5/31/13

Joslyn ate all of her prunes and her oatmeal at breakfast.  At lunch she ate all of her mandarin oranges and about half of bother biscuit and her hashbrown casserole.

Joslyn was excitedly telling the other kiddos about visiting preschool and having "stuff just my size".  Kenzie was really listening to every word she said and even asking her questions about friends there and specific toys.  It was cute!  

Kenzie and Joslyn were chasing and "getting" Riley which she LOVED for a while until she got tired of it!  I the had to intervene because they were still having fun with it, regardless of Riley's change of heart!  : )

Joslyn was enjoying looking at books with several other kiddos in the book corner.  All of the other kiddos were primarily just looking at them without paying any attention to anyone else, but she had to peek at what each of their pages was like frequently -- didn't want to miss out on anything probably.

I can't believe it is really Jozzy's last day, or that it has been six years since we first had your family in out program.  It doesn't seem that long ago that Colt was just a tiny baby!  So, our dear Calahan family, here it is -- the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.  We feel Joslyn is well equipped to have a very successful and fun time at preschool.  She has a very solid developmental foundation for not just next week, but next year and the rest of her life.  The time we have been able to spend with not just her, but your family, has been valued by us and I hope proven to be valuable for you as a family and both of your children individually as well.  It will seem very strange to not have you at our door every weekday morning and afternoon, as you have been for the past six years.  We love you guys and hope to see you around on occasion, despite the busy-ness of young family life.  If nothing else, we will be stalking you on Facebook, so keep those pictures uploaded so we can see how you all are doing!  : )

5/30/13

Joslyn ate thirds on French bread and all of her melon at breakfast.  A lunch she ate all of her crescent roll, sliced turkey and dried mango, along with a bite of her squash.  

I am sure Joslyn has been sensing the upcoming transition and/or our anxiety over our possible upcoming transition.  She has been especially testy and fragile, this week.  She mostly wants to either be alone or just with me (with no one else close).  

Other than that, Joslyn spent a little time with a doll and blanket in the box taking care of her baby, but was mostly just hanging out in there watching everyone else and trying to keep them away from her.  

She also did look at some books independently, even singing one of the books' song as she looked.  She let Nora join her without struggles until Nora decided she needed the book she was playing with!  

In the back room, Joslyn built with the Duplos great and didn't want to leave when it was time to switch to the others room, so she stayed in there with Gary's kiddos while I took the rest of mine to the other room.  

5/29/13

Joslyn ate seconds on toast and thirds on blueberries at breakfast.  At lunch she ate seconds on saltines and all of her ham, bean soup and mandarin oranges.  

Joslyn was pretty testy with her friends before breakfast and really didn't play much. She either wanted be right next to me or just sit or lay around, not wanting anyone close either way.  She actually flung Nora to the ground when she was headed over to snuggle with me.  

Joslyn was trying on about all of the dress up shirts, skirts and shorts after breakfast.  Riley was doing it also and Joslyn was helping her if she needed it.  Most of the time Riley didn't want help, and Joslyn listened to her pretty well actually.  

We did both songs and signs this morning and Joslyn remembered quite a few of the signs.  I was impressed because we haven't worked on them them for about a month, except just the integrated daily use.  

We went to the back rooms today because the grass was so wet this
morning. Joslyn immediately started building with the Duplos.  After she had created for a while she brought it over to me and said she had made a "computer".

When we switched to the other back room both Kenzie and Joslyn started holding their nose and asking for spray.  I have to admit it was pretty stinky in there because one of Gary's kiddos had pooped!

5/28/13

Joslyn ate about half of her craisins and bran flakes at breakfast.  At lunch she ate thirds on cheese pizza and all of her tropical fruit and her corn.  

Joslyn didn't see Kenzie right away when she came.  She came over to me and asked, "Where's Kenzie?"  Kenzie heard her and came racing over with her arms wide out to give her a love.  They hugged each other so tight and were both grinning from ear to ear!  It was very sweet!  

