Let's start with Luke. He had his two-year check-up last Thursday (3/31). He is very healthy. His weight was 50th percentile and height was 85th. I don't believe the height though, because they measured him much taller than we do (and the ride operators and Legoland and Busch Gardens did). I asked the doctor about his speech and it is behind. We have an appointment with Infants and Toddlers on Tuesday for an evaulation. He talks A LOT, but most of it is not understandable, which is frustrating for both him and us. By 2, a stranger should be able to understand 50% of what he says and he is not there. However, he is advanced with his motor skills (the doctor said, "this one is going to be an athlete" after watching him jump across the room) and is otherwise developmentally on target, even advanced in some areas. So, I am not worried. I am hoping that infants and toddlers will work with him, so he can get a point for public pre-K. :) While at his visit, we learned he had an ear infection, which might be why he was so cranky in Florida. We opted for a wait-and-see approach since it didn't appear to be affecting him. Then, on Saturday, he had weepy eyes and I learned pink eye can come with an ear infection. It never occurred with any of my other kids, although they rarely, if ever, had ear infections. Hopefully, this was his first and last. The crusty eyes lasted a few days and then turned into a very runny nose. But, his mood has been good and I am hoping this is the end. It's been another long week of forced isolation.
In Anna news, we had an appointment at school to discuss a 504 plan. We had her evaluated and learned that she has a gifted IQ (yay!) accompanied by ADHD and learning disabilities, which might be attributed to the ADHD (boo!). So, we are working with her school to come up with a plan for success. They have been great to deal with and let me just say again that I love her teacher. The difference a good teacher makes is incalculable and we have been very lucky! During the meeting, I got to hear such nice things about both her and Jack that it made my day. (I am sure I would hear the same about Kara, but she is in a different grade with a different team of people that know her). She has also started playing soccer. She has practice on Mondays and Wednesdays and even though it is only her second week, she is already making great improvements. She has a good attitude and a learning spirit, so I am sure she will only get better. She even scored some goals during practice. Her first game was cancelled for rain, so we will see what happens on Saturday.
Kara and Jack started machine pitch. They have practice on Wednesdays and Fridays. Thomas is an assistant coach and I think it is going well. Since I don't get to see their practices, I don't have as much information. Kara is still doing her gymnastics/dance class on Fridays, so she only gets to go to baseball once a week. According to Thomas, Kara has a great attitude and is enjoying practice. Jack is a little iffier. School is still going well for both of them. Unfortunately, Jack broke his 2-month streak of "clipping up" at school and had to clip down for talking in the hall. He was slightly bitter and insists that someone else was talking to him. The newest thing for Jack is to engage in giant light saber battles with the boys in the neighborhood. It is pretty hilarious when they "force push" each other, which means one of them holds up a hand in another person's direction and that person has to fall back as if The Force has moved him.
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| Luke decided to join in one afternoon. This is a small group. Yesterday, we had 8 out there with lightsabers! |
Work has been rough for Thomas. He is extremely busy and it is causing a fair amount of stress. It makes me glad I am at home! Sports will make home life busy for the next few months, taking up 4 days out of every week with practices and games.
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