Okay - so I guess that I'm jumping on the Random Tuesday Thoughts... ::: drum roll :::
~ Nathan hangs on me, but he doesn't want to be on my lap or cuddling - he just wants to lean on me, hang on me, pull on me and whine right now. It's great fun I tell ya! GREAT FUN! I go lay him down and he pop's right back up like it's a game... what? .. oh it IS a game... ::sigh:: you should have told me! He is seriously addicted to grapes. He won't stop snacking on them, and at this point, I am all for that. He's tired, and I know he's tired, and HE knows he's tired... but of course he will wait to fall asleep at 3pm (in 40 minutes) when we have to leave to go pick up Calahan so that Cal can be home when Noah gets home cuz Nathan has a DR appt at 3:50.
- Kaedyn is sitting - Kaedyn is sitting - I'm SO EXCITED - I can FINALLY say he can SIT on his OWN and completely on his own! Now if he could only get his rolly polely self IN the sitting position we'd be all set!
- Nathan just came and got a grape and now he's sitting in his pooh chair... yay - he's not hanging!
- So I got a call from the DRs office today, making an "ASAP" appointment for Nathan to discuss his hearing results. Ah... er... eh... hummmm... should I be worried? I mean I know she saw off color fluid in one ear and the other ear was slightly red ... but I figured I'd give it a few days since he's not symptomatic for an ear infection and he has a cold that can irritate the ear... so, when I got the call about an hour ago, I was mighty shocked. Especially when ASAP was 3:50 this afternoon!
- I get to work on more signs with Nathan tonight, and stretch out Noah's heel cords (making him cry of course) ... and find the missing Autism clinic paper work to give to Nathan's Physical Therapist tomorrow morning because I couldn't find it today to give to his Speech Therapist (even though they both have to fill it out) ... will the elf of all lost things please bring it back.
- the radio is on 24/7 in the babies room - and I just heard a severe weather bulletin - so I had to mad dash in there. It's for a severe thunderstorm warning. Joy! It's to the north of us though (moving north-east) so I don't have to worry about it. I heard it via the baby monitor.
- I'm starting to get ready to Homeschool Noah over the summer. He is pretty far behind, he's not writing yet.. he's not reading yet... I know it took Calahan a long time to get all of that too, but I sorta expected Noah to get all that already. He'll learn it when he's good and ready, but homeschooling over the summer isn't going to hurt anyone. Now... where to start. LOL... Actually I homeschooled Calahan for awhile then made the (for me) painful choice to put him in public school because Noah was about to be born and I knew I couldn't - wouldn't - be able to dedicate the time I needed to - to Calahan - to teach him. So I went to the school - got him enrolled. His first day of school (a Monday) I took him, then went to a DR appt ... and almost got admitted. I was told to go home, go to bed, and not to move, be back at 8am the next day. Cal's second day of school, I took him in, went straight to the DR - and after 2 hours, ended up getting the first of three steroid shots to mature Noah's lungs. Then I was told to go to the hospital and do not pass go or collect $200. Noah was born that Friday... all 1lb 12oz of him. Guess I got him in school just in time, huh? But I know he doesn't thrive the way he should. I feel very frustrated when it comes to him and his education. Let's see if we can do better with Noah.
- Well - Nathan and I are going to run out and get the mail, and then get ready to go.
HAPPY TUESDAY ALL!! I might be back for another blog yet tonight (don't run screaming, I'll be nice, REALLY!)
i haven't read too much on your boys yet, but wanted to let you know that my 5 yr old had bad hearing test results, severe mood swings, and some speech delay. low n behold it was chronic undiagnosed ear infection (he never had any symptoms of them) and severely swollen adnoids. tubes and taking out the adnoids gave us an ENTIRELY different kids back almost immediately, well rested and able to hear changed sooo much!
ReplyDeleteHurray for Kaedyn!
ReplyDeleteTry not to beat yourself up about not homeschooling. Having homeschooled myself, I know how hard it is to be pulled in so many different directions by younger siblings, siblings with special needs, etc. You do the best you can.
As far as where to start for summer homeschooling - how about unschooling? - do what you normally do during the summer and add an educational twist. Have him keep a journal to encourage writing. Instead of focusing on correct grammer, spelling, etc, just encourage him to write something. If he likes drawing, start with a picture and then have him write a few words about it.