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Post by YoshsMom on Jun 28, 2005 17:22:49 GMT -5
I couldn't follow the bus because I had to wait for his nurse, who was stuck in traffic. She was supposed to ride the bus with him but instead is going to meet him at school from now on so she doesn't keep the bus waiting.
After school was over she came back to the house to tell me about his first day, which I thought was nice. He loved being there, but the activities were alittle above his level. They were cutting and pasting and he's more at the scribble and fingerpaint stage.
He wouldn't eat for her, but I expected that since its a new situation. I'm going in tomorrow to show her how I feed him. After he got home he took a 3 hour nap, so I guess they wore him out.
All in all it was a very good first day.
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Post by YoshsMom on Jun 28, 2005 9:58:09 GMT -5
I put my little boy on the bus for the first time this morning. I was nervous, but he was fine. When I went to the class to meet the teacher, he didn't even come over to me, he was having too much fun. And now someone besides me is going to work on feeding with him and give me a break for one meal.
The only problem is, now that I've got free time, I've forgotten what to do with it. ;D ;D Starting next week I'll be working more, but this week I have the whole morning to myself. The only thing I don't get to do is sleep late since he gets on the bus at 7:20am. I cna't wait to find out about his first day.
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Post by YoshsMom on Jun 28, 2005 10:03:00 GMT -5
That's so sweet. What a great wedding memory.
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Post by YoshsMom on Jun 28, 2005 10:01:20 GMT -5
That's fantastic. WTG Gabe!
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Post by YoshsMom on Jun 25, 2005 21:28:13 GMT -5
When I was teaching, this used to drive me nuts. Kids getting SSI for LD and speech problems when all their therapy was provided by the school, the family was already on AFDC and medicaid, so medical bills were being paid. Then the parent got some dr to say the kid has ADD, so the SSI payments went up $500 a month, part of which went to the dr. In the meantime this child who could sit still for a 30 min lesson was getting Ritalin because the parent was afraid they'd get caught if they didn't give them the medicine. To top it all off, they wanted a letter from me saying that their child needed them at home full time because of his special needs. All so they didn't have to go get a job.
Now I know there are families that really need and deserve welfare. A lot of the parents I dealt with were really struggling to make a better life. But some just wanted a free ride. And now that I'm up to my ears in paperwork to get Yosh's medical bills covered, I resent them even more. And I'm very proud of having turned in all the ones I knew were cheating the system and of helping the ones that weren't.
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Post by YoshsMom on Jun 22, 2005 12:06:56 GMT -5
I have had the same problem with my FIL. He showed no interest in Yosh and doted on his other 2 grandchildren. He and my MIL are divorced and she is a doll. He came once when Yosh was in NICU, she came every Sun. He never called after Yosh's surgeries, she came every time. My family thinks Yosh is the greatest, which he is.
I had given up on him. He was losing out on the most loving little boy and giving his attention to 2 spoiled brats (this isn't jealousy, just the truth). I had given up on him. Then at my nephews b'day party he played with Yosh for the first time. I don't know what changed, but something seems to have. You can't change other people, all you can change is your reaction to them. Accept what your inlaws are willing to give. Let them get to know Tyler in their own time and if they can't do more, then you have to accept that they are giving all they can.
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Post by YoshsMom on Jun 22, 2005 11:44:14 GMT -5
I'm ashamed to admit it, but I forgot to post about Yosh's birthday I was so caught up in his IEP and the party was set for the end of the month, so I really didn't think about his actual birthday. Oops!
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Post by YoshsMom on Jun 22, 2005 7:25:57 GMT -5
How do you know when your child is ready for toilet training and how do you get started? Yosh is 3 and I'm wondering if its time to get started.
On a side note, I had a nice experience yesterday when I was confirming the details for Yosh's birthday party. When I told the guy from the Little Gym that Yosh had ds he replied that it was good to know and would help him plan the activities. He asked questions about what Yosh liked and could and couldn't do. It always makes me feel good to get that kind of reaction. BTW, Yosh turned 3 June 2, but I had no idea you had to call these places 2 months in advance !
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Post by YoshsMom on Jun 16, 2005 19:41:06 GMT -5
My DH is very into train simulation games like railroad tycoon, so I am getting him a model of one of the trains from the game.
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Post by YoshsMom on Oct 23, 2004 19:23:00 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. I'm usually ok with Yosh's progress, slow but steady, but we had a speech eval and that alwalys makes me feel I should be doing more or something different.
Every once in a while I need a reminder that Yosh is on his own schedule and will get where he needs to be when he's ready, not when I want him to.
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Post by YoshsMom on Oct 22, 2004 12:04:20 GMT -5
Yosh's speech is by far the slowest area of his development. I'm getting him more therapy, but I wanted to ask if any of you could give me some ideas on how to get past babbling. Expressively, Yosh is more than a year delayed even though he seems to be understanding more and picks up signs quickly.
I'm thinking about buying Love and Learning, and I wanted to know if those of you who have used it think it would work with a child functioning at less than 1yr.
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Post by YoshsMom on Oct 22, 2004 11:58:32 GMT -5
I've always found that the best way to end tantrums is to ignore them. If a child is not endangering himself, another person or breaking things, pay no attention. When I'm doing EI in a child's home and don't want to waste the session, I take out an activity I know the kid likes and play with it myself or with the parent. I talk about how I would like "Yosh" to play with me when he stops yelling, but I don't talk to him or make eye contact. It usually works.
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Post by YoshsMom on Oct 23, 2004 19:38:37 GMT -5
My mom asked once, after the amnio, if we were sure we could handle this, then never mentioned it again. They came to the hospital every Sun for the entire 10 weeks Yosh was in NICU and have been there for every surgery.
Other than that my family has been amazing. They all love Yosh and celebrate each new skill with me. My sister's children love playing with him, especially her youngest. He loves not being the baby anymore. My sister recently asked me if I knew how lucky I was to have Yosh. Because most of my family is in the field of psychology or education, I get a little more advice than I'd like, but its well meant and not too pushy.
My parents are helping to support us so that I can be a SAHM. Their philosophy is that they'd rather see their children enjoy their money than leave it to us after they die.
My MIL is wonderful. She's a second mom and a friend and she adores Yosh. So I not only come from a great family, I married into one, too
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Post by YoshsMom on Oct 14, 2004 19:38:13 GMT -5
Does anyone know of a store or brand name that makes boys bodysuits in larger sizes? Yosh almost fits size 2T, but all the shirts with snaps seem to stop at 18-24 mos. Since he's not walking yet, I like his shirts to snap in winter as they tend to ride up otherwise. I Can't believe how big he's getting. He better walk soon or my arms are going to break
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Post by YoshsMom on Oct 5, 2004 12:18:30 GMT -5
Try getting a little photo album and putting in pictures of the people whose name or title you want him to learn. Try and get a picture with just that person, a polaroid camera is great for this. Write the name under the picture and read it with him for a couple of minutes every day. If Nicolas using sign lanuguage, sign mommy, daddy, etc., when you read it with him. Hope this helps.
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