Evaluations

Mik had speech evaluations and we had a parent-teacher conference this week. We are sort of thrown for loop. The speech therapist says she cannot say some certain sounds. She is still in the range for her age group but st the lower end but some of the basics are difficult.

Then we go to the pt conference and Miss Sue tells us that she cannot id letters or numbers and other kids her age are fine with that. She also cannot write her name. I'm not sure if this and her stubborness or if she is really struggling. She really fought with us to identify numbers but once we were looking at her advent calender she counted to 15 (in Spanish) and we had no idea she could do that.

On one hand, I want to be concerned. On the other hand, she is only 4. Isn't that what you are supposed to be learning in kindergarten? Who knows

Good Dinner

For a typical rushed dinner, tonight was pretty good. Josh was laughing at everything we did. Dan did a Tarzan impression and Josh tried to imitate him---pounding his chest and yelling 'ahhh'. Then he practiced shutting his eyes and cracking up. Finally, he put his bib over his head and just cracked himself up. Then, all he had to do was to look at Mik and her antics and he laughed so much.

Life is good

Communication

Joshie is getting pretty good at communicating. I was amazed he 'told' me a few things he needed today. He wanted his bottle and led me to the kitchen and pointed to it.

Then, we were putting together shelves and he 'helped' us and loved sitting in it when it was on its side. He then was having a fun time jumping in and out and I would catch him on the way out. I left the room and he started his grunting to bring me back to the room to play with him some more.

WE had a good Halloween. Mik was supposed to be Mulan and had dressed up as her several times and then when it came to go trick or treating, she said she wanted Cinderella instead. So, CInderella she was. I think her favorite part was the glow sticks. They had an attachment on them that made them earrings and she loved it. She wore them to church today and she looked so grown up with these big hoop earrings.


Josh had a good time sitting in the wago being pulled around. He was Mushu the dragon and for trick or treating was a puppy. He didn't know what he was missing so he didn't get to eat the candy-I did what I could to help get rid of it for him. HA!