You Can't be Serious?!

I have had problems with my back since Zach was born. I used to blame it on the stupid doctors who gave me the epidural (when I wanted the spinal block THAT I NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH) and on Andy...because it is his fault our babies were ginormous.

Last September I had a horrible accident on my way home from work. A dog that looked to be a mix between a boxer and great dane, walked directly out in front of my car while I was going 60 mph. It killed the dog instantly and caused more than 8k worth of damage to my SUV. Luckily me and the kids were not hurt. Actually, the kids had no clue what happened and I just sobbed hysterically for hurting the dog.

A week or so later I noticed that my back was hurting and it just got worse and worse. By February I had gone to a chiropractor, my MD, completed 8 weeks of physical therapy, tried a TENS & of course took anti-inflammatory pills. Still I was in pain. I went back to my MD in May because the pains were moving down to my ankles and it was becoming increasingly difficult to even walk. I was referred to an Orthopaedic Surgeon. Orthopaedic Surgeon says I have arthritis and orders an MRI. MRI shows ruptured disk and collapsing spine. Surgery will be necessary.

So I will be having surgery in the next 6 weeks or so. Whoo Hoo...:(

Sadness

My Work Here is Done

I got a call from the daycare a few days ago. Zach has a new teacher & he is testing her. Imagine that.

Teacher: Mrs. Stephens, he has had a difficult day. He won't take a nap and I feel so badly for him. I keep trying to help him and-

Me: Don't "help" him. Put him in the corner, he is testing you.

Teacher: Well I guess that would explain why he told me to shut the hell up.

Me: Probably. Sigh.



Of course apologizes for my 2 year old delinquent's behavior came quickly. I can't imagine where he would hear such a phrase....

Accomplishments

Lacey completed PreK last week. Honestly, I thought PreK was a joke. Not really because of the teachers or the school Lacey was in, they are GREAT, just because of the guidelines the state makes the teachers go by.

We decided not to test her out of Kindergarten so she could go straight to the first grade. We'll just keep her in any advanced programs we can and if she is still excelling in school by the 4th or 5th grade we will address it then. We just thought Kindergarten would give her some of the necessary skills that aren't academic. We want her to be a kid more than anything. School is important, but it is not the end all be all of life.




Zach no longer has a speech therapist, physical therapist or behavior specialist seeing him. :) He is doing SO much better!! I have requested his speech therapist stay with us until he ages out of the program at 3 years old (in September) She isn't helping with speech anymore (we'll get to that in a minute)she is helping with his sensory issues and social skills. He is the typical smart kid with no people skills. On top of that he is just kind of weird about his space and what touches him. So she is working on that with him while he is at daycare and with other children his age.

This is a HUGE accomplishment for him!

His speech is comparable to a 5 year old now. WOW! Speech therapy is obviously no longer needed. His vestibular abilities are much more advanced. He can jump, play and go down slides now! One year ago I had a little boy who would not speak, would bite himself & bang his head against the wall, wouldn't jump, didn't like slides, didn't trust anyone, couldn't stand to have his routine altered ect, ect. It was so awful and I felt so helpless. Now I have a pretty normal little boy. If anyone needs some developmental help with their child I cannot say enough about this program and the people I have worked with.