Monday, December 7, 2009

A LITTLE CATCHING UP TO DO

WE GOT SNOW!!!!!
YES, IT WAS A BIG DEAL. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW. IT NEVER SNOWS IN HOUSTON. WE HAD A WHITE CHRISTMAS IN 2004 BUT PRIOR TO THAT IT HAD BEEN 15 YEARS...SO WE WERE EXCITED.









CALEB WAS DRINKING HOT CHOCOLATE

THEN WE MADE RICE KRISPIES AND CHRISTMAS COOKIES



MY MUNCHKINS











I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE TIME ANYMORE TO UPDATE MY BLOG. I CAN'T EVEN SEEM TO FIND THE TIME TO TAKE PICTURES ANYMORE EITHER. THINGS AROUND OUR HOME HAVE BEEN A LITTLE NUTS.
CALEB:
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW CALEB SUFFERS FROM SENSORY INTERGRATION PROCESSING DISORDER. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A REALLY TOUGH TIME LATLEY WITH HIM. HE IS CONSTANTLY HITTING HIMSELF IN THE HEAD. HIS TANTRUMS HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL (THOUGH HE ISN'T ANGRY; JUST FRUSTRATED). HE HAS STARTED MAKING HIMSELF GAG AGAIN. HE HAS STARTED SPINNING AROUND IN CIRCLES WITH HIS EYES CLOSED AGAIN. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. EVERYTHING I TRY DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK. WE ARE STARTING BEHAVIORAL THERAPY THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY. HE TESTED LAST WEEK AT A 1 YEAR 11 MONTH OLD LEVEL FOR SPEECH. WE START SPEECH THERAPY NEXT WEEK. TWICE A WEEK FOR 30 MIN EACH SESSION. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GIVES HIM 30 A WEEK (15 MIN ONE DAY AND 15 MIN ANOTHER). THEY SAYS THAT IS ALL HE QUALFIES FOR. WHAT ANGERS ME THE MOST IS THIS ALL ISN'T FAIR TO CALEB. BECAUSE NO ONE SEEMED TO CARE ABOUT MY SON FOR THE FIRST 18 MONTHS OF HIS LIFE, HE SUFFERS NOW. YOU ALL NOW HOW BAD OFF HE WAS WHEN HE CAME HOME AND HOW FAR HE HAS COME. I AM SO EXCITED FOR HIS UPCOMING PROGRESS AND TO SEE HIM BLOSSOM EVEN MORE PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE.

CAITLYN:
DRAMA QUEEN, DRAMA QUEEN, DRAMA QUEEN!
TODAY WAS HER 18 MONTH CHECK UP AND SHE WEIGHS 25 lbs. AND 32 in. LONG. SHE HAS A VOCABULARY OF AROUND 60 WORDS. SHE IS ABLE TO PUT 2+ WORDS TOGETHER. AND ONCE DADDY GETS HOME SHE LETS ME KNOW QUICK THAT I BETTER STEP BACK...THAT IS HER DADDY. SHE GETS VERY MAD IF I INTERUPT HER TIME. SHE IS VERY INTO ALL THE GIRLY THINGS. SHE LOVES TO DRESS UP AND LOVES HER BOWS :)

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