I need help.

Is it a behavior issue...or is he not feeling well...or a combination of both?

About three weeks ago, Logan started getting very upset when he sits down to eat and I put his food in front of him. When I set the food down in front of him, he immediately pushes his plate of the table onto the floor and yells or cries. If I force him to eat a bite (which really seems mean), he will usually resist the first few times, but then will start to eat (most of the time, but not all the time).

At first it was just every now and then, but it now happens at every meal. Last week, Logan came down with croup and a bad cough and I blamed his crabbiness at meals on that. I figured it was hard to eat when you are congested.

Now, he is getting angry everyday, all day. Everytime you want him to do something or even when he is just playing alone, he constantly gets mad and throws whatever is in his hand. Just like he throws his food.

A couple of days ago, I noticed that he is getting two teeth. They broke through his gums, but are just starting to come in. We thought he had all the teeth that he was going to get because his dentist said he was probably missing his upper canines. It has to be painful because there really is no room for them. Could his anger during meals times be because of his teeth, or is it a behavior problem?

Today, I took his to his first day of a class a the YMCA. It is a class for two year olds and I thought that he would do ok because he is typically so easy going. I was very nervous because of his recent behavior, but I was hoping he would be ok and have fun. Boy, was I wrong. His behavior was awful. He cried and threw everything he got his hands on. That is nothing like him!

I do know now that he isn't ready for this class, even without the behavior problems. This was the first time I have put him with typical kids his own age for a class...and it was very eye opening for me to say the least. He isn't ready to sit and listen to books being read or to sit and do art projects. I wanted to give it our best shot, but he's just not ready.

I don't know if I am going to give the class another chance...I'm not sure I could get myself to do it again. I have already contacted the YMCA to see if we can transfer to a different class for younger kids.

My hope is that we can just wait out the behavior stuff...maybe if it is his teeth, then it will pass. Or maybe it's a phase that will also pass. All I can say is that I don't know if my patients will last...I'm already to the end.


On a more positive note....
I have been meaning to post about a speech therapy session that Logan had a couple of weeks ago. His speech therapist recorded the words he said during the session. The stared words are ones he said spontaneously and the rest were imitations.
eyes*
woof*
baa
duck
beep
uhoh
woah
tongue
oink*
roll*
no*
ball*
okay*
hat
ooh ooh ah ah
nice
lights*
chomp
up*

I wish I could get him to talk to me the way he talks to her. He also followed many directions during the session.

A new member of our family

Meet Lucky! Devin's new little buddy!

Look what Logan can do!!

Mr. Logan can now put together his Mr. Potato Head!

Logan's Mirror 2/12/10

Logan loves to play by his mirror! I think it has really helped him with his speech and identifying body parts...as you can see! :)

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Aubrey's first time playing in the snow!

Logan says "lights"!!

Logan has been doing a great job imitating words!! I recently mentioned how he discovered the "L" sound and tonight I caught him on video!

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Logan and Aubrey's Gymnastics Class

Logan and Aubrey also finished up another semester at The Little Gym a couple of weeks ago. It has been amazing to see how Logan has changed over the past 20 weeks. He is so comfortable with the routine in class and follows along perfectly from one activity to the next. He loves it so much that I wish we could go everyday!

Logan gets geared up for class with a song and some bell shaking!

Logan and especially Aubrey, LOVED their teacher!! She was fantastic!

Check out this little show-off!! He decided he would stand on the beam all by himself! Look at that flexibility! And if you can't see...he has a huge smile on his face. That little sinker always knows when he is doing something extra fantastic!

It took Logan and Aubrey a while to feel comfortable with the parachute, but now, they are naturals! Shaking it, going under and walking while holding on are all easy for them now. They both are awesome at following directions.
Logan now can climb up on just about anything at the gym!

I'm so proud of how far they both came this past semester!

Logan-New Pictures

I convinced Logan to sit for me for a little while yesterday and I got some really cute pictures of him! He started off wanting to run away, but then I gave him something to sit on and we starting making silly noises at each other.

Logan has been pointing a lot lately. He points and says "whats sat?"
He also likes to point at lights and say "lights". To Logan's speech therapist, here's proof that he is correctly making the "L" sound!! He really over dramatizes it, but it makes for perfect practice! :)

Happy 5th Birthday Devin!!!

Devin,

I love you so much! I don't know how I would get through the day without your silly jokes, caring words and creative ideas. I can still clearly remember the moment I saw you for the very first time and can't believe how quickly you have grown! We have had so many great moments together and I can't wait to have many more special moments in the years to come!

Love,

Mom

Silly Logie!

Logan LOVES to play with my sunglasses. When we saw these particular glasses, we knew we had to get them for him!! He has so much fun with them and they look darn cute on him too!