Andrew loves our new baby chicks! When we first got them he was vey concerned about where they were going to poop and if they might poop on him. When deciding on names his top picks were train, bus, and tractor. He also suggested fan, owl, and plate.
Andrew had a very happy Easter! When we decorated eggs he dyed all of his green, which is now his favorite color (blue has been downgraded to second favorite color).
Andrew had fun finding eggs at our neighborhood egg hunt and even met he Easter bunny. He was reluctant to get his picture taken with the Easter bunny but later kept trying to touch his tail.
Andrew found a special Easter basket that the Easter Bunny hid under his bed. It was filled with all kinds of fun things (Thomas the Train hat, kite, bubbles) but he was most excited about the jellybeans!
During Easter Sunday service Andrew had fun coloring, eating snacks, crawling under the chairs, and trying to run away from Mom and Dad.
On Alex's birthday, Andrew was more than happy to help Alex play with his balloons, eat his cake, and open his presents.
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Andrew loves sensory exploration and can play happily for hours with scoops and trucks. We have used rice, oats. cloud dough, lentils, mixed dry beans and of course sand.
Andrew continues to crack us up with his choice of sleep positions. He always takes his blue blankey and lots of toys to bed with him such as his gray engine, bus, puppy, Thomas the train, lego trains, matchbox cars, and other stuffies. He usually parks his trains and cars in their shed (i.e. under his pillow) or in the crack between his mattress and the wall.
Andrew is becoming very social, he loves having his little friends come over for daycare and always gets excited to meet new friends at the park. He is learning to greet other kids with "Hi, I'm Andrew, what's your name?" Instead of "What's your name? What's your name???" And then refusing to tell them his name.
Andrew often reenacts scenes from books, shows, real life, or his imagination when playing with his toys. Some of my recent favorites are: "Are you going to eat me?" "No, I'm not going to eat you." "Okay good, lets play." and "Poop." "Why did say you poop? Do you have to go potty?" "No I just like to say it." "Yucky!"
Andrew picks out his own clothes and dresses himself most days. His outfits don't usually match but he is getting better. He almost always wears sweat pants and refers to regular pants as "church clothes."
Andrew likes to make up silly games to play with his friends. Some favorites are "Monster Hide" (run down the hall and pretend you are hiding from a monster), "Monster Dark" (similar to monster hide but with the addition of hiding in a dark room), "That Chasing Game" (run around and chase each other then roll around on the floor giggling), "That Flying Game" (throw stuffies in the air and pretend they are flying), and "That Jellybean Game" (drive cars or trucks around and pretend they are stuck in jellybeans, other variations include mud and peanut butter)
To Andrew, anything that happened in the past happened yesterday. This can get confusing when he is talking about something that happened several weeks or months ago. His memory is quite good!
