#1093 Saturday 7 February

During  Kaylia's recent dentist visit it occurred to me that the task of teaching her to clean and floss her teeth would be much easier if the exercise was conducted with Kaylia flat on her back. If her head was tilted down over the end of the bed, then the position is similar to being in the dentist chair. So ..... we now have a game at bedtime .... we play "Dentist"!   She loves it.

Tonight I head off to the villa for a few days ...... workmen will be pouring a new layer of concrete on the roof in an effort to stop the leaks.

#1092 Thursday 5 February

She had a good day yesterday at Bilgoman .... and Shannon has a lake visit planned for today. 

 Last night she changed the pattern of the nagging habit ...... instead of coming to us with the usual "Dr Christie", she just paced the room muttering the words!   From our POV it's an improvement.

#1091 Tuesday 3 February

She's back at school  ..... we all went together to take her for the first day yesterday ..... she sat down at her desk .... then turned to us and said "Goodbye!"  As far as she was concerned, we were not needed.

In the afternoon she had the usual transition problems .... hopefully that will fade after a day or two.

Tonight she did her usual thing of going upstairs around 7pm .... then a bit later she went downstairs again and stood on the stairs asking us to come down again.  She'd decided that we should sit on the couch ..... not be in bed!

#1090 Sunday 1 February

It's been a routine day ..... Kaylia has been quite relaxed and happy.  We went to Aunty Maxine's and Kaylia spent ages just playing.  She's still doing the "Dr Christie" thing but it's changed..... it's more of a request for the story of the visit ..... and the story is a sort of personal validation for her.

Her overall behaviour pattern has changed lately .... she's not wanting to go to the swimming pool and she's quite happy to mooch around at home.  She's looking forward to going back to school tomorrow.

...... but for now?   It's an extended birthday from Friday ..... Naomi's special cheesecake! Yum!