...this is my 200th entry on this blog. Go me.
One of these days I will get a combined total from every blog I have ever had and post the number, for those who care to know.
Anyway, Julia's assessment went very well. I was right on the money with my guestimates regarding her language and gross motor skills (15 language, 11 gross motor). Everything else was well beyond where she should be (cognitive, social, self care etc) with most things falling in the 22-24 month range.
She was awesome. She did everything she was supposed to and more. She was quite the little showoff actually.
I am heading out in a few to go to my parents to drop off a book I borrowed and to get another one or two to read.
Back later!
Thursday, January 5, 2006
On the agenda for today we have...
...Julia's 6 month Early Intervention assessment, a nap for mommy, my regular Thursday night meeting and food shopping.
I got up at 5:30 this morning, ate breakfast, did the treadmill for 15 minutes, and am about to go shower before the kids get up.
Julia's assessment (which will be the same thing she had when they came out 6 months ago to determine whether or not she was eligible for services, except the age range of the activities will go from 16-18 months) is at 9:00 this morning. I am anxious to see how that goes. My guess? Her speech will be at 12-14 months range, and her gross motor will be 9-11 month range. They score the assessment right after they do it so I will be back later to let you know how accurate my predictions were. I am assuming all other areas of her development will be within the "normal" parameters, since they were last time and I certainly don't see her regressing in any way.
I am going to try (notice I said try) to take a nap when Julia does today, but we'll see what happens. I always think it's a good idea but I usually find a million other things I need to get done while she is sleeping.
Other than that, I have my Thursday night meeting and food shopping to do. I haven't gone to a meeting in over a month (life got in the way what can I say?) so I am looking forward to that and catching up with a few people.
Anyway, off to shower and start (or rather, continue) the day.
I got up at 5:30 this morning, ate breakfast, did the treadmill for 15 minutes, and am about to go shower before the kids get up.
Julia's assessment (which will be the same thing she had when they came out 6 months ago to determine whether or not she was eligible for services, except the age range of the activities will go from 16-18 months) is at 9:00 this morning. I am anxious to see how that goes. My guess? Her speech will be at 12-14 months range, and her gross motor will be 9-11 month range. They score the assessment right after they do it so I will be back later to let you know how accurate my predictions were. I am assuming all other areas of her development will be within the "normal" parameters, since they were last time and I certainly don't see her regressing in any way.
I am going to try (notice I said try) to take a nap when Julia does today, but we'll see what happens. I always think it's a good idea but I usually find a million other things I need to get done while she is sleeping.
Other than that, I have my Thursday night meeting and food shopping to do. I haven't gone to a meeting in over a month (life got in the way what can I say?) so I am looking forward to that and catching up with a few people.
Anyway, off to shower and start (or rather, continue) the day.
Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Katherine...
...just ran in the office and said, "Mama, it's a picture moment!."
Yup, she's defintely my daughter.
I went in to see what was so picture worthy and found Julia lying down on the floor, using one of the couch pillows. I took a picture and Katherine sat beside her and I took another one. I noticed that Katherine had red eye so I said, "Darn red eye." Katherine (God love her) said, "Mama, I don't know how to make blue eye, my eyes always come out red."
Question: Why doesn't red eye reduction work on Katherine, like ever? I have red eye setting on the camera and use it all of the time but, Katherine still comes out looking possesed. Weird.
Yup, she's defintely my daughter.
I went in to see what was so picture worthy and found Julia lying down on the floor, using one of the couch pillows. I took a picture and Katherine sat beside her and I took another one. I noticed that Katherine had red eye so I said, "Darn red eye." Katherine (God love her) said, "Mama, I don't know how to make blue eye, my eyes always come out red."
Question: Why doesn't red eye reduction work on Katherine, like ever? I have red eye setting on the camera and use it all of the time but, Katherine still comes out looking possesed. Weird.
Laundry is drying...
...so I'm back.
As mentioned in my previous entry, Julia and I went food shopping earlier. This is what I came home with:
1 tomato
1 cucumber
2 sweet potatoes
2 apples
1 bunch of bananas
1 jar of organic salsa
1 package of whole wheat tortilla's
1 jar of Healthy Choice pasta sauce
1 box of Whole Wheat spaghetti
Isn't that awesome? I mean really, really awesome? I am totally doing this whole diet thing and really sticking to it. I even went to my mother's office today and didn't have one of the cookies that were there, or take a piece of candy from her candy jar.
If this whole diet thing (me talking abou it a lot) is annoying, I am sorry. I am just so happy about this and proud of myself for actually following through.
What better place to share my successes?
