or spitting food. don't wear light colors or fancy stuff if you are sitting by erynn > please be positive and complimentary, but don't but her on stage, she has major stage-fright issues. > the best way for erynn to try new foods or eating skills, is to see you do it happily and then slowly and then again and again. leslie. p.s. this is the first time we've been able to put together the news. it only started like this last week. p.p.s. the hurling is under control again. she only gags to protect herself and only a little bit and not so often.

Nov 22 - News You Can Use

in october, gaylloyd came to visit me and watch me during a feeding session. we had lots of fun and tasted many different things. gaylloyd gave mommy and lana some ideas on spoon sipping to help me drink water. in november, mommy went to see gaylloyd. she was teaching a class to therapists and invited mommy to come and learn about various types of infant, toddler and pre-school age NDT's that result in feeding disorders. mommy learned about lots of techniques for teaching someone how to eat. And, mommy found out alot about muscular and neurological and developmental problems that i don't have for little people with feeding disorders. but, mommy listened and thought about the feeding techniques and the various difficulties. then they started talking about hypersensitivity due to intense medical histories and prematurity. yup. that's me. so, mommy learned all about why i have problems eating and what could have caused them. and, we found out that i am afraid of a lot of things and i don't trust anyone around my face. i don't like anything touching my mouth or mouth parts and i am afraid you are going to hurt my eyes. mommy also learned about feeding groups (the right way) and texture therapies. we found out why i like savory and dairy most, followed by salt, ice and least sugar. we started a feeding chart and watched for certain likes and barriers. we started taking little steps and trying new things and practicing crunching and repetitive chewing. then, lana came over for feeding therapy and we started cheering about putting things in our tummy. it was very exciting. once it was scary, but then it was ok and lana seemed very happy. so, . . . it was only a teaspoon of yogurt and 1/2 teaspoon of creamy peanut butter, but they went all the way down to my tummy and didn't come back. e editor's note: huge little victories for us.

Nov 1 - Working with Mommy in the Church Library

hello and welcome to the library. i'll be with you in just a minute. i have to move the scriptures and chalk and crayons cart into the hallway. beep, beep, coming through. watch out toddler driving. i am assuming you wanted that picture in the large size. just a second, i got it. remember, remote 2 only works with tv 2 and dvd 2 and vcr 2. don't forget to bring back the whole set 2 and park it in space 2. do you need a box to carry all that stuff.

come back soon.

e

Oct 31 - An Angel or A White Butterfly

we made spooky boo's to decorate our window for halloween . . . then, we changed into our wings. . .

and flew about the house . . .

granting wishes . . .

boo.

e

Oct 31 - Crossroad Community Water Park

another fun afternoon for you and your mommy or significant adult jumping on music and colors . . . going under rocks and dragons . . . riding a baby whale . . . playing music on the chimes . . .

going down the slide (of course) . . .

a playing near the huge water ball . . .

toddler about town . . .

e

note from mommy . . .

the sea creatures and water features are turned on during the summer months. the water ball is on year round as is the playground area and other areas of the park. A large pavillion with good bathrooms is right next to the playground structures.

Oct 31 - A Handful of Quarters-A Bucketful of Smiles

if you have little people in your life, i highly recommend taking a handful of quarters and going to Crossroads Mall for an hour or two . . . each ride is only one quarter . . . there's the up-and-down horseys. 3 happy little people per ride the roadster with working lights and rumbles . . . the gallop-gallop horsey (pull on the reigns and the horsey goes faster) . . . the train (when you pull the lever, you go) and the helicopter . . . (hold on) and a balloon store if you are really lucky.

yes, i am two and i am out on the town.

e

Oct 29 - Just Being Me

wearing mommy's glasses . . .

grocery shopping in the big car . . .

rocking a puppy at home . . .

trying out golf slippers at midnight . . .

family dancing with mommy and daddy . . .

leaning on my airbed waiting for mickey . . .

being the mona lisa . . .

e

Oct 28 - A Dry Pumpkin Patch

surprise, we were out shopping with GG . . . and suddenly, i found a huge pumpkin patch . . . one little pumpkin . . . one huge pumpkin . . . and one mommy pumpkin . . . off to find more pumpkins . . .

e

yes, shopping in your jamas is the latest trend in the toddler world. i know, i know. you wish you could wear your pj's all day long too.

Sep 11 - i love music

i love music. i love to dance. i love to make noise. i love winnie the pooh. i love my dora shoes. (marching, marching, marching) are you ready? do you like very loud musics? are you happy? do you know it? (lots of jingle belling and clapper clapping, lots and lots, and more) . . . happy and you know it shout hurray. (big fanfare ending)

thank you.

e

Sep 10 - Just Erynn being Erynn

a collection of erynn-isms 1> i'm going to catch me. (a request for a game of chase accompanied by a "stolen" object i.e. camera part) 2> erynn sleep bed c blanket (translation, I am big enough to sleep in my bed and not my crib and i don't need my blanket. I will only use my emergency blanket.)

3> erynn's blanket ( translation, everything's better with my blanket on it.)

4> poor erynn's baby (translation, i pushed the foot that makes the baby cry and now i feel bad and in 4 seconds i am going to throw my baby. i am two and i can not deal with this crying.)

yes, i'm very cute and adorable until i've had enough. aren't we all?

e