Joslyn had Mia in a head lock with her head tipped way back and Gary, kind of shocked, asked her what she was trying to do to her.  Joslyn, very matter of factly, said "I'm trying to take her temperature!"  Now it makes perfect sense!  : )

The wonderful newness of having Kenzie back wore off about 10:00 and they were at each other again.  From there it vacillated in a typical manner from playing great to getting on each others nerves and back again.  

Joslyn put on one of the sports shirts and stuck one of the dolls inside of the front of it.  She then came over and asked me, "Can you take a picture of me and my baby in my back pack?"  It was a great BACKpack in the FRONT!  

5/24/13

Joslyn ate all of her malt-o-meal and raisins at breakfast.  At lunch she ate a bite of her mixed fruit and all of her spaghetti with meaty sauce and her salad with ranch.  

Joslyn was cracking me up today making funny faces.  Se was pulling her eyes back like her pony tails were too tight and sticking her tongue out while making a funny face.  I could just see Colt making a face like that.  

Joslyn asked where Kenzie was again today several times.  She is the only one who has asked about her and she has done it several times each day, sometimes asking "Is Kenzie still at the farm?"

Joslyn was jumping off of the climber-balance beam announcing loudly, "Cannonball!"  It was really no different of a jump than usual, so I'm not sure what made it a "cannonball"!  : )

Joslyn went over to Gary and said "Hey Gary!  My dad was teaching my mommy how to putt!" He
didn't hear her at first, so she went right over to his ear to make sure he heard her this time, which he did.  It was really cute!  

A song came on that was giving different instructions of things to do for a kids dance.  Without any prompting, Joslyn started following the directions great.  Soon Emily, Aaron and Thomas were trying to do it too. It was pretty cute.  

As soon as we went outside, Thomas and Joslyn set up their balls to do soccer across the wide part of the yard to make "GOAL!"s onto the patio.  

5/23/13

Joslyn ate seconds on blueberries and all of her blueberry English muffin at breakfast.  At lunch she ate thirds on saltines (one of which had chicken on it--the other two were plain) and all of her canned cherries and sweet potatoes.  

Joslyn was fine this morning after we had cuddled on the couch for a while, fixed her hair and then she had come out with me to watch while I toasted the blueberry English muffins.  

Joslyn especially likes the Winnie the Pooh and MInnie Mouse stuffed animals that are out with this set and has been frequently holding them or carrying them around when she is on the rowdy side of the big room.  Joslyn shared her Pooh after Nora came over to the rowdy side, which I thought was very sweet.  

Joslyn decided she wanted to stack the stacking blocks in the back room today, but didn't have the concept of putting them in order from biggest to smallest.  I was trying to help her by giving I her some prompting questions to get her to look at their sizes closer.  When that didn't work, I just started telling her which color to look for next.  Aaron was intently watching and listening to the whole thing and as soon as I said a color, he was right there with the correct one, helping her out. 

5/22/23

Joslyn ate all of her biscuit  and about half of her peaches at breakfast.  At lunch she ate all of her baked beans, roll and pineapple, most of her peas.  

Joslyn was having Thomas lie on the climber-balance beam like it was a hospital gurney.  As she was holding his wrist, she asked "Is your ankle better?" It was so funny!  After she had him all "fixed" she was following him around trying to give him something, finally kind of pressing on his back.  When we asked what she was doing she said,  "He was getting away from me, so I put the sticker on the back of him!"  He must have done a good job at Doctor Joslyn's office.  

Kenzie and Riley went to the farm with grandma this morning.  Joslyn was definitely taking advantage of the opportunity and taking over the 'bossing Thomas' role!  He tried to move away from her several times to do something else.  She immediately piped up with "Hey!  Come back here!" which he dutifully complied to.  

Joslyn and Thomas (and Emily briefly) made a "jumping line" (Joslyn's terminology) with all of the stuffed animals around the end and open side of the mattress.  It was like it was their border.  

Joslyn spent time talking to and trying to "help" baby Cooper.  Of course, Cooper didn't know that he needed help, but hey!  She sat in front of him rolling and leaning on one of the big red balls for about five minutes.  Some of the time he paid attention to her and others, he just did his own thing.  It didn't seem to matter to Joslyn.