Update on the family
Update time i suppose...
Hannah~things at school are better for her the past week or so. She struggled being the youngest in the class and even now I can tell some of the other kids laugh at her and call her a baby....my little lovey. Do I regret putting her in J/K at just 3.5?? Somedays-yes. Most days NO. She has gotten alot out of it-learned her alphabet and to count and do simple math and has learned a few french words-things I was TRYING To teach her but she was too obstenant with me. And for me this year has been a godsend-it has been nice having 3 days a week with only 2 kidlets to chase and to care for. I would really like to know why they don't tell you BEFORE you get pregnmant that 4 is a hideous age! scary scary stuff...some moments she is really really good and then others I expect to start seeing her head spin and the lights flick on and off as she stands there and screams at me-think excorcist, lol! Makes the terrible 2's look like a pony ride! Physically she is still at agreat weight. She will always be on the shorter side of average I think but her weight is 100% nornal..yes I was worried-I mean come on she was born 12 pounds!! I don't want any of our kids to have the life I had being overweight-even more so the girls. I think i started to really gain between 4 and 5 so I've been really watching hannah this year. Not that I am restricting her food-I won't do that to her-just offer her healthy choices and she can still have treats. As for her height I am pretty convince both Josh and Izzy are going to tower over her somdeay soon.Her hair is starting to grow back after she hacked it all off in February. I admit i acted totally wrong when she did that-i could have handled the situation so much better. I have been told so many times since then that pretty much everyone has a kid that at some point cut their own hair, so great I get to experience it 2 more times with the other kids-eek! We have gone almost another year seizure free which of course means 2 years and her chances of having another one are that much slimmer. She passed her dental screening at school-I waasn't sure she would. the meds they gave her at the hospital when she had her seizure stained her front tooth and I was so afraid it was decaying-but nope-and it is so light now you can barely notice it at all. Overall my little attitude girl is doing very very well.
Josh~seems that every single time I update about Josh it is the same thing-still no verbal use....he says NO, mama,doggie and hi...that's it...he will make the sound EEESS for please and USSSS for juice. He will sign car, please, more, eat, drink,play, help, clean, ball and thankyou when prompted but he really will only use more and help without being asked to. I tried potty training agian and for a few days he was getting it but then he started to refuse again. I have read that the average age at potty training successfully with an autistic child is 5-so if he is indeed autistic it could still be a few more years-ugh. As for his diagnosis...some days I laugh and say there is no way he is autistic abut others I think okay MAYBE. Socially he is so much better-it isn't really an issue anymorea ta ll. he will play and interact with other kids-although he will only play 1 on 1 with hannah he does well with a group-chases other kids at thepark-laughs and giggles-huge improvement over last year. Speach well that is the biggest marker of course. Then there are his little obsessive things. like if he gets his shirt wet with water or his juice he has a fit and wanst to be changed-now I am workingon that and I have styarted refusing to allow him to change if he isn't really wet. this morning he washed his hands and got all wet and only carried on about it for about 5 minutes and then dropped the issue so thta is a bit of an improvement. Fodo wise again a big marker. Josh has NEVER eaten fruits or veggies. Once I stopped baby food with him he stopped eating them. I have prepared them in every possible way-disguised them every possible way-made desserts, smoothies, anything-he just won't. he'll drink fruit juices but not veggie juices and even refused the V8 Splash juice-which is mostly fruit with a few hidden veggies. I'm not sure whether it is the taste or the texture that he doesn't like. In my spaghetti sauce I always put a ton of veggies and if they break down small enough during the cooking then he doesn't seem to mind but if a mushroom or celery peice or tomatoe is too big and he can see it he will pick it out. TG he will at least some days eat bananas or I'd loose my mind. I can't get him to do any printing-in fact even his colouring is still just scribbles. But physically he is 100% normal-he loves sports and to run and do all the typical boy things. He is a big almost 3 year old-tall and solid-not at all heavy-his waist still goes in and there ios no pudge at all on him-he is just solid-a brick shithouse someone refered to him as, lol. he is 18 months younger then hannah but wears a bigger shoe size, lol-watch out he is going to be one tall little dude-taller then his daddy I am sure. he is still a great sleeper and most afternoon asks for anap still. Overall he is he such a happyy little boy-I wish I could just pretend that he perfectly normal but he isn't. Not that that will EVER change teh way I feel about him. he is teh sweetest little boy I have ever met and every day i am in love with him. June 16 can't come soon enough-then maybe we will have a better idea of what is wronga nd what his life will be like. He starts theraputic horseback riding on Monday.
