October 1st
Hector
- When doing his vehicle puzzle gave me all of the pieces to hold
- Sat very calmly in the Kings Head and ate his crisps and drank his drink only needing to run when he was finished
- Walked home with less touching of walls including the wooden fence
- Hector put his hands together and said ‘bo’ clearly requesting a song, possibly Wind the bobbin up
October 2nd
Hector
- Showed interest in new dinosaur puzzles and watched me put it together
- Put together new farm peg puzzle with no help
- Appeared to react to Dad being happy by giggling
- Made an elaborate lego setup
- Played with the Mario hot wheels by pushing his cars and a long ‘wand’ of lego on it
- Watched when I sang Heads, shoulders, knees and toes
- Showed me his wand of lego and earlier in the day his garage
- Noticed when I offered him the right kind of lego bricks to finish his construction
- Waited patiently for a car to come out of a drive
October 3rd
Hector
- No floppiness on trip to town and very calm while in Costa
- Helped to push Max
- Saw his train pants and tried to put them on instead of his dinosaur pants
- Concentrated on magnets for at least half an hour
- Copied me drawing a line with bath crayons
- When I sang the ABC song looked up each time I paused
October 4th
Hector
- Lots of scribbling in the bath and appeared to copy me writing number 1
- Appeared to respond to Max crying
October 5th
Max
- Followed an object with his eyes
- Gurgled
Hector
- Noticed Max sitting next to him
- Followed instructions to sit when bribed!
- Enjoyed water play with Isobel
- Brought me back to sit down in living room when I tried to leave the room but accepted when I did leave
October 6th
Hector
- Hector let me help him thread a bead after watching me
- Appeared to say ‘blue’ and ‘shoes’
- Noticed and paused when people said bye to him
- Found lots of things funny, including his reflection/peekaboo in the mirror, baby shark and my over the top reaction to his shoes
- Listened and watched me for duration of singing Baby shark
- Put my hands together when I sang ‘If you’re happy and you know it’
- Placed a domino after watching me
- Helped Isobel stamp
- Built a more elaborate train after I showed him mine and asked me to help him fix it
- Got back in the bath when I talked to him encouragingly (currently has a bath phobia)
- Wanted to put on his own trousers without help and very nearly succeeded
October 7th
Max
- Stayed awake for a long stretch in the morning
Hector
- Clearly said 4 while holding the number 4
- After watching me put mini frogs on scales he copied and played for at least 5 minutes, counting the frogs as well as putting them on the scales. Appeared to understand concept of heavy/light.
- Went to door when I said out
- Finished the farm puzzle
- Watched cars sat on the bench for 5 minutes
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