Yesterday we had a scheduled 8 hour power outage beginning at 8:00am which I forgot about until 8:00am when the power went out. This changed up our plans a bit for the day since I hadn't made coffee yet. Mommy sans coffee is nothing to mess around with, so for yesterday's field trip we went for coffee, walked downtown, then cruised the market. Doing normal things with the therapist is great for Mr N to get used to others. When we got to the coffee shop Mr N let Katy unbuckle him, but not get him out. It will take baby steps and probably quite a few outings before he lets her get him out, but he is becoming more and more familiar with her and more comfortable with her helping him.
The coffee shop has a nursery in the back so while I imbibed in some coffee, we walked around the nursery and the kids explored the area. There is a tree house that the kids climbed up into, there is a small stage where they have summer concerts, and a grassy terrace for concert goers. The kids wandered, explored and found things to play with; including a wagon, tonka truck and rock. E pretended she was a cat and "hid" in the tall grass while Mr N threw the rock up the hill, then back down the hill.
After the coffee shop we walked through downtown, nothing was open so it was really just a walk while trying to get Mr N to hold hands. This is not usually an issue with him, but yesterday he was not cooperating. While we were walking through the produce aisle at the market the sprinklers came on which excited Mr N. He started saying "water". I've noticed that as time goes by his words get clearer and easier to understand. Water used to be one of those weird words that sounded nothing like water, but now it starts with a "w" and has two syllables. While him learning and saying new words is exciting and encouraging, I'm even happier when he starts pronouncing things better. Progress is such a beautiful thing.
Once we arrived back home Mr N did some painting, puzzles and ball play with Katy. Then he started playing with the toy food again, he really likes dumping it on his body, rolling in it, then throwing it. We've been redirecting the throwing aspect into throwing it back into it's tote rather than at people or across the room. He dumped, rolled, and threw the food a few times before moving onto playing with blocks. He also wanted to throw the blocks, but they are hurty and unsafe so we put the kibosh on that.
By the time therapy ended it became pretty clear that no power, which directly resulted in no water, was not something we were prepared to handle. We had plans to go visit a friend who has kittens, so we set on our way for our little play date. Mr N was asleep within 2 miles of leaving home, which left me hopeful that he'd continue to sleep after we arrived. That didn't happen. Instead, he woke up as soon as we got there and cried for quite a while. He kept wanting to go back out to the car, but he finally settled down.
Both kids loved the black kitten and Mr N was very gentle with her. Mr N also let my friend pick him up 3 times, we were both pretty surprised. Her kids are 5 months and 17 months, eventually Mr N was playing nicely with the 17 month old. The kids had fun and so did Mommy. We intend to have regular play dates with our new friends.
Amidst the chaos yesterday, we did receive a phone call from Mr N's pediatricians office letting us know they are sending a referral to the neurologist and we should hear from them within a week to get his appointment scheduled.
No pomegranates were harmed during the posting of this blog.
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