Dot's Spot

Dot ate well again today. I kept piling linguine with clam sauce on her plate and she ate every bit, and some Caesar Salad. She is definitely on an applesauce kick, too. A growth spurt, perhaps?

We did some gardening today.  I’m having a hard time keeping Dot from playing in the freshly turned dirt. When I planted the pumpkins, I had smashed an old pumpkin to the side for the seeds, and there were a bunch left in a pile there, which Dot thought was her private supply of seeds.  The pumpkin patch has one mound with a bunch of seedlings coming up that Dot planted herself.  I might have random pumpkins coming up in the main garden, too, thanks to her stealth planting, lol!

I was so proud of her at dinner today – she ate most of her meatloaf, had seconds of both mashed potatoes and green beans (and said “Thank you Mom”), and ate nearly the whole thing with her fork!  I even let her have her applesauce and she ate the entire thing with her spoon and didn’t spill a bit!

I think the applesauce has worked – Dot’s system seems to be back to normal.  She is eating better, too.  Hooray!

Dot was up for two hours in the middle of the night with a bit of a tummy ache – I had to change 3 diapers!  Time for some applesauce and rice, I think.  We already have yogurt almost every day.

When I got home from running errands today, Dot had no intention of leaving my side so Grandma could take her for a nap.  She has been getting SUPER upset when I leave her for the past week or two – she breaks down if I put my shoes on, even to just go downstairs.  I try to wear slippers when I can – those don’t seem to bother her yet!  If she is going too, I  have to put HER shoes on first, or she is upset anyway because she thinks she isn’t going with me!

I found Dot’s preschool book! (It was lost for a few days.) It has weekly activities from birth to age 5 and I love it.
I’m planning on homeschooling if I feel I’m doing a good job and capable of teaching both kids – legally I have until Dot is six before needing to make a decision. Right now she thrives on schedules and absolutely loves to learn stuff – I hope it continues!

Dot just counted to 29… a couple of times.  She was talking and I didn’t shift my attention until she got to TATTOO (22) and then kept going!  I think I’ve counted to 30 for her maybe five times total, and the last time was more than a week ago!