Isabella~izzy is like a torando that never stops-no that isn't really true-she is too sweet and lovingto be a tornado-okay maybe a little wind storm instead. She is so quick on her feet now-anmd into EVEYTHING. She can go up the stairs but hasn't mastered down yet. She fed herself cer cereal with hers poon this morning instead of herfingers-i was so proud, lol! OMG I can see a mess free meal some time in the near future now, lol! She look almost identical to Hannah at teh same age. She makes this funny face that make sus laugh and last night Ifound a picture of Hannah making that same silly face. It is wild actually how much they look alike. In pictures they could be twin She is alittle motor mouth-half of what she says you can understand teh rest is still bable. She says Josh, Hi, Yes,up,daddy,mama,doggie,na na-which i think is hannah, what's this, what's that, go and me...she has also said a few other things in combination but not regularly yet. herfavorite thing to say is Josh. She is so in love with her brother! She calls him constantly. If she can't see him she asks me 'where's josh' and she gets all concerned. She hates when he goes for nap, lol. Hard to beleive next week she will be 15 months old. We had Josh and hannah in a toddler bed at 15months but unless we find money somewhere we won't be getting Izzy a bed for a few more months. She hasn't tried to get out of the crib so it it really is no big deal-but I know she'd rather be in a bed. She is just so cute-she smiles all teh time-well unless it is tantrum time that is, lol-and boy can that girl throw a tantrum-fun fun fun!! VERY strong willed-just like her sister-the teenage years shoudl be fun around ehre-I'm running for the hills now, lol. Her appt with cardiology is a month away. I wasn't overly concerned about her murmer until she started to get blue hands and feet a few times. I'll be glad to see the cardiologists and have her echo done. I thought I would be sad that she is no longera baby but it is so much fun. this is the first time I have had a child this age and not ben ready and about to delivera nother one-and it is so much easier this time around-who knew! LOL!
Kevin's job is pretty much a go I guess from what everyone keeps telling him. he goes to Halibuton to doa store opening next week from Monday night to Thursday morning and then comes home. then the next week he goes to Port Hope to do the same thing and tehn his test store is Brockville, he will be in complete charge of the setup and opening operations and that will determine whether or not he is given the posistion of meat specialist. Our life will change so much if he gets it...making just under 40K now things are tight-very tight-he will be making bewtwen 90-100K with the new posostion plus be given a lease on a car amd have all teh payments and insurance and upkeep paid for. We'll feel rich, woo oo. I can't even imagine.
I had more to say but I have 2-not 1-but 2 really stinky bottoms to change..gotta love my life!
Hannah~things at school are better for her the past week or so. She struggled being the youngest in the class and even now I can tell some of the other kids laugh at her and call her a baby....my little lovey. Do I regret putting her in J/K at just 3.5?? Somedays-yes. Most days NO. She has gotten alot out of it-learned her alphabet and to count and do simple math and has learned a few french words-things I was TRYING To teach her but she was too obstenant with me. And for me this year has been a godsend-it has been nice having 3 days a week with only 2 kidlets to chase and to care for. I would really like to know why they don't tell you BEFORE you get pregnmant that 4 is a hideous age! scary scary stuff...some moments she is really really good and then others I expect to start seeing her head spin and the lights flick on and off as she stands there and screams at me-think excorcist, lol! Makes the terrible 2's look like a pony ride! Physically she is still at agreat weight. She will always be on the shorter side of average I think but her weight is 100% nornal..yes I was worried-I mean come on she was born 12 pounds!! I don't want any of our kids to have the life I had being overweight-even more so the girls. I think i started to really gain between 4 and 5 so I've been really watching hannah this year. Not that I am restricting her food-I won't do that to her-just offer her healthy choices and she can still have treats. As for her height I am pretty convince both Josh and Izzy are going to tower over her somdeay soon.Her hair is starting to grow back after she hacked it all off in February. I admit i acted totally wrong when she did that-i could have handled the situation so much better. I have been told so many times since then that pretty much everyone has a kid that at some point cut their own hair, so great I get to experience it 2 more times with the other kids-eek! We have gone almost another year seizure free which of course means 2 years and her chances of having another one are that much slimmer. She passed her dental screening at school-I waasn't sure she would. the meds they gave her at the hospital when she had her seizure stained her front tooth and I was so afraid it was decaying-but nope-and it is so light now you can barely notice it at all. Overall my little attitude girl is doing very very well.
