Well, the whole family packed up and buoyed by my parents' generosity, spent 2 glorious weeks in Florida. Most of our time was spent on Marco Island, relaxing by the pool and at the beach. By relaxing at the pool, I mean putting swim diapers on and pulling them off, applying sunscreen, constant reminders to "Don't run by the pool!", various games made up by Sam including ride the bronco (water version, with various adults as said bronco), water creatures, and of course, football, volleyball and badminton in the water. I do not mean, as I may have in a previous life, lying by the pool reading the latest Jennifer Weiner novel. But...it was GREAT! Aaron loved all the water activities and went bravely into the splash park and pool. He was a little more cautious at the beach, but by the end of the beach was throwing a tantrum when I would try to hold him back out of the waves.
Matt and I also were brave...or insane, depending on your perspective...in that we took the boys to Orlando to Disney for a couple of days, during spring break. Actually, our day at the Magic Kingdom actually had magical moments. We went early and it was completely worth it. Aaron and Sam both enjoyed the Peter Pan ride, Winnie the Pooh, Dumbo, etc. Aaron especially loved the Small World ride and despite the soundtrack, the rest of the family had fun trying to pick out which countries were represented. Sam knew quite a few! We went back to the hotel and napped in the afternoon, had a cheap take out dinner, and went back late to go on more rides, virtually free of lines. The whole day went very smoothly. The next day...not so much... we went to Hollywood Studios, otherwise in mind now known as Hollywood Hell. Long story....long day...but if you go... you have to do the Toy Story ride. It is essentially video games in a Tilt-A-Whirl and was great fun for all involved.
Aaron was completely game for all the rides and was actually disapponted when they ended. He will definitely be our roller coaster boy. Big surprise. Sam was unimpressed with the coasters, but I think really did enjoy the parks.
Speaking of magical, those of you who follow my bloglist may have read about my friend Retrogirl. A magical time for her...I am so excited to watch the next 8 months of her life unfold and look forward to welcoming her into this crazy, wonderful sisterhood of moms! She is going to be a great one!
Aaron had his developmental assessment by his Early On coordinator today. We needed to come up with our plan for the next year. He tested within normal range in all categories. They assess fine motor, gross motor, social and emotional, problem solving, speech. His coordinator came with written goals for his contract today, things we'd like him to achieve in 6 months. For example, in 6 months, Aaron will say 5-15 words. However, she said that in the time she was there, he said 4 words, so she upped his goal to 10-30 words! He was amazing today, pointing at some pictures in books, following a few simple directions, pointing to his head when asked, saying Hi (or something that sounds a LOT like it) and waving. So, for the next year, we will be doing much more of our Early Intervention in a group setting, in a playgroup at the school. I think this will be very good for Aaron and I both, especially since the big man will be off a KINDERGARDEN in the fall, sniffle.
2 comments:
Great to see you and Aaron yesterday - I missed Sam. Love the pictures you posted...especially the second one. Glad the trip went so well. And thanks for the mention :-).
Dear Lauren. I just pulled up your blog for the first time in months and am just glowing--you've really made my day. Aaron and Sam are beautiful children. They are so, so, so lucky to have such a loving and dedicated mom like you--I don't know if you appreciate what you have given them. You've endured a scary year, and I'm totally thrilled for you to see how well things are turning out. I'm sorry feeding issues have been so stressful but it seems like you've done everything humanly possible from your end (and far better than the rest of us would manage! ; - ) You are a real gift for your children and really do make the world a brighter place for all of us. I'm so happy for you. I still would love to get together for coffee if you have time...maybe at a child-friendly place? And ps, I just forwarded you some doctor papers meant for you and not me! ; - ) Katy G. (ktgold@umich.edu)
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