These are called tornado tubes. You can find the special connectors (you provide the 2 liter plastic soda bottles) in most educational product stores or online from various vendors. They're actually pretty neat. Alex, here, illustrating how to make the vortex. Keep the bottom steady and quickly swirl the top half. Stop moving and whaalaa. You can add glitter and food coloring. Though the glitter eventually disintegrates and makes the water cloudy.Alex got his first dose of secretin via IV this morning. There are many articles on this hormone treatment that affects the gut and the brain. We're hoping to see more language from him. Connectedness is already coming along. At home and one to one in school anyway... there are still too many distractions in the outside world his eyes seem to glaze over, shutting the informational overload out.
Some things he's been doing lately...
He so funny the other morning. I was waking them to get ready for school. A bleary eyed Alex said, "Sleeping. Go away" and pulled his blanket over his head. Before he would have just shrieked. When he finally came out from under the blanket and I said, "Good morning, Alex" he goes, "Good morning, Mommy."
"Let's go to the bathroom. You can flush the potty."
He smiled, said, "Hold hands" and he grabbed my hand as he made his way out of the room. When he saw I was going to take him to the bathroom downstairs, he stopped me in front of the second floor bathroom, "This one!"
"No, Alex. We're going to use the one downstairs."
There was a soft "Ok" then he stopped me again before we went down and climbed on to my back. "Piggyback!" He earned that one so I caved. When he hits 50 pounds though he's doodoo out of luck no matter how much he talks!
I was looking for something in the spice cabinet one afternoon. I felt him tugging at my shirt. "Mommy?"
"Hmm?" (distracted)
"MOMMY!"
"What?"
"Upstairs computer."
When I was on the phone and he wanted my attention because he needed help getting something out of reach.
"Mommy!"
"What is it?"
(pointed to the cabinet with the dishes) "Bowl."
The best part is he loves to play with Dana. They toss the Jack Skellington head from his costume back and forth, especially in a dark room. He runs up to his sister with it when he wants to play. "Dana!" gives her the head. "This is Halloween!"