As mentioned in my previous entry, Julia and I went food shopping earlier. This is what I came home with:
1 tomato
1 cucumber
2 sweet potatoes
2 apples
1 bunch of bananas
1 jar of organic salsa
1 package of whole wheat tortilla's
1 jar of Healthy Choice pasta sauce
1 box of Whole Wheat spaghetti
Isn't that awesome? I mean really, really awesome? I am totally doing this whole diet thing and really sticking to it. I even went to my mother's office today and didn't have one of the cookies that were there, or take a piece of candy from her candy jar.
If this whole diet thing (me talking abou it a lot) is annoying, I am sorry. I am just so happy about this and proud of myself for actually following through.
What better place to share my successes?
Absence Explained
Julia and I have been running around all morning which is why I have not updated until this point today. I usually update first thing in the morning after the older kids have gone to school but I wanted to get our errands done early, so we left shortly after the kids got on the bus.
Our first stop was Emily's school, to drop off her homework, which I found on the floor just after she got on the bus. I think it must have fallen out when she was getting her gloves out of her bag. I went in to the office and the secretary called her teacher and asked her to send Emily down to get her homework. When Emily came in, the Vice Principal came out of his office and said "Hi Emily." We had a brief conversation, in which Julia was a total flirt (smiling and "making eyes" at the vice principal...too cute), and Emily left saying, "Bye Mr. B, see you at lunch." I know I have mentioned how much I love Middleboro Schools but can I just say how fabulous I think it is that the VP knows Emily, and it's not because she gets in trouble? Seriously. The staff and administration, at least the ones I have dealt with are just awesome. I can't imagine sending my kids anywhere else.
Anyway, after leaving the school, Julia and I went to my mother's office to drop off some of the plastic bins we had borrowed for the move. We went to the bank, the lab (where I had to be stuck three times before they got a vein...not that this is a surprise), and to the grocery store.
I came back home, grilled some chicken, sliced 1/2 an onion and 1/2 a tomato, and made myself a nice wrap on a whole wheat tortilla.
I just got a call from Health South asking if I had access to a fax (apparently they wanted a case history on Julia before we go in for our eval on Friday) and it reminded me that I still haven't connected that aspect of our all in one printer/fax/scanner/copier.
Anyway, that explains my absence. I am going to go and get some things done before the girls get home!
Our first stop was Emily's school, to drop off her homework, which I found on the floor just after she got on the bus. I think it must have fallen out when she was getting her gloves out of her bag. I went in to the office and the secretary called her teacher and asked her to send Emily down to get her homework. When Emily came in, the Vice Principal came out of his office and said "Hi Emily." We had a brief conversation, in which Julia was a total flirt (smiling and "making eyes" at the vice principal...too cute), and Emily left saying, "Bye Mr. B, see you at lunch." I know I have mentioned how much I love Middleboro Schools but can I just say how fabulous I think it is that the VP knows Emily, and it's not because she gets in trouble? Seriously. The staff and administration, at least the ones I have dealt with are just awesome. I can't imagine sending my kids anywhere else.
Anyway, after leaving the school, Julia and I went to my mother's office to drop off some of the plastic bins we had borrowed for the move. We went to the bank, the lab (where I had to be stuck three times before they got a vein...not that this is a surprise), and to the grocery store.
I came back home, grilled some chicken, sliced 1/2 an onion and 1/2 a tomato, and made myself a nice wrap on a whole wheat tortilla.
I just got a call from Health South asking if I had access to a fax (apparently they wanted a case history on Julia before we go in for our eval on Friday) and it reminded me that I still haven't connected that aspect of our all in one printer/fax/scanner/copier.
Anyway, that explains my absence. I am going to go and get some things done before the girls get home!
Tuesday, January 3, 2006
Why Emily Will Succeed In Life
At least one reason anyway.
"Mom, I just got 3 pars in a row!"
"Good job Emily!"
"Yeah, well, I am planning on getting 18."
(playing Mario Golf on Nintendo Game Cube)
Ahh, the power of a positive attitude.
"Mom, I just got 3 pars in a row!"
"Good job Emily!"
"Yeah, well, I am planning on getting 18."
(playing Mario Golf on Nintendo Game Cube)
Ahh, the power of a positive attitude.
Emily and Katherine ...
...will be home from school in about a 1/2 hour.
Funny thing. When they were here last week, driving me insane, I thought I couldn't wiat for them to get back.
Now, I kinda miss them.
Yeah, it's back to the daily grind which means getting up at 6:30 for me, homework for them (well Emily anyway) and afterschool activities resuming. It's fun, and I love it, but the week off in retrospect, was kind of nice.
Funny thing. When they were here last week, driving me insane, I thought I couldn't wiat for them to get back.
Now, I kinda miss them.
Yeah, it's back to the daily grind which means getting up at 6:30 for me, homework for them (well Emily anyway) and afterschool activities resuming. It's fun, and I love it, but the week off in retrospect, was kind of nice.
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