We went to visit friends at their new house on Thursday and Bug did super! He did some good communicating and letting Mrs. W help him. He also had some squabbles over toys--which seems bad except that it's a totally age-appropriate thing to happen! and enjoyed riding on a little push toy. I was really impressed with his calmness and his good listening and communication while we were there.
I feel like we've made some huge strides with Bug "dealing with" other people. He's doing great at nursery, and has been more interactive with his therapists and our friends! It's a great step forward for us. Hopefully we can continue this so that we can do more cooperative play and start looking into getting a babysitter. :)
We have been doing some good sensory activities lately too!
I got some water beads from Zulily. They are these tiny little beads that you soak in water and they expand. Then they bounce and are fun to play with. They are a bit fragile (and so hard to find when they fall on the floor!) but Bug is really enjoying them! We do have to make sure he doesn't eat them though.
We also went to a pumpkin patch for the first time this weekend! Bug got to see a bonfire which he was really excited about, and did a really good job listening to us and being careful around it. He also liked seeing the tractors.
Today we went to Jumpology, which is a trampoline arena that is fairly new. I've had this on our to-do list for a while and we finally made it work today! Initially Bug was resistant to going inside. When I opened the door, he heard the music (which was very loud!) and didn't want to go in. I carried him in and got us to the desk. They turned down the music for us and that seemed to help. Then Bug headed up to the trampolines and we had some issues because he had to take his shoes off. (Funny note: These are the shoes that we just bought that are different from the last two pairs we've had for him. The ones I was worried about him wearing. Yeah, he apparently is a big fan of them because we have trouble getting him to take them off, even at home!) He did calm down a little and found a ball, which was a good distraction. He did run around and bounce a bit, but I think it was very distracting to him to not have his shoes on. We spent about a half hour there, which is a very good amount of time really. I'm hopeful that we can go back and keep building positive experiences there! It wasn't too busy, so I think that was helpful.
There definitely seems to be a sound component to his unease at new places. Romp n Roll plays music too, and I wonder if Bug finds it somewhat "accosting." Luckily, the workers at RnR and Jumpology seem very accommodating and don't mind turning the music down for us, especially when I explain. :)
A couple more notes: I am feeling very excited and happy about Bug's progress with words. Strawberry is now "Soo-waw-bee" which is a definite improvement over "soo-waw". And today was the first day that "pizza" had two syllables too! One of our goals is to get Bug to at least say the correct number of syllables for words, and he's definitely making some good changes. It would be so helpful for us if we could get him to lengthen his words even by another syllable.
I'm so glad that we're in a positive place right now! I am immensely proud of my boy and the strides he is making. I feel like we're able to have a lot more fun as we build understanding on "what makes him tick!"
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