The clocks went forward last night - which sort of threw me. You woke at 5.45, but it was really 6.45 and then you lay around poking me and Mummy in the mouth. It was quite good you woke early because you won't need your schedule changing slowly.

Your language has definitely improved. That is something odd. For me to notice it, well, I'm so close so there must have been a big step. More words, more varied structures. Adjectives used the right way - 'a red brick', 'a big car'. You are combining verbs all the time now - "want to sit", "want to give nee (me)", "want to go up".

We got ready pretty quickly, and went out the door. The new Good For Me! Chocolate Cake is a resounding success, it can't be baked in half a bag portion. I did one and a half bags and it was excellent and moist. I threw cashews in this time, low in salicylates, and it is yummy. You had some for breakfast. I gave you a banana in the car and your supplements in mango juice and off we headed to your new Occupational Therapist, Tal. She works in the Nadned Clinic near Mummy's office and it is ideal because she has a partner who does Communications Therapy. Hopefully we'll be able to combine their services and get you one program from the pair of them.

We sat and watched Tal more than we joined in. She started off with a vibrating frog, she put it on your back and got me to put it on your feet. I'm not sure what she was trying to see, but you didn't hate it. Then she put some weights around your ankles, which I think you liked. For a while you kept them on, and you actually asked to put the other one on when you were only wearing one. I need to do some research on that. Mummy talked to her a lot, but I don't really know what was said. I was more impressed in the way she played with you than I expected initially. However, you didn't make a lot of eye contact with her. I expected you to make more. Now, with Dania you made lots, from the get-go. I am not sure why. Dania is a more enthusiastic person generally, more bubbly. Tal has glasses, and maybe they are too much for you to look at. Mummy is the only other person you see in glasses for long periods of times that I see (as opposed to just for reading). What I am looking for though, if the OT is going to work, is a connection. We are going to come back next week at 10.15am on Friday, plus one other day during the week - Mummy and Tal will fix one up. I was thinking of 3 sessions, she said 2 is enough. 45 minutes is enough too apparently. I will bow to her superior knowledge. She worked in Alutaf, and she also said by the time we get you to Communication Nursery, you'll need less. Her colleague Raz hasn't called yet but will be calling to arrange a couple of sessions of communications therapy. Tal suggested that they follow the OT, because you will be regulated, though I am a little unsure if that will be a good idea. If you prefer the swing and we take you off it to put you in a room where there is a table and chairs you might not actually pay attention at all. It'd be better for me to take you out to the park, then come back.

We had a horrible horrible moment that I didn't expect when we left. I had a sticky valve on the tyre under where you sit so I stopped at the garage. We got out and the guy raised the car. You were ok for a while but then wanted to get down. I hoisted you out and then you saw the wheel come off (and the noise of the job but I think it was the wheel coming off). You got hysterical, and Nanny took you off crying. The guy was telling me to replace the front tyres because they were 3.5 years old, and I just kept

Little Steps: I think you have started to use adjectives. You used to say 'want a red one' now you say 'want a red brick, want a blue car'. There seems to be something clicking.
Poop: 12noon (loose), 5pm (loose), 6.30pm (loose)
Sleep: Woke 5.45am (now 6.45am), no nap, went to sleep 9pm

Today's Food
Breakfast: Cornflakes and Rice Milk (started 11.45am, finished 1.20pm), Mango Juice with 1/4 tsp Calcium, 550mg Buffered Vitamin C and 1/2 capsule Nu Thera (started 10am, finished 11.20am)
Snack: Chocolate cake (9.30am), Banana (10am), Chocolate Cake (11.45am)
Lunch: Fried Egg and Chips (4.30pm), Mango Juice
Snack: 250mg Buffered Vitamin C and 1/2 capsule Nu Thera (3pm)
Dinner: None, Spring Mango Nectar with 20mg capsule of Zinc(8pm, refused)