Speech Therapy

I went to Jordan's IEP this week and got a few tips from the speech therapist to assist his communicating. We're to use pictures as clues for him to use to help us understand. We haven't started yet but we'll see how that goes. The therapist said that she would make sure that he got accepted in Head start this year because she thinks it would be good for him. I"m glad to have her on our side!

What a great day!

This morning the little prince and I went for a walk with my brother like we normally do. Our friend and her youngest son came with us. They met us there. They walked there, actually. After walking her daughter to school across town. then they walked a mile with us! Nearing the end of the mile, her little one was complaining about his legs getting tired and wanting to go home. i traded his place holding her hand with Little Prince Charming's place in the stroller. He didn't like it much, but he was glad to rest. My little prince held onto my friend's hand and walked right along with us. I was so proud. I usually tell people I can't let him go because I'll never see him again! He's a runner. After our walk, we took my brother to pay his phone bill, and to pay his son's dental bill. While we were out, we went to the dollar store to get a couple birthday cards. My little prince was so good all morning, I told him we'd come back this afternoon and get him a present. Unfortunately I wasn't able to do that. We're having car trouble and my husband took our running vehicle to work and I didn't think about that happening when I made the promise. So I hope to take him tomorrow instead. This afternoon, we went outside to play. I got out my chalk and traced his Mickey Mouse on our patio. Then he had to get ALL of his Mickey's for me to trace. After that, we brought out his tricycle and I started working with him again on how to ride it. It's been 2 years I've been trying to teach him to push with one foot at a time and apparently today I used the right word combination because he figured it out! He took off riding that thing like crazy! He still has a little trouble steering while pedaling, but it's only his first day! I told him maybe later he could try it with his bike too. He liked that idea. Unfortunately we got hot and cranky and I don't think I'll let him go back outside tonight. Tomorrow is supposed to be beautiful though!

always something

I got to our speech therapy appointment a mile down the road from the apartment and as I'm pulling into the parking space, smoke starts pouring from under the hood.

Speech evaluation

My little Prince had his formal speech evaluation today. She commented on his manners and how well he behaved. He was pretty good after a bit. At first, he was a bit too curious in his new surroundings to be still, but after Mr. Potato Head came out to play he calmed right down! She showed him pictures and asked him what they were doing and he didn't answer her. She asked which picture showed someone sleeping and he didn't point. We're going to set up an IEP for him and she said with speech therapy he'd get more points to enter into Head Start. Good for us!

Mother's Day

Interesting how holidays come about sometimes. As a thank you for attending her mother's funeral, a woman passed out carnations to the attendees. Everyone thought it was such a great memorial to her mother that it ended up becoming a holiday!

My mother's day weekend started out wonderfully! My husband ended up getting the day off work yesterday and we just bummed around the house, talking and being together until evening when we took a family bike ride! it was Jordan's bedtime wen we got back, but he still needed his bath, especially after trudging through a baseball field partway through. If the weather is good later on we'll go again!

I also got some new photography props. I got one of those metal washtubs for babies to take their bath photos in and some rubber ducks to go with it. Now I just need some babies to shoot!