Week Two

Jack's 2nd week of his class was yesterday and I'm happy to report that he handled it MUCH better! I heard no crying from the waiting room. He did have a hard time at drop off and wanted Steve to take him to the room rather than his teachers. Once he was there, however; he was off to the races! Leslie did say that he's still having a hard time sitting still for "Circle Time" but other than that, he did so well. He brought home a beautiful picture of an apple tree and the biggest accomplishment yet was:

HE TRIED THE SNACK! They had bite size oreos and chocolate chip cookies. While weary at first, once one of the teachers showed him what to do and he watched the other kids try them, he apparently tried two bites! I was so proud I could have cried.

In other news I've gotten a few calls from Kennedy Krieger this week. We're still trying our hardest to get all the paperwork together for the NBU and they were calling to check on the progress. I'm still waiting on his latest IEP from Infants and Toddlers and I'm in the midst of an argument with Barquist about his medical records. We got a copy of them to take to KKI when he went for his eval and the Feeding Clinic kept them for their records. Now the NBU want a copy and the Feeding Clinic won't share so we went to Barquist to request a 2nd copy. The lady at the desk was incredibly rude and informed me that we'd have to pay for them (Okay! I just need them!) because they only DO one copy. Sigh. It's frustrating. Hopefully we'll be able to get the paperwork in in the next few weeks.

A quick update on Jack's speech. He flat out refused to participate in Speech Therapy on Tuesday. Despite being incredibly excited about seeing Lisa and her bag of toys, it went down hill from there. He did one activity and then tried to get down. He didn't want to play with her, he just wanted to sit in my lap. So we both decided to end the session early. No use in forcing him.

Next week is a busy for him! He's got OT on Wednesday, class on Thursday and then on Friday we're headed to the Infants and Toddlers Fall Fest! They've rented out a whole farm and there will be hayrides and a petting zoo! We can go through their pumpkin patch and play lots of games. It sounds really fun and we're looking forward to it. Our friends, Josh and Becky and their 11 month old son Owen are hopefully coming! I'll definitely take pictures to share!

Until next time!