Notes from recently

Noah's therapist did a magic trick with Noah and Noah thought it was the funniest thing ever. They were looking at a cell phone or something, and Matt said suddenly, "Look over there!!!!" and when Noah turned away, he took the cell phone and hid it. It was the weirdest thing how suddenly the cell phone was gone! Wow how weird. Then he said it again, "Wait Look at that!!" and when Noah turned again, he put back the cell phone.

He was trying to teach Noah how to do it, with Aviva, but Noah kept forgetting major parts of it. That was great fun, with the trick being played on Noah and also with Noah trying to play the trick.

Noah said the other day that he already let me knowed.

Both Aviva and Noah were taking turns spinning in the office chair, around and around and around. Then they'd stop and try to walk but it was like a drunken stagger because they were dizzy. They both liked that a lot and kept wanting to do it again. "Spin! Spin!"

Aviva now says the word "yes" in addition to "uh huh." 

When I clean Aviva's hands or wipe away some dirt or something, she doesn't like that and she puts the dirt back afterwards. It's like I'm cleaning her and she has some "uncleaning" to do. She also wipes away kisses and hugs.

When Aviva plays with her dolly and she reads to her, she says, "putta putta putta putta." I'll include a picture.

Noah can't say "th" for "thirteen", so he skips it. He says 11, 12, 14, 15... He can't say "three" so he says "twee." We were trying to help him say it and it would only come out as "flutteen" or "twahteen". Otherwise he goes from 12 to 14.

When I was putting Noah to bed the other night, he said I could sleep in his room if I want, and he would make space for me. He scooted over on his bed and showed me how much space I could have. He said there was room for me, if I wanted to. But just if I wanted to.

And, by the way, he really loves pickles.

Both he and Aviva love hiding things, even behind their back. I'll say "where's the key? I wonder where is the key!" and then they'll open a hand and show me, and I'm happy and excited and they think it's so funny and so much fun. Again. And again.

Same thing with them hiding in the curtain or under a blanket -- it's such a fun game every time and they want to repeat and repeat. A new variation is with them hiding a key under a bowl. There are 3 or 4 paper bowls and they can hide things under them when they are upside down. They want me to guess - where is the key now? I guess and they keep saying "no" until I pick the correct bowl. They do not tire of this and it's so funny every time.

Where could Noah be? I wonder where is Noah!