Growing So Fast

My favorite picture of Evelyn. We went for a walk to the state game lands and what started out as a gentle snowfall, ended up in a white-out. It cleared up just before our walk ended and this was the resulting picture.

On a side note I made my first few jars of baby food, beets! We've been getting them from the farm and I couldn't think what else to do with them. Mike says they taste good, I'm just glad I don't have to eat them, they smell like dirt. Tomorrow we'll make carrots. These are preparatory, since we're likely not starting solids for another 2 months. Best to be prepared. Hopefully she'll like them!

Five Little Monkeys

Among other things, I started my first fieldwork placement this semester. I found out a few weeks ago that I was being placed in a preschool program for kids with speech and language delays. And then almost the next minute I was thrown into the fray. Ready or not, here we go!

The preschool program is facilitated by Speech Pathology students, and I am the first music therapy student they've ever had, so it's been an interesting experience collaborating with another discipline on my first run. My mind is racing all the time thinking of ideas for activities that incorporate multiple sensory experiences. I've been having to practice deep breathing and counting backwards from 100 at night to calm my mind, so I can fall asleep!

Last night found me creating this storyboard to go with the song about the naughty monkeys who were jumping on the bed. I am quite proud of how it turned out and the kids LOVED pulling the monkeys down and then watching them spring over the board when they let go. Success. But note to self for next time: start the creating process earlier than the night before. Contact paper is a beast.

Chit-chatting

Just one of our daily conversations...