Aimee, Erin and Tracey over
Really brilliant morning, Tracey came over with Aimee and Erin. They were super understanding about Toby and videoing everything. They all did Hama beads and then played in the garden for ages - making potions and climbing around 🙂 Toby has been really keen on the...
Pigment colouring
Today as soon as Toby woke up he wanted to play Monopoly so we did - it was nearly the normal rules too! He read some Dr Seuss and then I read some to him too. Toby had a very long bath and we were interested in how long it took for his wrinkles to disappear 🙂 Toby...
Garden!
Toby and Chris did lots of running in the living room while I was dropping Eve at preschool. While getting Toby ready we watched some new Ted Eds - interesting one about igloos and how they keep people warm. Toby and I played nearly normal Monopoly! Toby decided to go...
Tracey over 🙂
A better day again today. There was some climbing dangerously around the house but Toby was much more able to activities. Toby played with the string/wool again in the morning. Once Eve was at preschool we played a Toby version of Monopoly - this involved creating new...
More activities
A better day again! This morning Toby and Eve were playing with the geometry set. He then read Disney Storybook Collection stories. He and Chris made a crown, I think inspired by the Frozen annual. He was happy to put it on Eve when she got back from preschool. Toby...
Nannie Toni over 🙂
Today was a better day with a couple of blips. This morning Toby played Tantrix first thing - he bought them down to breakfast. He watched some science videos - an interesting one about the power of ice. In the afternoon Nannie Toni and Kevin came over. Toby did text...
I forgot!
I forgot to do yesterday's entry. Toby had a more difficult day again yesterday but he was still able to do more things. I tried to reflect on events that didn't go well with Toby by drawing pictures. This did help me to understand a little bit and draw Toby's...
Activities!
Today Toby did lots of activities that he has been unable to do recently because of the loss feeling! He played with Geomag this morning and k'nex this afternoon. He did some JavaScript programming before bedtime and even read some Astrosaurs before going to sleep! He...
Calmer day!
Today Toby has been doing lots of recording still but has been much calmer. He got more sleep last night which may have helped. His front tooth is very, very wobbly! We watched some VSauce earlier and Toby had a long bath! He and Eve did stuffitystuff together, in the...
Toby wants to write LOSS today
Recording
Toby has found today a bit difficult.
Kitchen science
Toby did lots of kitchen science today - it was brilliant 🙂 He did oil and water - mixed them together and then looked how quickly they separated. He also looked at lemon juice, food colourings and the colourings they make together, glycerine. Later on he did...
Jasmine arrived
Maggy, Linda and Jasmine arrived at lunchtime. Both Toby and Eve are pleased to have their big cousin here to stay for a few days! Toby was quite difficult to engage in activities but he did do some Geomag with Aunty Maggy. He also played tickling games with Jasmine....
Finished the Scarab
We are continuing to reduce the amount of filing so had around 8 times of high aggression today, it seems to pass fairly quickly and even though the distress looks high we had continued as the results seem promising. We managed to complete the scarab today, I agreed...
Tricky day
Today Toby played a lot of emotion handling game If. He also built a house out of Duplo which he hasn't been interested in playing lately. He played a game of stuffitystuff really nicely with Eve - they were both v happy. Toby was tickling Eve by rubbing her sides! He...
Brain book
Today was another day with a lot of recording and videoing. However, Toby and I did play most of a game on Snakes and Ladders. And we spent 45 minutes reading a book about brains 'What goes on in my head' together and he interacted well with me and activities in the...
Recording
Toby sat with Chris while he was working watching what he was doing for a little while. Toby watched a film called Beyond Beyond which had a storyline all about loss. Toby made a film using the iPad involving blocks - it was a good use of recording 🙂 Played If...
New chess!
Today we did some work on a version of a chess game where the pieces have a number of lives each. Toby came up with a great method with Velcro dots on the bottom of the pieces, the number of lives is written on the bottom of the Velcro so it can be changed....
Travelling
Toby and Chris were still in Norfolk until just after lunchtime. This morning Auntie Maggy read Brair Rabbit to Toby. Chris played large Jenga blocks with Toby. Playing the actual game and then making towers and patterns. Toby did lots of running on the running...
It Turns Out Toby Likes Hamsters
Today he found out that he really likes Hamsters, so much so that he said he is going to ask mummy if he can have one! Toby and Jasmine played for a long time making runs and mazes out of large Jenga blocks. He also loved the running machine, managed to run 1.5km at a...
Off to Auntie Maggy’s
I didn't take notes today so this will only be a short one. Toby is still recording, videoing and taking many photos at the moment. Mostly this is not so positive but Chris made dinner this evening and Toby filmed what he was doing and discussed it for over 20 mins!...
