Since Luke is still sleeping on the floor, Charlie thinks he should get the pillow!
Friday, August 1, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Dinosaur Watching
Today I (Rich) took Luke on a Dinosaur watch. We searched for hours and found nothing. Hot and exhausted, we decided to turn back when suddenly, in the thickest part of the forest, we came upon a giant T-Rex attacking his prey. Luckily I had my camera handy.
Wanting cookies, football, and more assessments for Aaron
Luke saw Raha eating a cookie and told me, "Look, Raha has a cookie. Mommy, I always want what the other guy has."
I took Raha over to South Oldham to get info about registration and to see the school. We went back tonight to get football gear and practice starts tomorrow. Yikes! I told him that he's not allowed to hit, be hit, or fall on the ground, and of course he looked at me like I was a total idiot. Probably not for the first time? My dad says that he had less injuries in football than basketball thanks to the protection from pads and helmet but it still scares me. I am glad for the initially welcoming coach and I hope that he really feels welcome and thrives on the team environment. I was nervous for him while we were signing up, completely out of my comfort zone with football gear and parents who were obvious sports fanatics, then had a good moment of levity when Raha told me we need to go to the sporting goods store to buy him a cup. I punted to Rich on that one.
It's definitely weird for me to be on the other side of ECE (special education) services. The assistant principal was condescending and quite sure that he should be in self contained services even though she doesn't know him at all and doesn't know how beautifully he's behaved for months. I was furious but acted polite since I'll need to work with her for the next couple of years. We have a meeting next Monday, so I'll take lots of behavioral data, references from administration, and bring his therapist and other classroom teacher. I need to learn how to be a good advocate.
Aaron's speech therapist made a referral for another assessment, this at my request for him to receive services in the home for sign language. Austin is great, Aaron loves her, and we don't want to switch to a therapist who can provide both services. When we were with Barbara and Dennis, Aaron was enamored with Barbara. She speaks fluent ASL, and he'd get so excited that he start wiggling his fingers and waving hands to talk to her. He spontaneously picked up lots of signs and is so willing to communicate, and we're so desperate to talk to him. I'm not sure that there are signs for 50 kinds of construction vehicles, but I'm sure that Aaron would be delighted to learn all of them.
I took Raha over to South Oldham to get info about registration and to see the school. We went back tonight to get football gear and practice starts tomorrow. Yikes! I told him that he's not allowed to hit, be hit, or fall on the ground, and of course he looked at me like I was a total idiot. Probably not for the first time? My dad says that he had less injuries in football than basketball thanks to the protection from pads and helmet but it still scares me. I am glad for the initially welcoming coach and I hope that he really feels welcome and thrives on the team environment. I was nervous for him while we were signing up, completely out of my comfort zone with football gear and parents who were obvious sports fanatics, then had a good moment of levity when Raha told me we need to go to the sporting goods store to buy him a cup. I punted to Rich on that one.
It's definitely weird for me to be on the other side of ECE (special education) services. The assistant principal was condescending and quite sure that he should be in self contained services even though she doesn't know him at all and doesn't know how beautifully he's behaved for months. I was furious but acted polite since I'll need to work with her for the next couple of years. We have a meeting next Monday, so I'll take lots of behavioral data, references from administration, and bring his therapist and other classroom teacher. I need to learn how to be a good advocate.
Aaron's speech therapist made a referral for another assessment, this at my request for him to receive services in the home for sign language. Austin is great, Aaron loves her, and we don't want to switch to a therapist who can provide both services. When we were with Barbara and Dennis, Aaron was enamored with Barbara. She speaks fluent ASL, and he'd get so excited that he start wiggling his fingers and waving hands to talk to her. He spontaneously picked up lots of signs and is so willing to communicate, and we're so desperate to talk to him. I'm not sure that there are signs for 50 kinds of construction vehicles, but I'm sure that Aaron would be delighted to learn all of them.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Smithsonian Trip
Yesterday we made a trip into Washington D.C. to go to the Air & Space Museum and to the Natural History Museum. I think Rich was the most thrilled with A & S, and was sad to have to move at kid pace instead of adult pace...he loves airplanes and flight, and of course has a much longer attention span than our little people. I'm not sure if Aaron even noticed the airplanes - he spent most of the time there thrilled to push his stroller around and peek under the sun shade.
I asked Luke what he liked at the Air & Space Museum, and he just said, "I liked the dinosaur bones! I haven't seen dinosaur fossils in a long time. I saw a meat eater, and a huge dinosaur, the biggest dinosaur in the world, the brontosaurus. I learned that dinosaurs lived millions and millions and millions of years ago." I asked Luke how many a million is - "It's more than a thousand."
So I think that all means that the Natural HistoryMuseum was a much higher priority to Luke! It really was amazing, and Aaron loves to see the animals too. The mammal and butterfly exhibits rated lots of shreaks.
I asked Luke what he liked at the Air & Space Museum, and he just said, "I liked the dinosaur bones! I haven't seen dinosaur fossils in a long time. I saw a meat eater, and a huge dinosaur, the biggest dinosaur in the world, the brontosaurus. I learned that dinosaurs lived millions and millions and millions of years ago." I asked Luke how many a million is - "It's more than a thousand."
So I think that all means that the Natural HistoryMuseum was a much higher priority to Luke! It really was amazing, and Aaron loves to see the animals too. The mammal and butterfly exhibits rated lots of shreaks.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
More from Luke
On the train from Philadelphia to Washington D.C.: "My stomach has a tummy ache."
That trip was brutal. I think Aaron is getting his two year old molars, or else I'm just losing my mind. We're still recovering.
That trip was brutal. I think Aaron is getting his two year old molars, or else I'm just losing my mind. We're still recovering.
Monday, July 21, 2008
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