Today (8/26) we left baby A in our church's nursery and actually did not get paged to be picked up at all. SHOCK!! He was crying when I left and I was sure I would get paged in 5 or 10 minutes, but after the songs, the greetings, and even the message started, still no pages. I was impressed.
Later we found out he cried 1/2 hour, then started to play happily. I'm impressed with the lady who works in there. I'm also glad baby A did not scream therefore I think workers in the nursery dealt with the cry better. Hopefully, this is start of baby A's independence in the Moon walker room.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Update on J/W
I know I have been MIA about J/W, but today I thought I'd post a little update on them. This summer they spent 3 nights at a Christian camp 2.5 hours away from us and they LOVED it. W has also been to circus camp and will have a comic art camp very soon. He's def. very into art and spend a lot of his free time drawing comic and making up stories. We sent J to a classical Russian ballet school this summer and while it is very nice, it is much farther and more expensive than her current studio. So we are still praying about that.
They also both took a class called "Sheep to scarf" and got to wash, card, spin, dye and weave wool. W had a little rough time and required help. His favorite part was carding the wool while J's favorite part was spinning. They both also took a cooking class and learned from a French chef taking home with them samples of Braised beef, Risotto, homemade dressing and English Trifle. Everything was made from scratch which is nice but little too consuming esp. with a 1 year old in the house.
As we are gearing up for school, they took a DORA(reading) and DOMA(math) assessment at letsgolearn.com courtesy of OXFORD school. A kind lady @ Oxford interpreted results for me and she put everything in a positive light. I know the kids were relieved and happy since they thought they got many wrong. he-he. The test do add/subtract questions based on how you answer them.
Regarding W, she says, "As you can see, W scored very well in every sub-area of the DORA test. His reading comprehension score is especially impressive, scoring at an almost 9th grade level! Way to go!! (I'm totally shocked about this.)
W's DOMA score reveals that he is also doing well understanding math. Considering he is going into 3rd grade this year, he is at a wonderful pace with his skill level. "
Way to go!
~J's Results:
J did very well in every sub-area of the DORA test. Her reading comprehension level is super! I am so happy for her! She also shows impressive abilities in oral vocabulary!
Her math test also reveals that she is doing well understanding fractions, measurement and especially number skills. Excellent work!"
They also both took a class called "Sheep to scarf" and got to wash, card, spin, dye and weave wool. W had a little rough time and required help. His favorite part was carding the wool while J's favorite part was spinning. They both also took a cooking class and learned from a French chef taking home with them samples of Braised beef, Risotto, homemade dressing and English Trifle. Everything was made from scratch which is nice but little too consuming esp. with a 1 year old in the house.
As we are gearing up for school, they took a DORA(reading) and DOMA(math) assessment at letsgolearn.com courtesy of OXFORD school. A kind lady @ Oxford interpreted results for me and she put everything in a positive light. I know the kids were relieved and happy since they thought they got many wrong. he-he. The test do add/subtract questions based on how you answer them.
Regarding W, she says, "As you can see, W scored very well in every sub-area of the DORA test. His reading comprehension score is especially impressive, scoring at an almost 9th grade level! Way to go!! (I'm totally shocked about this.)
W's DOMA score reveals that he is also doing well understanding math. Considering he is going into 3rd grade this year, he is at a wonderful pace with his skill level. "
Way to go!
~J's Results:
J did very well in every sub-area of the DORA test. Her reading comprehension level is super! I am so happy for her! She also shows impressive abilities in oral vocabulary!
Her math test also reveals that she is doing well understanding fractions, measurement and especially number skills. Excellent work!"
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
baby eats
Some food baby A actually swallows:
hard boiled eggs
mini chicken dumplings
grilled squash from our garden
cheese (seems like the boy really likes diary)
little rice
French Toast ( bread, 2 eggs, little milk, vanilla extra, butter in pan)
Honey Hoisin chicken ( 4-6 boneless chicken breast, 1/2 cup hoisin sauce, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup white wine/chicken broth, 1/4 tsp. ginger; cook on high 4-5 hours)
I have been trying to get him to eat oatmeal, but not having much success.
I Would like to try Soulemama's recipe of "leftover oatmeal" muffins
(1 cup cooked oatmeal, 1 egg, 1 TBSP melted butter, 1/2 cup milk, 4 TBSP honey/sugar/maple syrup, 2 TBSP baking powder, 1.5 cups flour, plus 1/2 cup 'extra somethings' - raisins, chocoloate chips, berries, etc. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes.)
On the good side, he has been drinking my green smoothie with beet. Hoping try out more veggie/fruit juice. Yesterday, he actually ate little avocado together with banana. So I think I'll get some more avocado and mash it with banana to give it another try.
On a random side note, Daddy's favorite Blueberry buttermilk pancake - recipe found here
hard boiled eggs
mini chicken dumplings
grilled squash from our garden
cheese (seems like the boy really likes diary)
little rice
French Toast ( bread, 2 eggs, little milk, vanilla extra, butter in pan)
Honey Hoisin chicken ( 4-6 boneless chicken breast, 1/2 cup hoisin sauce, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup white wine/chicken broth, 1/4 tsp. ginger; cook on high 4-5 hours)
I have been trying to get him to eat oatmeal, but not having much success.
I Would like to try Soulemama's recipe of "leftover oatmeal" muffins
(1 cup cooked oatmeal, 1 egg, 1 TBSP melted butter, 1/2 cup milk, 4 TBSP honey/sugar/maple syrup, 2 TBSP baking powder, 1.5 cups flour, plus 1/2 cup 'extra somethings' - raisins, chocoloate chips, berries, etc. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes.)
On the good side, he has been drinking my green smoothie with beet. Hoping try out more veggie/fruit juice. Yesterday, he actually ate little avocado together with banana. So I think I'll get some more avocado and mash it with banana to give it another try.
On a random side note, Daddy's favorite Blueberry buttermilk pancake - recipe found here
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