Month: March 2016

Madison has picked up on what others refer to her as in conversations that she clearly listens to. Today she wanted to do activities in her Elmo activity book. She matched up colours and shapes by drawing lines and circles, traced letters and did some puzzles. Mommy told her she was doing such a good job which Madi then responded with…” Madi a smartie pants” Mommy had a big laugh and said “yes you are!”

Madison had a great play with Pam today. They played with Boggie, played with lots of balls, had some Easter treats and did some fun water play pretending to make cake and pizza. When she got home she got ready to help Mommy with the grocery shop. Madison found her sunglasses and waited for Mommy on the stairs saying “Madi’s a goofball!” Over and over again. Not sure who has called her a goofball, but she’s been listening! Hahaha

In celebration of Mommy’s birthday,  Madison went skating for the first time today! Papa rented some ice and they stomped, glided and marched away with their bob skates and helmets.  Madison wore her AFO’s and running shoes straped into her skates for a higher level of support. Madison did a great job holding onto the skate trainer to help her balance and stand tall. She listened well to everyone’s instructions and had a blast! She has already asked Mommy and Daddy about 20 times when she can skate again.

Madison finished her first week of camp today! She did so well and loved every moment!  She did lots of group activities that focused on skills she works on with Monika. All week they had a theme of bugs and today it was butterflies. She made some beautiful butterfly paintings.  After camp Madi hung out with her Cousin Nate and Uncle Mark at the mall. They had some lunch and checked out all the animals at the pet store. On the way out Madi picked out a new book about horses in preperation for her first horseback riding lesson coming up this week.

Today Madison celebrated Mommy’s birthday! Her day started with a special trip to the Rogers Centre to see Disney on Ice. Madison went with her buddy Charlotte and her Mommy. Madison loved every second! Her favorite part was watching Olaf the snowman dance under all the snow and seeing Mickey and Minnie – she did not like the genie from Aladin. She continues to talk about him and that he is scary. The costumes and music were great and so were the seats. Mommy was very proud of how well Madi was able to sit in her booster seat. She sat up straight even with no backing on it and moved her body side to side to be able to see around the heads in front of her. It was a super fun way to celebrate Mommy’s birthday!

Madi celebrated the rest of the day by dressing in green and reading books with her brother,  and then having dinner and playing with Nana and Papa!

After a great morning at camp, Madison spent the day with Nana. She loved making birthday cupcakes!

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Madison was happy to go to swim class tonight. She has been practicing her kicks and bubbles every night at bath time so she was excited to show Ryan. Madi has to arrive 30 minutes before the start of her lessons to make sure she has enough time to walk to the changeroom. Her walking has really speeded up. What takes the most time is she wants to try and open every door in the hallway now that she can reach the handles. She has also become more of a risk taker in trying to walk away from her walker to better reach things on the wall like buttons to open doors or handles.  She thinks it’s hilarious everytime someone tries to stop her from opening doors.

After her lesson Mommy and Madi played in the pool for a bit. Mommy was blown away with how tall Madi is getting. She can touch the bottom of the hot pool. Mommy was excited to see Madi standing by herself for a few seconds in the water and trying to walk around not holding onto anything.

Madison had a great morning at March of Dimes. It was her first day of going to a camp and she talked all about it all night. She loved making new friends and dressing in red for their lady bug theme.

After camp Madison went with Grandma and Grandpa Ambos to a Raptors 905 basketball game at the Air Canada Centre. She stood for most of the game so excited to see everything. She loved playing with the thunderstix. After the game she went for pizza before heading home to do some physio with Emily. Stay tuned for pictures from the basketball game!

Today Madison kicked off her March break with lots of family time. She had another great playdate with Nate. They chased and threw balls at each other,  went on an adventure at the beach with Nana and Papa and had some lunch.

Later in the day Madison visited with Aunt Emily, Grandma and Grandpa to have an early birthday dinner for Mommy. She loved her shamrock cupcakes and had fun playing with her St Patrick’s Day headband and glasses.

Mommy, Madi and Jack had a busy day while Daddy was at work with Papa. Madison helped Mommy make breakfast and then everyone was off to the mall. Madi helped with some Easter shopping, visited the fishies and picked out a new pair of sunglasses for her and Jack. After the mall, Madi headed to Nate’s house for a play date.  Her and Nate had a great time throwing balls at each other and chasing each other through the fort Uncle Mark built. After their play it was nap time. Madi was the most excited for the last part of her day…shopping for a skating helmet. Madison will be attempting skating for the first time next week so she found a helmet and is all ready to hit the ice!

Madison has been a speed demon latly in her walker…so much so that her wheels have worn down to having no grip. She has been sliding forwards, backwards and everywhere. Daddy purchased some “sure tread” from the hardware store and lined her back wheels with it. She now has some good grip and is back speeding down the halls.