As promised last week, here are some pictures of Ryan at our family reunion last Sunday. He loved the show put on by the clown and really got into it. It kept him entertained and on task for an hour. He even volunteered during her show.
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| Ryan wasn't crazy about standing next to Santa Claus |
Even though Ryan enjoyed the clown, he did cover his ears whenever she did anything with the balloons. He was afraid one would pop and be too loud and scare him. All of the kids were getting up to the microphone to introduce themselves and tell the crowd who their parents and grandparents were. Just about every child did this, but Ryan didn't want to. At one point we almost convinced him and he started heading up to the microphone, but then everyone started clapping and cheering for him because he was being brave, and he turned around and sat right down. I guess it was the noise or over abundance of attention he was getting. Several family members commented on the big changes they saw with Ryan.
During the week we had an appointment with Dr. Bock for a checkup. While in the waiting room Ryan sat quietly at a little desk and wrote with a pen in a coloring book. There were other children in the office bouncing around and their parents were running around after them and cleaning up after them. For once Phil and I felt relieved not to be the ones chasing our kid. Ryan was well behaved not only in the waiting room, but during the entire visit. Dr. Bock seemed impressed with Ryan's improvements and accomplishments. We told him about the sign language and Dr. Bock asked Ryan to show him, but he wouldn't. Ryan isn't great about performing something on the spot for people. I don't think he likes the attention.
So the summary of our appointment: we are stopping the Nystatin. We are increasing the oils because Ryan's skin is still very dry and scratchy. So now we have to give him oils in the morning as well. And because we feel the injections are helping, he suggested doing them every other day rather than twice a week. I am thankful that Ryan is good about getting the injections; I don't think we would have agreed to give them every other day if we had to go back to holding him down while he's kicking and screaming.
On Saturday Ryan performed in PARC's Holiday Show. I felt so bad that I couldn't attend (Julia had parent day at ballet class), but Phil video taped it for me. Phil's mom also went and both said the show was great. Ryan was on task the entire time. He followed all of the dance moves and sang every song. We had him dressed in a shirt and tie, and Ryan pulled out the front tails of his shirt while on stage. Luckily he was in the back row! Here are some pictures that Phil took:
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| Still a little unsure of being near Santa, but getting better. |
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| Ryan with Miss Sue, his special education teacher at PARC |
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| Ryan with Miss Rose, one of the head teachers in his classroom. |
And this blog wouldn't be complete this week without a couple of pictures of Julia at ballet class.
Ryan and Julia had a playdate at a friend's house. They all made gingerbread houses. Ryan enjoyed this task, and did a GREAT job eating just a few candies that I told him were okay and he steered away from all of the others. What great will power! Not many people can sit next to a bowl of M&M's and not eat at least one!
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| The finished product! |
I caught Ryan and Julia working on a Sudoku puzzle. Okay, they weren't following the rules, but they were practicing tracing their numbers. They are their mother's children!
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| I thought this was hysterical- they both looked up at me at the same time giving me the "we're busy, stop taking pictures of us" look! |
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| Yes, more hats made by Miss Jessie at Noah's Ark! Ryan proudly wears them around all day! |
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