Josh~seems that every single time I update about Josh it is the same thing-still no verbal use....he says NO, mama,doggie and hi...that's it...he will make the sound EEESS for please and USSSS for juice. He will sign car, please, more, eat, drink,play, help, clean, ball and thankyou when prompted but he really will only use more and help without being asked to. I tried potty training agian and for a few days he was getting it but then he started to refuse again. I have read that the average age at potty training successfully with an autistic child is 5-so if he is indeed autistic it could still be a few more years-ugh. As for his diagnosis...some days I laugh and say there is no way he is autistic abut others I think okay MAYBE. Socially he is so much better-it isn't really an issue anymorea ta ll. he will play and interact with other kids-although he will only play 1 on 1 with hannah he does well with a group-chases other kids at thepark-laughs and giggles-huge improvement over last year. Speach well that is the biggest marker of course. Then there are his little obsessive things. like if he gets his shirt wet with water or his juice he has a fit and wanst to be changed-now I am workingon that and I have styarted refusing to allow him to change if he isn't really wet. this morning he washed his hands and got all wet and only carried on about it for about 5 minutes and then dropped the issue so thta is a bit of an improvement. Fodo wise again a big marker. Josh has NEVER eaten fruits or veggies. Once I stopped baby food with him he stopped eating them. I have prepared them in every possible way-disguised them every possible way-made desserts, smoothies, anything-he just won't. he'll drink fruit juices but not veggie juices and even refused the V8 Splash juice-which is mostly fruit with a few hidden veggies. I'm not sure whether it is the taste or the texture that he doesn't like. In my spaghetti sauce I always put a ton of veggies and if they break down small enough during the cooking then he doesn't seem to mind but if a mushroom or celery peice or tomatoe is too big and he can see it he will pick it out. TG he will at least some days eat bananas or I'd loose my mind. I can't get him to do any printing-in fact even his colouring is still just scribbles. But physically he is 100% normal-he loves sports and to run and do all the typical boy things. He is a big almost 3 year old-tall and solid-not at all heavy-his waist still goes in and there ios no pudge at all on him-he is just solid-a brick shithouse someone refered to him as, lol. he is 18 months younger then hannah but wears a bigger shoe size, lol-watch out he is going to be one tall little dude-taller then his daddy I am sure. he is still a great sleeper and most afternoon asks for anap still. Overall he is he such a happyy little boy-I wish I could just pretend that he perfectly normal but he isn't. Not that that will EVER change teh way I feel about him. he is teh sweetest little boy I have ever met and every day i am in love with him. June 16 can't come soon enough-then maybe we will have a better idea of what is wronga nd what his life will be like. He starts theraputic horseback riding on Monday.
Isabella~izzy is like a torando that never stops-no that isn't really true-she is too sweet and lovingto be a tornado-okay maybe a little wind storm instead. She is so quick on her feet now-anmd into EVEYTHING. She can go up the stairs but hasn't mastered down yet. She fed herself cer cereal with hers poon this morning instead of herfingers-i was so proud, lol! OMG I can see a mess free meal some time in the near future now, lol! She look almost identical to Hannah at teh same age. She makes this funny face that make sus laugh and last night Ifound a picture of Hannah making that same silly face. It is wild actually how much they look alike. In pictures they could be twin She is alittle motor mouth-half of what she says you can understand teh rest is still bable. She says Josh, Hi, Yes,up,daddy,mama,doggie,na na-which i think is hannah, what's this, what's that, go and me...she has also said a few other things in combination but not regularly yet. herfavorite thing to say is Josh. She is so in love with her brother! She calls him constantly. If she can't see him she asks me 'where's josh' and she gets all concerned. She hates when he goes for nap, lol. Hard to beleive next week she will be 15 months old. We had Josh and hannah in a toddler bed at 15months but unless we find money somewhere we won't be getting Izzy a bed for a few more months. She hasn't tried to get out of the crib so it it really is no big deal-but I know she'd rather be in a bed. She is just so cute-she smiles all teh time-well unless it is tantrum time that is, lol-and boy can that girl throw a tantrum-fun fun fun!! VERY strong willed-just like her sister-the teenage years shoudl be fun around ehre-I'm running for the hills now, lol. Her appt with cardiology is a month away. I wasn't overly concerned about her murmer until she started to get blue hands and feet a few times. I'll be glad to see the cardiologists and have her echo done. I thought I would be sad that she is no longera baby but it is so much fun. this is the first time I have had a child this age and not ben ready and about to delivera nother one-and it is so much easier this time around-who knew! LOL!
Kevin's job is pretty much a go I guess from what everyone keeps telling him. he goes to Halibuton to doa store opening next week from Monday night to Thursday morning and then comes home. then the next week he goes to Port Hope to do the same thing and tehn his test store is Brockville, he will be in complete charge of the setup and opening operations and that will determine whether or not he is given the posistion of meat specialist. Our life will change so much if he gets it...making just under 40K now things are tight-very tight-he will be making bewtwen 90-100K with the new posostion plus be given a lease on a car amd have all teh payments and insurance and upkeep paid for. We'll feel rich, woo oo. I can't even imagine.
I had more to say but I have 2-not 1-but 2 really stinky bottoms to change..gotta love my life!