Qianyi has been quite a good girl lately. Things went well during our little projects.

Last week, we were making a Father’s Day card together. I didn’t expect her to sit still to do things with me for almost an hour. She made paper flowers with my help, pasted them on the card and then chose stickers to place on it. I held her hand to write the words.  When I told her to give the card to Daddy, she looked so excited.

When we washed the rice, we sang together, “Wash the rice… wash the rice… Qianyi and Mummy…wash the rice…rice’s so clean…”

When we scrubbed the bathtub, we sang together too, “This is the way we scrub the tub, scrub the tub, scrub the tub…this is the way we scrub the tub..early in the morning…”

During the speech therapy session today, she did very well using her language to request and ask for help, as well as checking the speech therapist ’s face to see if she wanted her to do something.

When we were doing a collage together, she was supposed to tear some colored paper and glue it on the flower. When she didn’t have the strength to tear it, she asked the speech therapist, “Jie-jie help, it’s difficult.” The speech therapist was very impressed. She asked if I have taught her to say “it’s difficult”. No, that was the first time she said it. When we were making the Father’s Day card, I have said “Mummy help, it’s difficult” a few times. She picked it up.

When we were making a snowman with play dough, she said something too. The speech therapist made a snowman and then Qianyi made a bigger one. The speech therapist said the big one’s Daddy, small one’s Qianyi and asked if she wanted to make one for Mummy. She didn’t agree. She said the big one’s Mummy, small one’s Qianyi… I asked her, “Where’s Daddy?” She said, “Daddy’s working.

Will have more cooperative play with her… I think it does help a lot.