All About SJC

I'm Dee!

2009-08-18T23:49:00.000-07:00

...or Three, as you'd probably say it.

A note from the teacher

2009-07-06T21:31:00.000-07:00

"Sebastian is working on the pink cubes. He is practicing putting them in order by size and also building a tower. Good job, Sebastian!"

Delirium

2009-06-27T22:18:00.000-07:00

Two days at two different train museums, two hours of historical rides, and tons and tons and ton of trains - electric, steam, diesel, big, small, standard gauge, O gauge... Now THAT's what I call a vacation.

Happiness is...

2009-06-22T21:59:00.000-07:00

...ice cream with friends.
(Photo taken by Josh)

San Diego trip

2009-06-20T00:16:00.000-07:00

Here's me very thrilled to have eaten enough lunch to earn my chips! And the Legoland Miniland trains and Lego Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol... more details to follow...

A note from the teacher

2009-06-09T23:08:00.000-07:00

"Sebastian enjoys working on all the practical life shelf activities. He likes to work on the ice cream activity, sushi cutting activity, and the spooning activities. He also shows a lot of interest in puzzles. He also enjoys working with the sensorial activities."

What a face

2009-06-02T23:48:00.000-07:00

I get very pouty when I don't get what I want these days!

Take the A Train

2009-05-12T22:20:00.000-07:00

Something I can do all day! I was making the subway train compression sound and the "D-A" announcement notes all week.

See pictures from the New York trip here.

Future goalie

2009-04-16T22:54:00.000-07:00

All I want to do is hoard the ball in soccer class!

A note from my teachers

2009-03-02T22:27:00.000-08:00

"Sebastian has started practicing tracing numbers 0-3. He is doing a great job tracing and repeating the numbers with the teacher! Way to go, Sebastian! We're so proud of you! :-)"

Off the hook, for now...

2009-02-27T22:06:00.000-08:00

...I reached the magical 25 pounds! I'm probably still the lightest 2 1/2 year old out there, but the doctor let me off the hook! Whew!

(and my fontanel's finally closed)

Train crazy

2009-02-16T00:53:00.000-08:00

Roped my entire family in on my obsession. Doh - doh! (the way I say train)

Reports from my teachers

2009-01-23T17:04:00.000-08:00

"Sebastian loves to keep busy during Montessori time! Some of his favorite activities are puzzles (esp. cars), matching dogs, opening containers, food preparation, and lots of pouring activities. It's so wonderful seeing him have a great time!"

I separate easily from parents. I like playing with all of Isabella's friends. (I'm like their little pet!) I play with tricycles, baby dolls, the kitchen/play house, climbing structure and the slide. Sometimes I eat lunch myself or with the teacher's help, but usually not at all!

No, Ba Ba!

2009-01-02T23:24:00.000-08:00

I'm learning that kind of attitude puts me in a timeout!

SSDD

2008-12-29T14:54:00.000-08:00

I currently weigh 23 pounds 7 ounces, and am 33 3/4 inches tall. I am finally on a percentile - 10% for height! But I'm still below any of the weight charts. You would think I'm emaciated with the story the charts say about me. My doctor is emphatic that I need that fat for brain development, so bring on the ice cream!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T23:24:00.000-08:00

Train obsessed

2008-12-16T01:08:00.000-08:00

No thunderstorm or rain is going to stop me from riding that Disneyland train! Do-do!!!!!

And I enjoyed It's a Small World so much that I was bouncing in my seat and waving my arms to the music.

See more pictures from the trip here.

Jump!

2008-12-12T23:47:00.000-08:00

I'm jumping with two feet!

First 2 word combo

2008-12-10T23:29:00.000-08:00

Hey, I said my first two word phrase today! Too bad for my Mom that it was "No Momma"

First speech therapy session

2008-12-09T00:19:00.000-08:00

...this better work!

A note from my teacher

2008-12-08T12:17:00.000-08:00

"Sebastian enjoys working with puzzles. Once he is done with one, he's ready for another. Good job, Sebastian!"

Toddler personality coming through

2008-11-23T23:25:00.000-08:00

I am learning all the important stuff from my sister! How to cling to Momma so she will be overridden by guilt, how to stomp my foot when I say "No!", how to run away from my parents chasing me to change my diaper...

(photo taken by Penny in June 2008)

Every little boy's dream vacation

2008-11-19T00:26:00.000-08:00

Excavators! Skip Loaders! Dump trucks! If only every hotel had a construction site like this right outside their window!!

I seemed particularly one track minded on construction trucks and trains on this trip. My Mom realized that I'm truly XY.

More details to follow. Pictures from our Hawaii vacation here.

First Preschool Teacher Conference

2008-11-15T00:40:00.000-08:00

My teachers only had positive things to say during my first teacher conference in the preschool today. They said that I was a nice addition to the classroom. I am very affectionate: I walk up to my teachers to hug their leg, or give them a hug while they are changing me. I am very much a boy... the first thing I grab when I enter the classroom is a puzzle with motor vehicles on it. My next favorite thing is a dump truck. I enjoy the practical life activities like taking off the doll's clothes. I haven't started any of my letters yet... one because I just transitioned into the classroom, second because I don't say any words right now! I get along well with the other kids, especially Isabella's friends that I already know so well. A few of the older kids have been taking me under their wing, almost like I'm a pet. My sister reports to my Mom that the kids all like me because I'm so sweet. I'm glad that my sister is in the same room, but I'm pretty independent and have my own activities that I focus on. I'm loving it in the preschool. And although I love story time and the routine of the Infant/Toddler classroom, I got upset during transition whenever they brought me back to the Infant/Toddler classroom. I'm fitting right in with the big kids!

Speech therapy assessment

2008-11-12T00:08:00.000-08:00

My Mom took me to a speech assessment today. It was like a fun playdate! Despite the fact that the room had 4 adult strangers, I quickly warmed up to the room because there was a picture of a train on the wall. We played ball, puzzles (one had a really cool tractor!), identified things in pictures. I frequently paused what I was doing to turn around, point to the picture of the train, and exclaim, "Doh doh!" (my way of saying "choo choo train"). We did some activities which I love like filling and pouring, fitting rods into holes, fitting puzzle pieces, drawing lines. When the lady blew bubbles at me, the bubbles were fine, but on the bubble bottle was this small yellow dump truck that I had to point out! Definitely nothing wrong with my eyesight! When I was asked to make a block tower with 13 blocks, I stopped after the 9th one when I saw that the tower start wobbling. I knew it was going to fall! After much coaxing, they got me to put the 10th block on, but down it came tumbling! I knew it! The only thing that I didn't seem so keen on was the pretend play taking care of a teddy bear. Hello, please, that is girly! Can you give me a truck or car or something a little more interesting, please??!

The assessors determined that my problem solving skills are higher than my age, at a 27 to 30 month level. But for expressive language, I am talking at about a 14 to 18 month level! They recommended early intervention through six months of weekly 45 minute speech therapy sessions. They claimed that waiting too long would risk a developmental delay. Kids often act out their frustration from delays in aggression. I hope that this helps me express myself better! Meanwhile, I enjoy saying new words like "backpack" (I like walking around wearing Dora's backpack) and jibber jabbering away. My parents are enjoying my toddler talking phase and are cherishing it as long as they can, because they know that it all changes so quickly and that they'll miss it.