Decisions

I wanted to update on Belle's speech evaluation. We went on Monday and after a 2+ hour visit we were told that we would receive a phone call the next day telling us if she qualified or not. I don't know, the whole process was exhausting, especially since Belle didn't sleep well the night before because she is now terrified of thunder...thanks to fireworks. But, the lady assessing her did a nice job and managed to get what she needed. So I was given a pamphlet and sent out the door. After reviewing the tons of agencies that can provide therapy (do we have that many children needing services..wow) and deciding on one, basically closing my eyes and pointing, I was ready for my phone call. Either way, if she qualified I knew the folks I wanted to work with her, and if she didn't, I was well educated on early intervention agencies. Well, we got the call and Belle does qualify for speech therapy. Everything else in her evaluation looked great, she is just delayed in her speech. 

Now enters the guilt part from mommy. "What did I do wrong?" "I should have spent more time with her?" "Dang, this going back to work!" But, I quickly snapped out of it, thanks to my husband who reminded me that I acted quickly and considering Belle was just 2, he assured me that she will be just fine. If she continues to need speech, that will be fine as well and we will do what we need to do to give her the most support. 

In Allie-Ann news, we have received her supply list for Kindergarten. She has her new backpack ready to go and I can't tell you how ready I am for her to go back to school...ha! Don't get me wrong, we've had a blast together this summer but the little monkey is just spinning her wheels around the house. I'm running out of ideas to keep her busy. We've spent a lot of time this summer at the pool but unfortunately with a high energy child, that hardly does the trick. So I leave you with some pictures of the girls at the park. 

I go through these looks from Allie-Ann 20 times a day. Not happy to be playing in the "baby kids" playground.