Random Kid Updates

We have decided to call early intervention and get Colin evaluated for speech - or lack there of, I should say. Colin has very limited speech for his age level, which doesn't really surprise me since his only real model is mostly non verbal at this point, however we thought it best to get him help if it is needed. He has been screened for Autism by our regular ped. So there is no concern him being autistic as well, thank goodness. So today we had our initial meeting with our start up service coordinator and got all of the paperwork started. May 13th she will come back with the speech evaluator and Physical therapist as well to evaluate his speech and some physical aspects that I've been concerned about with him also. Unfortunately my boss is on vacation that week, so I won't be able to be here for the evaluation, which is a pretty big bummer, but I am sure Mike will make all of my concerns known as well. Colin will have to have either a 33% delay in one area or 25% delay in 2 area's in order to qualify for services in the specified area's, so we'll see if the need is there or not on that day. So until then, we'll see what happens. Can you believe that at 22 months that child is STILL not saying Momma? or Ma?? Do you have ANY idea how heartbreaking that is for me?? It's horrible. I was able to breastfed him for 20 months and he can't even call me MOM?? ugh, the nerve! :-) Hopefully I will hear that beautiful word sometimes soon out of that cute little mouth of his.

Courtney has become our little social butterfly as of late! I am so Ok with this and glad she is coming out of her cocoon so to speak. Her Friend Alyssa we just adore as well as Elena (thank you to parent group and Caden for making this happen!)and between the two of them she has really grown. Alyssa and Courtney go to school together, so they spend alot of time together. After school, going to school functions and at least once typically on the weekend, Alyssa spends the night her or Courtney there. Then Elena, lives out in East Amherst, so we don't see her as often. Courtney never misses a parent group so she is able to spend time with Elena then, and for the past few weeks, they have taken turns spending time at the others house as well. Tonight Courtney walked to a Friends house right after homework. Came home for about 20 minutes when another friend Amanda called to go to the movies. I dropped her off at the movies at 7:30, and Amanda's dad brought her home. Tomorrow we have plans for Elena to come over and the spend the night as well. I guess the term would be fly butterfly fly right??


Anyone want to buy us a riding lawn mower?? this is Caden's newest need. Leave it to my child to want to have a RIDING lawn mover when we have a only 100 feet of property! :-) He saw a picture of one a couple days ago in Sunday's ad's and was addicted to it. He wouldn't put the paper down, slept with it and even took it to school. Finally at one point he put it down, I grabbed it, tossed it and it was never brought up again...... UNTIL today! A NEW add from Sears came in the mail..what's on the front cover? Yep! Darn riding lawn mower. If it's not a vacuum, then it's a mower. Ugh. So NOW he really really wants us to get him one. He's VERY serious. I am not sure what to do. We had a full out 45 min. blow out, calmed him enough to eat and then had another one when we got home, because we didn't come home with it! So if anyone wants to buy us one, please let us know!