Getting Dressed

Lately Mr N does not enjoy putting his clothes on, not every day but several times a week we have to fight getting dressed. Today is one of those days. I'm not sure what causes him to be so upset with the clothes, we've been waiting to get him dressed after Katy gets here so we can work towards him letting others dress him. I'm wondering if it is just too much change after she arrives. I'll keep track the next couple of days and report back. We ended up taking his clothes back off since they were really bothering him.

Yesterday in therapy Mr N did amazing, it was the first day that he really spent a lot of one on one time with Katy. He is making tremendous progress and he really likes Katy, it helps that she is very relaxed and really works well with him. He did a great job working on puzzles, giving great eye contact, stacking blocks and used the cardboard nesting blocks to play basketball.

After therapy Mr N took his nap while I worked on painting the guest house and getting it ready for company that is arriving today. The painting was short lived, Mr N woke up in a very crabby mood. Daddy had mentioned on Saturday that when Mr N woke up cranky that he took him for a drive and he calmed right down. I figured I'd give it a go, the doors and top are still off the Jeep so it makes for quite the enjoyable drive. Sure enough he calmed down as soon as I buckled him in, and was happy for the whole drive.

The kids were not any more cooperative with allowing me to paint after the drive, so I gave it a break for a couple of hours. The kids played outside, which means digging up the empty flower garden and flinging dirt all over each other and the patio. I hosed them off and banished them to the house for a while.

Today Mr N has done quite well with therapy despite the initial getting dressed dilemma. He's done some painting, blocks and puzzles. E got out the ABCs puzzle and as she'd pick up a piece he'd say "right there" and point to where it went. It was pretty impressive, he knew immediately where each piece went and pointed it out. Mr N also did the hide and seek board which I've mentioned before, today we mixed up the pieces behind each door and Mr N corrected each one. It's amazing just to watch him and see his little brain work so quickly, knowing where each object goes.

Before we went outside we tried putting clothes on Mr N again, he put them on with no problem. When we came back inside the kids had lunch, then dumped out their piggy banks and put the coins back. E discovered how to climb in the big purple bucket and put the other one on top, Mr N gave it a try and really seemed to enjoy it. It makes me really want to get or make him an enclosed swing. How hard could it be? Hopefully it won't turn into a curtain fiasco.