Eval This
Well, we are back from visting our friends. It was a lot of fun... We did a lot of shopping at the Potomac Mills Mall, what an awesome mall! When Elaine moves here we are going to have to take some road trips back so we can go shopping. Emily did really well, slept like a champ in her playpen, shopped like she was born to do so, and of course was her normal little social butterfly self. Oh yeah she was awesome in the car as well. Of course she has had a lot of practice lately with us driving to NY and so on. I guess it also helps that we had the DVD installed for her spoiled littly booty too...
Well, her evaluation is offically over with and we received the results. She is normal on all levels except her receptive speech. Meaning she is behind the average for her age that she was supposed to be born. She is about two months behind in that department functioning on a 9 month old level. So they say she doesn't understand what objects are named as or what they are used for. For example she doesn't know what a spoon is if you ask her where the spoon is and she doesn't know that you eat with it. But she is above average for a few of the other testing areas... 3 months above one from her actually birth date. I think she did really well and the receptive speech will come along in time. I just need to focus more on labeling everything for her. Show her something and name it... They asked if I wanted to have another eval in the future and said no. I don't feel she needs it. If for some reason she isn't talking or able to communicate way into the future than of course but I think she is fine. The delay could be a result from the brain bleed but I really don't think so. I am not worried about it.
Keith leaves this weekend for his training in Iraq. He will be gone for three weeks. This is kind of going to be a test for myself for when he is really gone. I am sure I will be fine... it is just going to be alot. I have to remember though that there are single mothers every day doing it so I shouldn't complain. My biggest complaint is that I will have to mow the lawn. It might get too hot to have Em in the stroller while I work so I might have to hire somebody. We will see though.
Well, I learned something interesting about myself... I haven't been sleeping good at all lately so I was going to go to the Dr. and ask for some meds. I didn't really want to do that but I needed sleep. I found though that if I read for awhile I end up sleeping through the night with no problems. I guess my brain just needs time to unwind and not think of my life...I have made an effort not to take any medications... I used to be on paxil and some other stuff but I found I gain alot of weight on them... who the hell wants to be a happy fat person? LOL... Na, I would go on them if I felt I needed to be but I am trying to control everything myself.
Well, Em is almost done with her nappy. I know this is boring but I haven't got much to say. So, until next time.
Well, her evaluation is offically over with and we received the results. She is normal on all levels except her receptive speech. Meaning she is behind the average for her age that she was supposed to be born. She is about two months behind in that department functioning on a 9 month old level. So they say she doesn't understand what objects are named as or what they are used for. For example she doesn't know what a spoon is if you ask her where the spoon is and she doesn't know that you eat with it. But she is above average for a few of the other testing areas... 3 months above one from her actually birth date. I think she did really well and the receptive speech will come along in time. I just need to focus more on labeling everything for her. Show her something and name it... They asked if I wanted to have another eval in the future and said no. I don't feel she needs it. If for some reason she isn't talking or able to communicate way into the future than of course but I think she is fine. The delay could be a result from the brain bleed but I really don't think so. I am not worried about it.
Keith leaves this weekend for his training in Iraq. He will be gone for three weeks. This is kind of going to be a test for myself for when he is really gone. I am sure I will be fine... it is just going to be alot. I have to remember though that there are single mothers every day doing it so I shouldn't complain. My biggest complaint is that I will have to mow the lawn. It might get too hot to have Em in the stroller while I work so I might have to hire somebody. We will see though.
Well, I learned something interesting about myself... I haven't been sleeping good at all lately so I was going to go to the Dr. and ask for some meds. I didn't really want to do that but I needed sleep. I found though that if I read for awhile I end up sleeping through the night with no problems. I guess my brain just needs time to unwind and not think of my life...I have made an effort not to take any medications... I used to be on paxil and some other stuff but I found I gain alot of weight on them... who the hell wants to be a happy fat person? LOL... Na, I would go on them if I felt I needed to be but I am trying to control everything myself.
Well, Em is almost done with her nappy. I know this is boring but I haven't got much to say. So, until next time.