Connor's 7th Birthday Party

Everyone celebrated Connor's birthday with a Sponge Bob Square Pants Luau. There were tiki decorations, leis, balloons, and an awesome pull-apart cake with cute Sponge Bob characters. The weather was perfect and everyone enjoyed the pool that took me weeks to get clean after the long cold season of no use. Here are a few pictures and a video of Connor's big day!

First Transition Meeting

Pete and I took the girls to Early Steps for their first meeting in preparation for school. We meet with their advocate and a member of the school board to discuss what needs to happen before the girls start school when they turn three. They will need to have a hearing test, a phsycological evaluation, get caught up on their shots and have a Goals meeting about three weeks prior to their birthday. They provide half-day and full-day services...most likely at Edgewater Elementary. I told them that I was worried about transportation since Connor will be going to a different school. They will provide bus transportation for they girls, so we'll need to work that out. They will continue to receive OT, PT, and ST until they go to kindergarten. I'm so excited to see them be able to socialize with other children. It's a little scary, since they are still very dependant, but that's what the teachers and aides are there for. Now I'm waiting to get Bree's wheelchair processed by the insurance company so the equipment company can start assembling it. We're hoping Paige will be able to use her walker independantly enough to not need a wheelchair. Before I know it I'll be all alone during the day...doesn't seem real!

Too cute for words!

The girls have really stepped it up with their vocabulary lately. Paige is our bigges talker...especially when she wants something to eat. She's always saying "cookies, yogurt, applesauce, chicken, hotdog, cracker, cheese, cereal", any food she can think of until I give in and say ok. Bree always wants to know what's going on, saying things like "gotta go, go walk, take a bath, go eat, we're home, go pool, and my favorite, I love you more". They also love to sing songs like, Etsy Pitsy Spider, Row Row Row your boat, Patty Cake, Twinkle Twinkle, and Barney's I Love You are their most requested. We had a couple of birthdays so I tried to teach the girls to sing Happy Birthday...Paige will say "Happy Day To You"...too cute! It's truly unbelieveable what they are able to say now...Bree is trying to keep up with Paige. How many kids do you know that can hum the theme song to Jeopardy? My Paige can, along with Sponge Bob Square Pants, and Dora the Explorer. It has gotten so hard to recall all the word they know, and everyday I hear a new one. It's so exciting!