You woke up at 6.45am. Quite lively, though we weren't. We had a rearranged meeting with Tal today at 8am so we all managed to get out the door, although 5 minutes after when we should have, without a fight. We got to the Nadned clinic (go to see Tal Number 20) and she wasn't there. She was running late, and then got stuck in traffic. It gave us time to do Floortime with you. We played with the door, and with keys. You made all sorts of gestures and asked 'where is Tal?', and were very very patient. Very calm. We checked around for door numbers too and you said "where is 111 door?" not just "where is 111?", but when Tal arrived you weren't jumping for joy. It makes me see exactly how much more connected to me and Mummy you are than anyone else. It used to disturb me that you asked for Yael for example but didn't want to be there when our appointment came up.

However, I was massively impressed with Tal, and with you and Tal together. You wandered off into the smaller room as the door was open. She brought you back no worries. She started off by drawing a timetable of the session, she drew a hammock then showed you it, then some theraplast (like plasticine but much harder to squeeze and gives you resistance and pressure). We went to the hammock and oddly managed to get your socks off for the whole session (I wasn't expecting that). You didn't enjoy the swing as much and somehow snuck out and went to the table (again, not exactly what I would have expected). You started to play with the theraplast and Tal was really impressive. She engaged you and got you to sit for a long time. She put the little Ikea plastic thing for little kids to stand on under your feet (I'm not sure why, no doubt for you to regulate your senses through your feet). I was impressed nonetheless with the fact you sat, but she said to me after that 20 minutes in you were making good eye contact. You made a circle and put marbles on it and called it (no prompting) 'pizza'. Tal obviously built on that and got some dolls for you to feed. After about half an hour it was time for Mummy to go to work, and she left without any tears. The therapy wasn't quite as successful after that, but the fact that Mummy left and you said "Mummy to work" was great.

Tal told us to always incorporate things like getting dressed into the Floortime. When we discussed the fact the you give kisses and kif sometimes she said that it was important to steer you to how we want you to ask but don't push you into being upset. There is a window and open it as best you can. I really was impressed with how she worked with you. She has a very calm manner, she didn't put the lights on for example at the start - I just wouldn't think of that (well, I might but I just don't do things second nature yet). Makes complete sense, but it is good just getting the tools to start thinking so productively.

We've got a sensory questionnaire to fill in (one in English and one in Hebrew, we'll submit it in Hebrew, though I am very happy that she is willing to speak English when I am stuck even though she isn't as fluent as Yael who has yet to make any mistakes to me!). A very positive meeting. We go back in the morning.

When we got back to the building I thought I'll try and get the cornflakes in you, and get up to Caesaria to pick up the Epsom Salts. Mummy did a great job - 25kgs for 283NIS. Much better than 5kgs for 150NIS from Morris. It took a lot of calls but it paid off. However, by forgetting we need to revisit and say bye-bye to number 26, 25 etc we ended up going on a hike all over the neighbourhood and spent an hour outside. You were very good though, and when you saw the roundabout had been removed you said 'roundabout broken'. I can't underestimate this, I was terrified of you seeing it and you were completely ok with no roundabout. We went through the tunnel and you weren't too interested in the park but I was able to hoist you up, let you thump my head like a drum and take a short cut home.

You had your breakfast like a good boy and sat calmly next to me. It is a world away from a month ago, pre-diet. I'm still recovering from the absolute exhaustion of January and February.


Little Steps: Fabulous in the park, went up to two bigger girls on roller skates and tried to play with them (ready, steady, go! And you pushed them). Possibly the first time you initiated play. Lots of language and words for the first time.
Poop: None.
Sleep: Woke 6.45. Nap . Sleep at

Today's Food
Breakfast: Chocolate Cake with Cashews (Half at 7.45am, rest at 9am), Cornflakes and Rice Milk with Isogest (10.30am), Shufersal Mango Juice with 1/4 tsp Calcium, 250mg Buffered Vitamin C and 1/2 capsule Nu Thera (8am/9am), Prigat Mango Nectar 250mg Buffered Vitamin C and 1/2 capsule Nu Thera (8am/9am)
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Dinner: Spring Mango Nectar with 20mg capsule of Zinc (9pm)