My little smarty pants!

I am so proud of my girl! Mary's at home therapy services end when she turns 3 (in Feb.) From here on out she will recieve services through the public school system by attending a special needs preschool. Before that can happen she had to be evaluated by a Speech therapist, a psychologist and the head of the school. To qualify for services children need to be delayed 1 deviation in 2 areas or 2 deviations in 1 area. Anyways, Mary is extremely shy and does not do pet tricks at all. I was so afraid that she would just turn away and say no to everything that they asked her to do. Boy, did she prove me wrong!! She was on her game and was talking and doing everything that they wanted. She even did some stuff that I didn't know she could do!! She grouped things in correct categories (i.e. things that fly) I was floored! The psychologist said at the end of the testing that Mary did very well and that I was going to need to send in a doctor's dx, because he didn't think she would qualify for services with out it (meaning she is not delayed enough, but because she has Down Syndrome they will be able to still give her therapy). I was so proud of her! She has also had a huge jump in communicating and is talking in 2 and 3 word sentences. My baby constantly amazes me!

My Little Artist...

So, Mary decided to draw a picture. She tried to trace her hand, but it was not as easy as she thought it would be. It took her several tries... notice the marker all over her hand. She had a hard time going around her hand and not on it. With a little help from mommy she finally got it! I told her to show me her drawing so I could get a picture of it. She was very proud of it if you can't tell. She is becomming such a little ham in front of a camera!

Merry Christmas?

Well... It's been awhile. We had a very wierd Christmas. Mary and Amelia both got RSV. Mary had a good Christmas morning and loved her presents. Amelia, however, started the day kinda rough and was not her usual happy self. After opening presents at our house we headed over to my parents. Amelia was fussy and sleepy all day and by Christmas night she had a fever of 103. We gave her tylenol and started her on regular albuterol treatments hoping we could avoid a serious illness. We had planned to spend the rest of the week at Jeremy's parent's house in Chattanooga. It got cut short when both girls became serious ill and Jeremy I were up all night for 3 nights trying to comfort them. By Friday night both girls were diagnosed with RSV and Amelia and I were in the hospital. Mary recovered pretty quickly at home with Jeremy, but Amelia took a lot longer. We spent a total of 5 days in the hospital. Amelia and I got to spend Jeremy's birthday and New Years Eve in the hospital alone. Amelia is doing much better now, but she seems to be at high risk for respiratory problems so we are just waiting for another pnemonia diagnosis and then we are off to a pulmonary specalist. Oh... what a way to begin a new year!