Lydia has Grown
Less than two months ago I bought Lydia a used bike that was a little too big for her. I had to put the seat all the way down and handlebars forward. She barely fit and was able to ride it around. Then last week I noticed that she grew into it. I had to put the seat up for her, quite a bit too. Unbelievable!
Lydia also became a very good reader this last year. She can pick up and read anything now, including the scriptures. When Mom wasn't around to read "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" to her the other day, she just read by herself. She's also getting pretty good at reading piano music now. I'm giving her lessons.
Her memory has always astounded me. She doesn't forget anything it seems.
Lydia loves attention. When we have visitors, she will try to show them everything she can do. She wants Mom and me to watch the funny parts of her favorite shows, like My Little Pony, with her (which pretty much means the whole show). I'd like to help her be comfortable without having attention all the time, but I don't know exactly what to do.
I noticed Lydia gets very panicky at times. I guess that just means she's cautious. But the funny times are when she panics over a game, like Zelda. The kids have been playing the N64 Zelda game (Ocarina of Time). It's a little too hard for them, but together they make it through the game little by little, and they love it. However, Lydia would usually prefer Tyler to play the hard parts. Sometimes I make her do the hard things, just so she knows she can. But when the music indicates that a bad-guy is around, or when she sees something scary, she goes into a complete state of panic and hysteria. It's not at all rational. For example, she might know that she has enough power left to be hit 20 times by the enemy before dying, and even if she did die it would not set her back much. I remind her of all of this and tell her to turn around and face the enemy. But she is in utter panic and can't bring herself to do it. Sometimes her panic is obviously hurting her in the game because she can't see which way the enemy is attacking from, but she still won't calm down. There was a particular dinosaur looking creature that breathes fire. She ran around a loop away from this guy for about five minutes. I kept trying to convince her that she outran him and needs to turn around and see where he is (it turns out that when you get too far ahead he rolls in a ball and tries to keep up, so running more doesn't help).
Lydia also became a very good reader this last year. She can pick up and read anything now, including the scriptures. When Mom wasn't around to read "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" to her the other day, she just read by herself. She's also getting pretty good at reading piano music now. I'm giving her lessons.
Her memory has always astounded me. She doesn't forget anything it seems.
Lydia loves attention. When we have visitors, she will try to show them everything she can do. She wants Mom and me to watch the funny parts of her favorite shows, like My Little Pony, with her (which pretty much means the whole show). I'd like to help her be comfortable without having attention all the time, but I don't know exactly what to do.
I noticed Lydia gets very panicky at times. I guess that just means she's cautious. But the funny times are when she panics over a game, like Zelda. The kids have been playing the N64 Zelda game (Ocarina of Time). It's a little too hard for them, but together they make it through the game little by little, and they love it. However, Lydia would usually prefer Tyler to play the hard parts. Sometimes I make her do the hard things, just so she knows she can. But when the music indicates that a bad-guy is around, or when she sees something scary, she goes into a complete state of panic and hysteria. It's not at all rational. For example, she might know that she has enough power left to be hit 20 times by the enemy before dying, and even if she did die it would not set her back much. I remind her of all of this and tell her to turn around and face the enemy. But she is in utter panic and can't bring herself to do it. Sometimes her panic is obviously hurting her in the game because she can't see which way the enemy is attacking from, but she still won't calm down. There was a particular dinosaur looking creature that breathes fire. She ran around a loop away from this guy for about five minutes. I kept trying to convince her that she outran him and needs to turn around and see where he is (it turns out that when you get too far ahead he rolls in a ball and tries to keep up, so running more doesn't help).
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