Well, it's been about 3 years that Courtney has been in therapy now. I am fried. It's been very difficult with school and having 3 different therapies to attend each week (plus having a non-therapy kid in tow)! So, I am so thankful that we are just about at the end. She only has 1 or 2 more physical therapy sessions. She was very close to the end of her feeding clinic, but I was just too burnt out to continue on right now, plus she has been making great strides. And her behavioral therapist expects to release her in the next month. Thank goodness!
This has been a long, hard road! We knew going into it that it would be. But we also knew we wanted to do it then so it wouldn't affect her school. I also learned a few months back that as kids get older insurance covers less and less therapy visits! So, right now, she gets 20 visits per discipline per year. (20 for speech, 20 for occupational, and 20 for physical). But as she gets older, the number of visits you are allowed per year begins to decrease. So, another reason I am so glad we did this all now!
She has come so far from where she once was. It's just amazing. It hasn't been easy on anyone, but it's been worth it to see how far she has come! Will she need more therapy in the future? Only time will tell. But at the moment, she is all caught up!
She is loving her new school. She is in such a better mood when she comes home. And the newsletters we get just make me smile and remind me just how thankful I am that we switched her! This was no doubt the best decision!!!
Hubby was in Moscow this past week for 5 days. He had to go out for a client. He has never been to Russia before, so pretty exciting that he got to go! It sure does look like a beautiful place!
He arrived home about 9:15pm last night (Saturday night) and then he left again for the airport this morning at 7:15am for Washington DC. So, a whole 10 hours at home. Several people have asked me why he even bothered to fly home, why not just fly right to DC? Well, 1) he got to see his family even if it was for a brief snippet of time and 2) he needed different clothes. Russia was much more dressed up and COLD. DC is not as dressy and not quite as cold.
Did I mention before that Kasey has started crawling out of her crib? Yes, about 2 weeks ago. And once she figured out how to do it, there was no stopping her. So, we have now converted her crib to a toddler bed. My mom had one of those rails you use to help kids NOT roll out of bed that fit a toddler bed, so we put that on her bed so she won't fall out during the night. It leaves her a gap of about 10 inches to crawl in and out of.
Ever since we did this, nap times have been so difficult. She just does not want to stay in her bed for nap. Don't get me wrong, she still needs her nap, she just fights and fights and fights. So by the time she does end up falling asleep she only gets about an hour nap before I have to wake her up for some reason or another. But the good thing is that most nights she is so exhausted by the time she goes to bed, she just falls right asleep. Although, the other night she was pretty rested and pretty wired at bedtime, so I had to make her get back in bed a dozen times or so. I just look forward to the day when it's not so exciting for her to get out of bed every moment! Come on phase, be done!!!
I am doing my best to try and build up my 31 business. I now have a consultant under me, so I really need to get another one and build my own business so that I can start making a decent income from it. SO, if anyone out there would like to host a party for me (in the Colorado Springs area), I would REALLY appreciate it!!!
I have been keeping busy. Between 31, putting hours in at the office, the 2 girls and their schedules and the million other things going on, I crash at bedtime too! But, I know life is going to be like this for a while as well, so I will just try to make it to bed at a decent hour and get a good night's sleep!
Speaking of which, I better get off the computer and go get the few things done I need to do and then head to bed!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Halloween
Courtney started her new school on Monday. Yes, on Halloween! It actually was a really good time to start her! It was a party atmosphere, and we went back at 10:30am for their Harvest Festival, so she really only had 2 and a half hours without us there. So, it was a great way to ease her into her first day! She had a great time too. Here she is in her class singing a song about a pumpkin, dressed as a unicorn!
Halloween night was madness at our house, but good madness! We had 3 other families over for pizza prior to trick or treating. Yes, that made a total of 8 adults and 8 kids, 16 people! And of course the kids were SO excited for dinner and then dinner to be over so that they could head out. Finally we said "time to put on your costumes!" And they were all so excited! Here are all the kiddo's prior to heading out the the door!
Kasey was Scooby Doo. She was cute, but she would not wear the hood which was Scooby's head, but people were still able to figure out what she was.
Once we were starting to head out, our neighbor's carpool friends came to join us too. So then we had 11 kids and 4 adults. The Mommy's except for the one carpool dad took the kids. It was crazy for a bit. We made one trip around the block, then had to head back to the house to regroup and get the wagon and a stroller. The littlest kids were struggling to keep up with the big kids.
Meanwhile the dad's were set up in the driveway with all the candy and treats handing out candy while having a Halloween drink or two. Two of the other families were neighbor's and both the dad's decided they wanted to all hang out together instead of all being at home alone to hand out candy. So, they went home at the beginning of the night, got their candy, and put a sign on the door instructing trick or treaters to come to our house for candy. At one point another one of our neighbors also joined them with his candy bowl. He, however, had had a few too many Halloween drinks, and didn't last long. He did leave his candy for the other guys to hand out, and he went home. Ah, Halloween memories were created that night!
