A ate broccoli last night!! Usually she touches it to her tongue, shudders, says no and hands it back to me. Last night she ate it and actually asked for more!
We are celebrating R's birthday tonight since she'll be with her mom on Saturday for her actual birthday. Doing presents and going to dinner. She chose sweet tomatoes, we haven't been there in ages!
It's cloudy today. Booooo. I've been enjoying the bright & sunny days. Come baaaaack.
We are planning a little getaway in January!!! Yay!! Same old trip we always do - cabin in the Finger Lakes. Wine-ing, lazy-ing, and we will hopefully go snowboarding, too. With my parents so extra babysitting hands, wooooo. I always want to do something new and different, but I'm good with this until our kid is older and easier to manage while travelling.
Hai! I still feel like shit. It's slowly getting worse. Whatever. Two more days!
Also, f is a nut! she has insisted on particular clothing items lately, for instance over the weekend she wanted to put on a too small tank top I was packing up and then put one of D's shirts on top of that. Last night, she insisted on wearing D's pajama shorts over her's. Plus, got into my makeup!
sjep922 - That's a parenting win! Have fun tonight! What is sweet tomatoes?
ladymike - I'm having a hard time gauging time today because it's so cloudy and rainy here. I feel ya! And woohoo to a getaway trip! DH and I have yet to go anywhere without N. I'm thinking this needs to happen soon.
rvamama - I hope you feel better soon! There's some nasty stuff going around between our patients so I know it's out there. And F is so funny! Haha. Girl knows what she wants obviously!
Post by portuguesemama on Oct 13, 2016 9:38:07 GMT -5
Apparently I'm long winded today - sorry.
So our hot water tank just stopped working Monday night. I didn't see any major leaks - i.e. our basement carpeting wasn't wet - and I didn't see any breakers tripped for the exhaust fan on top. I couldn't get the door open to check the pilot so basically we had no hot water. Yesterday we called our usual plumber who said, I don't do hot water tanks, and then our neighbor' recommendation who wanted $1200 to replace everything. The tank is 20 years old so home owners won't help at all. So I did what any independent 29 yo does - I called my dad. Haha. He called his people who randomly showed up at 9:30 this morning and said nothing more than, we're here to replace your hot water tank. Umm ok? No ID, no we were sent by your dad, no explanation. So I called my dad before I let them in. Haha. They're now working on replacing it so hopefully we'll be set for a while. I hate home ownership in that the repairs never end! We still need to replace our retaining wall, which I'm pretty sure is going to bite it from the weight of the snow in the winter, but the one guy we asked wanted $2500 for 9 sq ft of wall. Seemed awfully high to us. So not ready for all of these expenses at once.
Post by graciest719 on Oct 13, 2016 9:46:46 GMT -5
I hate Thursdays. We have a faculty meeting in the morning, it is the only day I teach all 6 grades, and then we have professional development every afternoon. Such a long day. And let's not talk about how the PD NEVER relates to me because I am not a classroom teacher. I sit there and think about all the things I could be doing, but my stupid principal says I have to be there because all faculty members must attend.
I've had 4 good hair days in a row (this is my effort to be positive).
Post by portuguesemama on Oct 13, 2016 9:48:40 GMT -5
Oh also - I had a mom guilt breakdown last night. N is trying so hard to communicate with me lately but there sill are no words. It completely breaks my heart when he looks me in the eye and repeats a phrase over and over but I don't understand any of it. Early intervention is apparently overwhelmed in our county because the first appointment we could get for intake - which is just paperwork, not even with a therapist - is next week, almost a month from when I called. I can't help but feel like I am failing him. It sucks so badly.
Post by graciest719 on Oct 13, 2016 9:50:24 GMT -5
And I have been very diligent about going to yoga at least twice a week, and I am seeing some rewards! I only came out of one balance posture last night, which is amazing for me, and I even pushed into some postures that I have not been able to do before. I am trying a new class Friday night so FX it goes well. I've only done stablility classes so far and I am trying a flow class. I hope I don't look like too much of an idiot.
Post by graciest719 on Oct 13, 2016 9:53:47 GMT -5
portuguesemama, I feel you. I feel Jo getting frustrated with us because we can't understand. The speech pathologist at my school gave me some stuff, and also directed me to this website. She said it's not awesome, but it the basic principals most people use: www.speechlanguageandbeyond.com/Early-Intervention-Services.html
portuguesemama, I feel you. I feel Jo getting frustrated with us because we can't understand. The speech pathologist at my school gave me some stuff, and also directed me to this website. She said it's not awesome, but it the basic principals most people use: www.speechlanguageandbeyond.com/Early-Intervention-Services.html
Thank you for this. I'm half tempted to start private speech just to get things moving. This is an insane wait for someone who just wants words!
Post by graciest719 on Oct 13, 2016 10:06:48 GMT -5
portuguesemama, Here is what she told me-she can be mean to the kids. Like, a lot of teaching them means with holding something they want (like a toy) until they make the corresponding noise/word. We as parents give in much easier than a therapist does. So, "Be mean' was her advise. I've been trying to work with Jo, but as you can see from FB all she can really do is growl like a dinosaur. Success?
portuguesemama, Here is what she told me-she can be mean to the kids. Like, a lot of teaching them means with holding something they want (like a toy) until they make the corresponding noise/word. We as parents give in much easier than a therapist does. So, "Be mean' was her advise. I've been trying to work with Jo, but as you can see from FB all she can really do is growl like a dinosaur. Success?
That's what my dad suggested - don't give him the food until he tells you what it is. Which pretty much means my kid is a ball of tantrum on the floor.
We've started with roaring for a lion so I know it's coming. And he just tried to moo albeit with his mouth closed, but he tried. I'm just hoping that he'll get words fast and furiously with their help.
Adulting question - do I tip the service techs who are here?
No. Pretty sure you're probably paying out the butt for labor costs already.
They're contacts of my dad so we're paying about half of what we should. I'm sure the techs still get paid what they should, but the company isn't making as much profit. I think that's why I feel guilty. Haha.
portuguesemama, you are doing a great job with N. I know it's frustrating. LG was slow to speak. We did sign a few basic things to try and lessen the tantrum because all we want is milk. Just keep trying and repeating. Hopefully once you get the paperwork done you can get into therapy quickly.
portuguesemama, Yeah, I hear you.. it's a unique situation.. but.. I don't know. I don't think I'd personally tip someone for that type of work because the labor cost is already in there, BUT.. that's probably how you're getting a cheaper cost, so perhaps? I don't know. This is hard one. HELP.
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