Snow!!

We finally have snow! I for one could do without it. It is bitterly cold here and there is no end in when the snow is suppose to stop. It is not coming down heavy but enough to make me crazy! LOL We are suppose to have some major wind chill here in the next few days so I'm sure there could be some school closings.

Twink went and saw her developmental doctor last week. We touched on quite a few topics. I'll probably break them down into a few posts. She is right on target for many four year old preschool activities. Twink can write the * and the * in her name as well as point to each letter when asked. Still working on writing the rest. Twink is now drawing triangles, circles, rectangles, and squares when asked to. She also knows hearts and stars. Did I ever tell you she is obsessed with stars? She can point one out that is a mile away or as tiny as a piece of rice! :) She can draw a stick person with eyes, nose, a mouth that smiles or frowns, hair, and legs with feet. Her person looks a lot like Spitfire's stick person. She draws a house that has a roof and a door with a knob. :) She used to only sing Twinkle Twinkle, we are now starting to hear ABC's!! You don't know how happy this makes us! LOL Twinkle Twinkle was getting really old!

We are really starting to hear more words! The only person she calls by name is my FIL and she calls him Papa. Well that ended this week as I was working with her and she started calling me Momma! :) It is sweet music to my ears. School states that she is really coming along in getting her point across in getting her needs met. She has become more verbal there as well. I think we understand her better at home but that should be the case.

School did state that she is having a hard time staying focused. That does not surprise us. Children with CP are at greater risk for ADD/ADHD. We all feel there is no need to medicate at this time but know that she will probably need it at some point. We need to find some therapy to help strengthen her core muscles. She gets tired easy from sitting up and tends to lean on people or lay down. We will look into therapeutic horse back riding this spring. We have also decided against cast her left arm (good arm). It frustrates her but does give her a boost in her speech. With Evan coming home and the sign language starting, we just didn't think it would be a good idea. We are however going to do another round of botox in her affected arm and in the thumb area. This helps relax her arm so much that she actually uses it more.

I'll catch you up on the rest of the appointment later. I know it may seem I'm bragging a bit but she has come a long way! She is doing great! :)