Kasey started crawling out of her crib last week. So, to be sure she didn't hurt herself, we took off the front side of the crib (it was made to do this). My mom had a rail to fit a toddler bed to make sure Kasey doesn't fall out. However, now she can get in and out of bed really easily. The first night we went in to check on her and this is how and where we found her:
She is behind the rocking chair in her room. She loves to hide back there. We have had a hard time keeping her in her bed at nap time, and when I go in to check on her, she hears me coming and RUNS to hide behind the rocking chair. I am currently thinking we may need to find a tent for her bed so she can hide in there. Maybe that will keep her in bed more... I just can't wait until this phase is over. It's a tough one. She has hardly napped this whole week which makes for some tough evenings. However, come bed time, she does normally stay in bed and crashes quite fast.
Courtney has really enjoyed her first week at school so far. She didn't go yesterday due to snow, but today was her 3rd day. They are doing a lot of testing with her to find out which levels she needs to be at. She was already put in the 1st grade math, but she doesn't have to go to the 1st grade room. The other kindergarten room is doing a 1st grade math program. They were testing her reading, letter sounds and site words this week.
She certainly has been coming home in a better mood, and more talkative. Not sure if this is due to the new school or due to the fact that she is only half day, but I like it! I can't wait to get in there and volunteer and see how things really work!
Winter has come. Not really since it doesn't start until December, but we just had our 3rd snow, and it's COLD. I miss summer already.
Yesterday Courtney was asking me why she and her friend Ava do not go to the same school. I told her that Ava goes to a catholic school and we are not catholic, we are Presbyterian. She then asked me "Why are we vegetarian?" Ah, it's the little things they say that make me laugh!
Halloween night was madness at our house, but good madness! We had 3 other families over for pizza prior to trick or treating. Yes, that made a total of 8 adults and 8 kids, 16 people! And of course the kids were SO excited for dinner and then dinner to be over so that they could head out. Finally we said "time to put on your costumes!" And they were all so excited! Here are all the kiddo's prior to heading out the the door!
Kasey was Scooby Doo. She was cute, but she would not wear the hood which was Scooby's head, but people were still able to figure out what she was.Once we were starting to head out, our neighbor's carpool friends came to join us too. So then we had 11 kids and 4 adults. The Mommy's except for the one carpool dad took the kids. It was crazy for a bit. We made one trip around the block, then had to head back to the house to regroup and get the wagon and a stroller. The littlest kids were struggling to keep up with the big kids.
Meanwhile the dad's were set up in the driveway with all the candy and treats handing out candy while having a Halloween drink or two. Two of the other families were neighbor's and both the dad's decided they wanted to all hang out together instead of all being at home alone to hand out candy. So, they went home at the beginning of the night, got their candy, and put a sign on the door instructing trick or treaters to come to our house for candy. At one point another one of our neighbors also joined them with his candy bowl. He, however, had had a few too many Halloween drinks, and didn't last long. He did leave his candy for the other guys to hand out, and he went home. Ah, Halloween memories were created that night!
Kasey started crawling out of her crib last week. So, to be sure she didn't hurt herself, we took off the front side of the crib (it was made to do this). My mom had a rail to fit a toddler bed to make sure Kasey doesn't fall out. However, now she can get in and out of bed really easily. The first night we went in to check on her and this is how and where we found her:
She is behind the rocking chair in her room. She loves to hide back there. We have had a hard time keeping her in her bed at nap time, and when I go in to check on her, she hears me coming and RUNS to hide behind the rocking chair. I am currently thinking we may need to find a tent for her bed so she can hide in there. Maybe that will keep her in bed more... I just can't wait until this phase is over. It's a tough one. She has hardly napped this whole week which makes for some tough evenings. However, come bed time, she does normally stay in bed and crashes quite fast.Courtney has really enjoyed her first week at school so far. She didn't go yesterday due to snow, but today was her 3rd day. They are doing a lot of testing with her to find out which levels she needs to be at. She was already put in the 1st grade math, but she doesn't have to go to the 1st grade room. The other kindergarten room is doing a 1st grade math program. They were testing her reading, letter sounds and site words this week.
She certainly has been coming home in a better mood, and more talkative. Not sure if this is due to the new school or due to the fact that she is only half day, but I like it! I can't wait to get in there and volunteer and see how things really work!
Winter has come. Not really since it doesn't start until December, but we just had our 3rd snow, and it's COLD. I miss summer already.
Yesterday Courtney was asking me why she and her friend Ava do not go to the same school. I told her that Ava goes to a catholic school and we are not catholic, we are Presbyterian. She then asked me "Why are we vegetarian?" Ah, it's the little things they say that make me laugh!
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