Wordless Wednesday

 

Listening to Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Mucus and Motrin

Mr. Mr. is sick.... again.  It seems that these last few months have been filled with mucus and Motrin.  I know I've blogged about it before, but not being able to communicate what is wrong has got to be so frustrating for him!  I know its frustrating for me!  Hence, the Motrin.  When all else fails (read: eating, sleeping, diaper, cuddling, vibrating pillow, funny noises, favorite video, songs etc) I give  him Motrin.  I figure if nothing else, whatever is hurting may feel a little better with that.  I just hate when he is sick!  I don't know one mother who enjoys it, and of course with the extra attention he needs, the other siblings get clingy and jealous.

Then I wonder if I should take him to the doctors or not.  With children that are not mobile, they worry about them getting pneumonia and they usually put him on antibiotics, which of course upsets him tummy and then he is not happy either.  So I am waiting it out.  But in the mean time, the house hold is pretty miserable, which makes for a miserable momma too!

Wordless Wendesday

Walker updates

It seems time is flying by!  Mr. Mr. turned 3 years old on Friday, and boy have we come a long way!  Its amazing to think that on the day he was born, we had no clue what our future would entail.  We had no idea all the trials we would be put to, and what he would teach us along the way!  Sure there are days when I am exhausted and short tempered, but one look into those big blue eyes and my heart melts!

He is truly loving school! We are seeing some amazing things happening with him too!  He is sitting up so much better, with much more trunk control.  We don't need to use his chest strap in his feeding chair.  His teacher reports that he keeps eye contact for the entire spelling of his name during circle time and he loves the alphabet song and book they made him.  The most exciting progress is that he is pushing up on his arms!  He hasn't figured out how to do both arms at the same time, but he is really interested in getting his top half up and looking around!  He will also get up on his knees but hasn't mastered both ends at the same time!  This is great progress and we are very excited to encourage him!  I can't wait until he is crawling around and getting into everything!! 

Happy third birthday my sweet boy!!

31 for 21 Challenge!

My good friend Courtney over at Mutterings and Musings is working on this years 31 for 21 challenge.  Click here to learn more about her amazing family!!

Walker's 1st Field Trip!

Pumpkins, pumpkins and more pumpkins!  It's my favorite time of the year!  All the beautiful colors, the crisp air and the last chances to get outside before the dark cold winter!

It's a right of passage in our area to visit Maples farm, go for a hay ride, feed the furry cows and then pick out the perfect pumpkin.  I was happy to accompany Walker and his class on their very 1st field trip yesterday!
The children rode the bus and I followed in my van in order to take Walker's chair with us.  I knew that I would have to carry him on the wagon ride, but wanted to be able to wheel him around the rest of the time.  He is getting pretty heavy and big to carry these days!

First we visited a small animal area but Walker's chair wouldn't fit through the walkway with all the other kids, so we chilled out outside by the pony.It was probably for the better since the smells and sounds might have been too much for Walker.  Next the class went through the corn maze but Walker was ready for a snack. We visited with the OT and PT therapists that were there and it gave me some time to catch up with them.  After, we headed over to the bounce house and slide.  I wanted him to participate so I took off my shoes and climbed in with him.  His classmates were happily bouncing as I held him tight in my lap.  He really seemed to enjoy it!

Finally it was time for us to go on the hay ride!!  I was more excited than he was, because by this time he was spent!

His teacher and aid, picked out the best pumpkin while Walker and I cuddled on the wagon.  It was really nice to just hang out with him, since we often don't get uninterrupted time at home! He slept the remainder of the trip so we had to wait until he got home from school to take his picture with his pumpkin!

But as you can see, it was well worth the wait!!

A soft landing

Recently, I posted a blog about my concerns for Walker's schooling.  I was worried that he wasn't really being involved as much as possible because he can be upset very easily and I was only witnessing him in one location in the classroom.  That blog is here. So today I got to experience what a morning is like for him in his classroom.

I am very pleased to report that he is being fully engaged in all classroom activities.  Actually, I really didn't think he wasn't but I wanted to witness first hand how they were handling certain aspects of his IEP goals. It was awesome to watch him interact with his aides and get involved in matching, sorting and coloring.  His aid is AMAZING!  If I could clone her for every special needs child I would!  I know that she is not just assigned to Mr. Mr. because they like to switch around within the classroom, but as I mentioned I would request her for him everyday if I could! She worked him hard and knew when to relax.  He was able to place two plastic bears in a bowl out of five tries!  It was so great to see him excited to be part of the classroom.  Circle time, they put him in his stander and he was really liking all the singing.  I had only a few suggestions for the aid, and she was very receptive.  I know that not everyday will be peaches and cream for him there, because truth is its a struggle here with him to. But I am so happy for the decisions I made to put him in preschool and I am confident that I made the right match.  Even though he isn't completely at the level that the rest of his peers are, its so good for him to be exposed and gives him something to reach for!