My Life as Mom to Three wonderful boys Stephen, Ryan (OHI) and Trevor (diagnosed with FTT - failure to thrive, SPD and Speech Delayed). Life is challenging but wonderful with 3 boys!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Trevor sings, and Am I going to Hell??
Me, Ryan and Trevor were on our way back after dropping Stephen and friends to tennis practice. I have the music on (101.9 I believe). It's a song I recognize and has a great beat so I am kinda humming and tapping my feet and doing my "car dancing" to the music. (and no I was not paying attention to the lyrics, . . . .yet)
Then Trevor chimes in. He is singing the lyrics! And, its not quite as slow paced as Twinkle Twinkle little star either! He is singing and he is singing clearly - my little speech delayed son!
Are you wondering yet what song he is singing? Brace yourself . . . .
I hope I am not going to hell for not censoring my music and also for not turning the station once I realized what the lyrics were, but he was sining and it does have a great beat.
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The song was by All American Rejects - if it gives you hell
this is the chorus part that Trevor sang:
When you see my faceI hope it gives you hell,
I hope it gives you hell
When you walk my wayI hope it gives you hell, I hope it gives you hell
So, am I wrong to be happy and proud about Trevor singing a pop song, Or am I going to HELL??
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Another birthday
Trevor's Eye appointment
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Several happenings at school –
Umbrellas’ for Peace Project, - (awesome project with the artist Matt Lamb to promote world peace – I got to help the kids with their painting of the umbrellas )
4th grade state Fair – (Stephen did North Dakota – the kids are so talented and creative!)
Field Days – (didn’t see much of this one because it was changed days because of poss rain)
1st grade beach party – I didn’t get a chance to see this, but this was a very traumatic day for me and not Ryan – I’ll be blogging about that one for sure! I was not picked to be a room mom for the event, then come to find out the head room mom didn’t even come and I could have stepped in – maddening!!
Last Full day of school and School assembly (June 5th)
Ryan at the year end assembly
In the car for our last time Going for the last hour on Monday as a first grader and 4th grader!
and last day of School June 8th (to celebrate we went with friends to Steak and Shake and got shakes and burgers – yummy!)
Several family happenings
Sean’s christening (my nephew was christened in May – such a sweet looking baby)
Jimmy’s bday party (our nephew is now 12 and is taller than me!)
My mom’s visit – (she didn’t spend much time at our house, but we did have a nice time at the christening, at a restaurant to see the brothers and sis in laws and babies, and saw my aunt lil who’s 93 now and still driving)
And other things happenings:
Memorial day bar b que – Thanks Kathy –we invited ourselves and forced them to have a Memorial Day bar b que (well it was your turn, I Think!) – good food!
Me and Kathy - BFF's (umm, maybe I need to ask her if thats ok)
Dr. appts (another neurologist visit for Ryan– tomorrow opthamologist for Trevor’s turned in eye)
Pre school evaluation and follow up (what a disappointment to learn Trevor will only get speech) No OT, he is not developmentally delayed despite his major speech delay so no extra services besides speech once a week for an hour)
Friends birthday parties (happy birthday to Samuel, Aden, and Ben – Kelly you rock with the Survivor theme, it looked so awesome – and you are brave to have 29 kids at your house and looking like it might rain all day!)
Ryan and one of the birthday boys - Ben
Shop Crop and Craft for a Cure Event – I was a vendor there – anybody want to buys some Tupperware and help a great cause??
Sensory Processing Disorder Seminar – this was a great seminar! How I wish Trevor could continue in Early Intervention for a while longer so I can learn more about this
Landscaping project - Having 4 bushes/trees taken out of the front landscaping
Before with the tree by the garage door and the junipers flanking the porch
And the usual:
Nutritionist meetings (back off the growth chart in weight), OT, and Speech –Cub scout Meetings and events
PTA meetings and stuff
I’ll have to pick a couple of events to blog about! I hope to get some time to do some blogging about so much of these memorable events!
The return on Lindy cat
Lindy cat is back home, safe and sound. She was a couple of doors down, and may have been there the whole time. She was spotted there the first day she was missing, and then again the next day. We looked for her there, but she didn't appear to be there. Our neighbors called again the next day after dinner saying she was out on their patio again. I raced down there and was there in less than 3 mins. I could not see her or figure out wher she was. I thought she ran away, but she was just in a little hiding place underneath an opening by the house by their fireplace. she would not come out no matter how much i called. Thank you to my friend Kelly who got a flashlight and did spot her. I looked exactly where she was hiding and didn't see her. I had to drag her out. She's been home for a while now, but still seems to want to try to get outside.
Last week, Trevor left the door open again. I was sitting in my den and I see a big blackish brownish blob out the corner of my eye out the den window - she was out again. She was under the deck, and I scared her and she ran towards the front and I thought, not again! But she ran into the house, whew.
I hope she gets used to being an indoor cat again.
Books I have read
- Friday Night knitting Club
- The tale of Edgar Sawtelle
- Island of Lost Girls
- The Prizewinner of Defiance Ohio
- Nineteen Minutes
- Kite Runner
- Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons