Aunty Kate, Audrey and I went for a walk and got absolutely drenched in two sudden downpours. Oh well! When life gives you rain - jump in puddles!
We dried off and got into warm, clean clothes. Audrey snuggled with Aunty Kate, all post-walk sleepy.
Bye bye everybody!
Audrey had the most wonderful time with her grandparents and great grandparents. She's so loving and full of fun.
She's had very disrupted sleep at night lately, thanks I think to two molars I can see working their way through the gums. Which means she's a tired lady during the day. It reminds me of when she was newborn and all my photos of her were taken when she was sleeping.
We use the emotions flashcards to talk about feelings - how Audrey feels, how other people feel. Audrey is too young yet to have a developed sense of empathy, that's actually several years away. But as with all areas of her growth and learning, we want to help her and encourage her in the right direction. We talk often about how other people might be feeling, using lots of open questions. I actually really like the Meg and Mog story books for this, as they use very simple pictures and language that Audrey loves and can more easily understand. "How does Meg feel now?" "What do you think Mog is thinking?" "Meg is smiling - do you think she's happy or sad?"
We also want to teach Audrey the vocab to be able to express her own feelings, to avoid the frustration of not being able to communicate. She can say and correctly identify "happy" and "sad".
Of course, sometimes the only things she's feeling are "sleepy" and a little bit "snory".
Let's finish this post on a song. Audrey loves music, she's had a couple of goes on Ian's keyboard and this is definitely something I'd like to do more often with her. She LOVES it!
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