Happy Easter!
Megan's March/April Milestones
Sitting up all by herself!Note...NO BOW!! That is for those of you who make fun of me for putting big bows on her poor bald head (John)!
Baby Food! Green beans are yummy!
Mommy of the Year
Last but no least for the month of April I get "The Mommy of the Year" award. Yes, because I am so observant and in tune with the needs of my children...or thought I was...It's no secret Dallen has been a challenge for me. Figuring out his behavior from the time he was 18-months old has been a challenge. Now that we know about his sensory issues I am so glad to know how he ticks!
Yesterday in therapy (OT) we were doing food therapy. He was learning what foods he can eat to either alert or calm his system. In the process of therapy he had to lick peanut butter off of a thick pretzel. Come to find out Dallen is unable to lick. Yes...he can't LICK (who knew that is apparently important). He uses his hands to move the pretzel back and forth to get the peanut butter off. Then, when peanut butter is placed on his upper lip he is unable to use only his tongue to get it off. He gets frustrated and wipes it off with his finger or uses his bottom lip. The OT thought this was very interesting and called in a speech therapist to "take a look". She had him do various exercises and asked about his letter sounds. His "L's" sound like a "W", he has trouble with "R" and there are a couple of others that I was unaware of. Apparently his tongue is "thrusting" and is very weak. When she found out he would be 6 in June she said, "He definitely needs to be evaluated by a speech therapist". She also told me that with motor oral therapy she probably could break his thumb sucking!!! Props to her if she can do it because I am at a loss! Anyway, the speech thing is not anything major but how did I not notice?? What if I had only had the insight to get him in when he was 2? I knew he wasn't talking. I just thought it was because Jaxon talked for him. I even knew he wasn't talking well at 3. What did I do? I sent him to preschool thinking being around kids would make him talk more. When I think of the help I could have given him earlier he would have had a much better experience in preschool and even church. Maybe he wouldn't have had as many other issues at 4 and 5 because we would have already identified the problem. I know I can't "woulda, coulda, shoulda" and say "what if" because he is getting assistance now. I am learning so much and he is getting so much better...I just feel a little bit like I let him down early on. So, here's to the Mommy of the Year!
So, enough pity party. I will say this week two very unexpected things took place. For no reason John brought home a dozen pink roses for me. He called the boys out to his car before he came in and had them each bring a rose in to me then, John brought in the rest.THEN, Friday after work John came home at 6:30 to find me and the kids just sitting on the couch playing Wii. I was feeling really tired from my lovely sinus infection. John just went to the kitchen and made dinner. The evidence is below!
When I saw the apron I couldn't resist taking a picture! ha ha! Who does he think he is? A fireman?? ha ha.
