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.
Today, to celebrate my mom's 71st birthday we went to see the Jersey Boys in Greenville. I loved every minute of it and the cast was outstanding! But, what made it more entertaining was seeing my mom grin ear to ear and watching her tap her foot to the beat of the music. I highly recommend the show. We also had brunch at High Cotton and I had my very first egg benedict. It was delicious. Greenville is such a nice city and one that I wish to visit more often in the future. I'm looking forward to the day that I can take my girls to the theater just as my mom did for me.
My momma...71 years young.
Some say my mom and I look alike...do you see it??!
I rarely get pictures of myself in my blog.
Snapped this one inside the Peace Center before the big performance.
We took the girls to Zoo Night for members only. We had a great time and especially enjoyed the $1 ice cream! This summer is flying by and I'm not liking it one bit but I do enjoy all the time I've had with my girls. It's been such a blessing and we've been able to do so many things this summer compared to last. And, I can't wait for next summer because we have a super cool vacation planned. Stay tuned for that later. This week Belle has her 2 year check up and I'm anxious to talk to our pediatrician about her speech to see what he has to say. We do have her scheduled for an evaluation in 2 weeks but I'm curious to hear what he has to say about the issue...if there even is one. Here are some pictures of the girls at Zoo night.
I couldn't believe the many facts Allie-Ann gave me about all the animals. I paid for her to go to zoo camp this summer and every day after camp I would ask her, "So, what did you learn?" to hear her say, "nothing." I was like, great, I paid all this money and she isn't learning anything...well, I was wrong. She knew even some of the animals' names. I guess she just related her learning to the actual setting.
Look at that belly!
I think the hottest I ever get in the summer is at our local blueberry patch. I don't know what it is but I come out at the end drenched in sweat. But, it's oh so worth it to eat blueberries at any time while you are picking. This season with the girls it was so much easier. I actually was able to pick a whole bucket worth and Allie-Ann picked her record of 10 blueberries this year! Belle enjoyed herself as she hid in the bushes eating her heart out. So here's to making some blueberry cobbler and here's to gaining my weight back from all my hard work of running this summer.
What a face! She was actually saying, "Chee" in this picture.
Hiding out in the bushes