Recording
Walking to take Eve to preschool Reading some Astrosaurs Recording some poetry that he made up Lots of recording Going to collect Eve - running there and walking back. Gadget Playing a game with solar system cards - ordering the cards by order in the solar system...
Lots of things!
Lots of little bits of things today! Toby had an early GPs appointment this morning in which we discussed Toby's difficulties - particularly anxiety. The GP is referring us to CAMHS. Chris and Toby went to B&Q to buy some seeds while I had to get a few bits from...
Astrosaurs again
Today there has been reading Astrosaurs then taking Eve to baby ballet and tap and reading more Astrosaurs while there! Unfortunately Toby ran out of the class and Chris had to come and collect him. He read more Astrosaurs at home. He then watched Numberphiles and...
GOOGLEPLEX
Trillionate your mind! trillion = function( ) Alright, there isn't any TRILLION in there! Trillionate( Trillions and billions = function ( ) sorry i popped my pants Oh, damn it! This isn't in paragraph for NOTHING! NOTHINGINAPARAGH
Astrosaurs
Today Toby mainly read Astrosaurs! This morning we walked Eve to preschool and back. We popped to Hilldene to get a few bits. Auntie Maggy called on FaceTime when we got back and talked to Toby about his anxieties and read a book called Quiet your Mind to him. The...
Love card 🙂
Writing lots of notes and recordings Walking to take Eve to preschool Programming using Codea - thinking about how to draw windows in a house with a specifiable number of panes Spent a long time making a brilliant card for Aimee and Erin from me and Toby all...
Programming ++
Finished reading Murderous Maths book Writing story and notes on the iPad Doing swift playgrounds programming on the iPad - following the tutorials and then adding to a rock, paper, scissors game. Toby did hour of code where he did the first few tasks Went to pick Eve...
Eve’s first sleepover
This morning we got ready and went to Tesco to get some bits for Tracey's birthday. Toby stayed in the car and read Murderous Maths. I also popped into the library and he continued reading. Once at home Toby scraped his arm and so we put a Magic School Bus on. We then...
Recording lots!
Today Toby had done lots of writing stories and notes. He has watched lots of magic school bus, got excited about the Klein Bottle Numberphiles and watched more Magic School Bus! He walked Eve to and from preschool to take and collect her. He read Mean and Vulgar...
Magic School Bus again!
Toby woke at 5am this morning and spent the first 2 hours of the day writing stories, notes, maths and patterns. This morning we attempted to go swimming, after walking in the extremely cold weather to take Eve to preschool, but after a short time in the pool Toby got...
Magic school bus!
VSauce Lots of Magic School Bus Numberphiles Reading Key to the Universe Writing a story on my phone Walking back from picking Eve up from preschool More Numberphiles Writing maths based on the Numberphiles - thinking about number systems with different bases...
App planning
Read Folk of the Faraway Tree Writing more on his story from last night Read Perfect Sausage maths book Came into the hospital for Eve's appt with the dietician - did well waiting both in the waiting room and in the appt Watching lots of VSauce Watching Numberphiles...
Faraway Folk
Walked to and from preschool to take Eve Popped to the shops Watching Numberphiles Writing down a function x**2 - 2 and trying to work out the result for many different values of x Read 80 pages of the Folk of the Faraway Tree Went to pick up Eve from...
Emails
Watching Ted Eds and VSauce Writing an email to Tracey about games for Aimee and Erin - we discussed that it was a bit confusing and he tried to make it clearer Google spreadsheets - shared with Tracey and Julie Google document with a link to the spreadsheet ...
Programming and spreadsheets
Imaginary play Programming JS - lots, following the tutorial Notion Google spreadsheets
Audio recording
Walking to take Eve to preschool and walking back Hama beads Notion Reading and finishing Wishing Chair Again book Going to get Eve from preschool and walking back Watching many Ted Eds Making recordings on my phone involving singing, talking and counting! Watching...
Natural history museum 🙂
Today Toby and I went to the Natural history museum! We walked to preschool to take Eve and then walked and got the bus the rest of the way to the station. It was a very straightforward journey and Toby read The Wishing Chair Again all the way there even through the...
Trello discovery!
Watching Science is real videos Came with me to take Eve to baby ballet (walked to MyPlace) and to preschool after. Then walked home Created a Trello board to do with imaginary adventures with Dotsies. Creating different lists with many cards each - for example...
Posters
Walking to and from preschool to take Eve Programming JS Walking to and from preschool to collect Eve Reading Dragons and crumbling castles by Terry Pratchett Watching Ted Ed Watching Here Comes Science videos Watching Numberphiles Helping me with a...
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I'm Toby, this is me....well this is me behind a geometrical shape I made, but you get the idea.
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