Ashlynn was my first child. In a way, it was fortunate I had nothing to compare her to, and in a way, it was unfortunate I had nothing to compare her to. My son Jace is my second child and is currently 16 months. He not only walks…he RUNS. He not only babbles and says words, he puts two and three words together!! Every time he hits a milestone, my
We bought a tricycle for Ashlynn three months before her third birthday. My husband and I took her to Toys R Us, excited, full of hope and expectation. I had seen two-year old children on Facebook gleefully riding their trikes with big goofy smiles on their faces, and I couldn’t WAIT to snap that happy gleeful face on my little girl. Pregnant with my son, we all left the store
CASANA has a parent support group on facebook called APRAXIA-KIDS – Every Child Deserves a Voice. If you have a child with apraxia, I highly recommend joining this group. Sharon Gretz, the founder of CASANA, is an active member, but there are also other SLP’s, advocates, educators, and of course parents who care about these little ones.I recently vented to the group about my sadness over the park incident, but
I heard a new Sara Bareilles song the other day. I love music, but I really felt like this song was written for A. It’s been a struggle to get her words out. Even now, the other day at the park she was talking to a little girl appropriately saying ‘come on” and “let’s go again!” It sounded more like, “tum on!” and “yet do adain” but she was DOING
You went to speak, but the words wouldn’t come, Stuck in your brain, so easy for some. You went to crawl with the best of intents, Yet your body didn’t know what your brain meant. You went to walk, big smiles and all, yet every time you tried, it ended with a fall. You went to drink from a big girl cup You would sputter and spit till it came
I’m so frustrated today! To make it worse, I’m frustrated with myself for being frustrated. I went to put Ashlynn on abcmouse.com, and early learning site for kids as young as two. Since she’s 3.7, I figured this should be great. Wrong. Turns out using a mouse requires a high degree of motor planning and coordination. God. It sucks. She can’t even do things two year olds can do. I