So today I was in a meeting with one of Rachel's therapists. We were updating info on her behaviors and skills and stuff before her IEP meeting on Friday.
My friend came in and she had an adorable little boy with her who she was babysitting. She had to go get some Christmas presents for the kids from Santa out of my car so she left him with us for a minute because Rachel appeared interested and he seemed to be having a good time with us. Prior to that Rachel was just wandering around the room.
She actually started playing with this kid!!! They were playing chase, initiated by her - she was the chaser! They were playing a sort of hide and seek/peek-a-boo type thing under the table and she would laugh when he would pop out and they were even sharing toys. She was genuinely interested in playing with him. She has never shown interest in another child this way...ever.
My friend, the one doing the babysitting, has twin girls who are about about 2 1/2 years older than Rachel. Rachel has taken a liking to one of them and will look at her almost like a big sister and imitate her on occasion but she has never played with her like she played with this boy.
I could totally make boy jokes now but I won't so my husband's head doesn't explode.
I do attribute this to us not giving Rachel multivitamins anymore. We stopped giving them to her in the beginning of November. I don't know if I mentioned this before. Maybe I did. I talk it about so much lately I don't remember where I have and where I haven't. She is a totally different child. She laughs now at things that are funny. For the very first time the other day she stacked blocks, she strung beads on a string, she is sitting and playing with apps on an iPad instead of just obsessively pushing the home button. She smiles and laughs instead of being a stone faced zombie. She is quite a bit more affectionate, although it is still on her terms but I am getting a lot more hugs lately which is so incredible it makes my heart burst. EVERYONE notices the difference, even without me saying anything. It's absolutely amazing.
Considering the way vitamins...any vitamins...make me feel, I can't believe I never thought before that vitamins may have the same effect on her or Aaron. I haven't noticed a difference with Aaron but Rachel is night and day. Clearly I did the right thing. I have my older daughter to thank for finding out that information about the vitamins too. So thanks PANTS!
With cautious optimism I am excited to see what she will do next. I may have to stalk this other kid now though for play dates...hahaha....just kidding...well...maybe not.
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