We kept pretty busy this past week and got outside as much as we could to enjoy the hot sunshine. Monday we went to the Dinosaur park with our friends Kennedy and Acadia. The girls loved riding the train together in the back seat.
Tuesday we played with Sophia and Riley all day at our house, and did some walking around the neighborhood.
Wednesday we went swimming with Aunt Chantel and Uncle McKay at the rec center. Kylie found a friend there from school to play with, and both of the kids loved going down the huge waterslide.
Thursday we went to the Dinosaur park again, this time with Sophia and Riley. By now I was worn out from being in the heat, but Kylie and Hayden just kept going! We rode the train again, went down all the slides a million times and played in the splash pad. We spent the entire afternoon there, and then I got them some dinner and dropped them off with their dad, who took them hiking around Pioneer Park.
Friday we spent the day with Sophia and Riley again, this time at their house, where we walked to the park. There were also some neighborhood kids there to play with - so lots of friends to be made!
Saturday Kylie and Hayden spent the day with their dad. They went to the Animal Museum and a park.
Sunday we went to church. Every five minutes Hayden would ask "When can we go home?" Haha a whole week running around really wore that kid out!
Every time we are home, though, Hayden has been potty training and doing excellently at it. We have had no accidents, and by the end of the week Hayden was wearing his undies with no problem! There was one incident where he purposefully put a toy in his potty to pee on it ("it was thirsty"), and I am still terrified to take him outside of the house without a diaper since he goes every 10-15 minutes, but we are getting there! He also likes to dress himself now, as well as do his hair. Sunday night he was busy brushing his hair and I come and find him covered in Kylie's hair barrettes, and then he insisted that we wear them to bed. He was so proud of himself and thought he was the cutest thing!
Kylie's stutter has gotten really bad this week. Like, practically every word she is trying to say, bad. Stuttering is hard because there really isn't a known cause for it, or a treatment for it. She has had a stutter for the past few months, but it was usually only at the beginning of a sentence and when she was excited or rushed to say something. Now.... I think it is much more than excitement or nervousness or feeling rushed or even being anxious. I feel bad, but everything I read says there is no way to tell if it will stay or go. The only thing I can really do is be patient, give her attention when she is talking, don't interrupt her, and speak slower to her (so she knows she can slow down too.) Hopefully with time this will go away and that she is just figuring out how to get what is in her brain out her mouth!
