I don't know whether there is anyone left reading this or if you will be happy or disgusted, but I am back once more. I tried to do a blog about H-Dub's trials and tribulations with autism and what we are doing to help him, but I never really got into it. He has come really far with his speech, and has made great gains in other areas as well. He is in the PPCD or special ed preschool right now and will be in PPCD 5 next year. He has an August birthday and while I would have held him back regardless of his issues, I am thrilled there is a program for him next year. We hope he will be ready for inclusion Kindergarten (regular classroom with some modifications) in 2012-2013.
Sydney is a Kindergartner this year and loves it. She is doing well. She continues to do dance at the same studio my sister and I went to, and participates in gymnastics after school. She is currently attending the elementary my sister and I went to, but I plan on transferring her to our home school for 1st grade. She loves where she is, but our home school will be a better fit for Hayden when he goes to K. He is at one school this year but will at another next year. We find out which one in April. This will be a transition for us because he has had the same teacher and two aides for the least 2 years. They are the best in the district in my opinion and will be greatly missed.
I decided to blog again to keep up with all of the kids' goings on. Sydney is learning to read and enjoys looking at the old blogs I did on the computer. She often asks why there aren't any new ones. So I am going to try and keep up.
I am no longer the testing coordinator at the high school. I am now just a regular old counselor for students whose last name starts with Q-T. My stress level has gone down 80% and we are all much happier. I still get off at 5 which is late to me but we are off at 1 on Fridays. I think my ultimate goal would be to do elementary counseling but I don't know that it will happen. I will push for it after another year or two where I am.
Brokeback had another back surgery in November. He went to the Mayo Clinic to help his mother after her liver transplant in the Fall, (it went amazingly well, what a blessing!) and sat for several days waiting to see the doctor and be accepted as a patient. It is a year wait to get into Mayo for back surgery so this was a blessing, as well. I am so happy to report that his pain has gone from an 8 daily to a 3 daily. He goes back at the end of February and we could use prayers for that. He is having shooting pain and numbness down his legs daily.
I clearly cannot go back and blog about everything that we have missed in the last 18 months, but I will try and catch up on some of the more exciting things. Pretty much the things that are important to Syd.
