I wanna Hoad da baby

Nellie has taken a liking to her new baby sister. Every time the baby makes a sound she says : My my my. The holds out her hands saying I wanna hoad da baby. If I don't instantly help her to do so she throws a fit! On one hand I'm glad she likes the baby on the other I think Nellie thinks she's a toy. Her new favorite thing is hanging off the side of the crib.

I guess it could be worse, she bites her other siblings.

Nellie's Getting an aide

I guess in a way it's a kind of funny reason she is getting a one on one aide at school. It's something I have known a long time and experienced first hand with her....Janelle is a danger to herself! The girl may be behind other kids in many ways, but running, jumping, climbing, and generally getting into everything isn't one of her weaknesses. In fact she is the first one of my children I have used a child restraint harness on (Nice way of saying a leash).
Nellie has no fear and doesn't understand when we express something is dangerous so she runs of large bodies of water, into roads etc etc. At school she has taken to running out of the classroom to the point the must keep the doors closed. We learned this same lesson at doctors offices. You now where they have the rooms with the pull down and they pop open. Yep those are Nellie's favorite. She also has jumped of the top of a playground at school and can't tell people when she is hurt, or I take that back she can scream in pain, she just can't tell us where it hurts.
We have had many scares with her. Once she had eight stitches in her tiny finger. She moved just a little faster than me and got it stuck in a can. She has taken falls off furniture, down stairs etc. Her physical therapist noted the danger of Nellie on stairs. It's scary at times, but I have learned to be right on top of her. The only thing that stinks is I will only leave her with a select few people who I know will watch her closely and because of that babysitters are hard to come by.
I'm really hoping this aide will make her day at school safer, but in all reality why can't I have one for her at home?

So Nellie got another dx added to her list. She has been diagnosed with asthma. Lots of fun :( Truth be told we kind of knew it was coming, since she'd had to be nebulized a few times in the past. It seems her trigger is upper respiratory infections.
On a side note she is doing better in school, other than not eating her lunch. She has begun to join in with the music and dance at circle time. I'm looking forward to her upcoming open house so I can see how she interacts in the classroom setting. I also am anxious to meet her therapist as I have been so use to having her therapy at home and now don't get daily updates on her progress. I know she's talking more at home, but I guess not so much at school.
Her afternoon bus driver has been trying so hard to get her to talk to him and the bus aide. It's about a half hour drive and Nellie stays silent. I told them she likes to sing and maybe she would do that, but nope she just stayed mum. Her teacher said she'll talk and sing to herself in class so at least someone other than us is hearing her cute little voice.
I'm thinking of hiring someone to dress up as Sponge Bob to go to her class. She absolutely loves him. She'll either A. Have a long conversation about Bikini Bottom and the people who live there or B. Freak out and run away crying at a character she knows should only live in the TV.