Saturday, May 24, 2008

Another Small Victory

This morning I was making french toast sticks for Britney. Tyler saw the syrup on the counter and pointed to it. I made him some to see how much he would eat. I cut the sticks into fours and gave him a fork. He ate all by himself, fork and all! We have tried many times before to have him use silverware, but today he really did it and seemed to enjoy eating with something other than his hands for a change. Another small victory for us...

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Dedicated to Tyler

This music video you are about to view is by Lee Ann Womack. It is called "I Hope You Dance." This song has a history behind it for me. When I was pregnant with Tyler, I had the CD single for this song. I would put the song on and sing along and let Tyler hear my voice. Its ironic now that all of these words that are being sung mean so much more to me. It is teaching Tyler to NEVER give up and reach for anything he wants. I love Tyler so much and I am NEVER giving up on him. He has come such a long way and funny as it seems, this song feels like it was written for us...
**Pause my playlist for this**

YouTube - Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance

Monday, May 12, 2008

Look At Her Go!!



Pause the music on my playlist on the right. She is saying "Hi" to Grammy and Papa at the end of her swim.

Britney the 4 year old Diva

I am really at the end of my rope with her. No matter what I do, she won't listen to me. I tell her to pick up her mess, she ignores me. I tell her to get ready for school, she tells me 2 more minutes. She will mind Kevin 9 out of 10 times, but I just don't know what to do. I think a big part of it is looking for attention because we spend so much time focusing on helping Tyler that she feels left out. I feel sad that she might feel this way, but how can I explain to her that Tyler is different and needs more help with things she can do already.

When I was picking up Tyler today, I joked with her that the police were coming to get her because they were driving down the road with sirens blaring. Just when I said that to her, Tyler's para brought him out to the car. I told her to get in the back and buckle in her seat. She proceeded to tell me NO I DON'T HAVE TO!!! I was embarrassed because the para looked shocked that my little girl would talk to me like that. She kept it up until I told her she would be going to the corner when we got home and if she continued, she would increase her time in the corner. She quickly ran back and buckled in her seat.

Britney is the 4 year old Diva. Please tell me it will get better....

Appointments and school activities

This week is dedicated to appointments and school activities. Today, I went for my yearly eye exam. Things look good. I ordered more contacts.

Tomorrow is Britney's Field Day. They have been practicing for a few weeks now. They will do a few games and end with a tug of war against the other Pre-K class. I keep telling Britney she needs to pull hard to beat Ms. Jones' class!

Wednesday Kevin will be taking Britney for her physical and SHOTS. We keep telling her it dosen't hurt, just feels cold (bad mommy I know). She needs these to be done for entrance to Kindergarten. As soon as we get that done, I can register her for Kindergarten.

Thursday is Tyler's IEP. I am not worried at all about it. He has had awesome progress this year with reaching goals. We will implement new ones for next year. We will even be discussing ESY for Tyler.

Friday Kevin and a few friends are heading to Miami for the night. I will be left with the kids and dogs to take care of..YIPPEE!!!

Not sure what the weekend will bring, but so far this is what will be happening this week for us...