Ashlynn almost drowned…twice. Okay, maybe I’m being dramatic, but that’s how a mother feels when a lifeguard has to jump in and save your child. The first was during her first ever swim lesson and the second was during a random winter session her Grandpa took her to. Both times she just walked off the toddler platform as though she could swim, and both times a lifeguard had to dive
Went to Ashlynn’s Valentine Party today, and was so encouraged! The SLP informed me she has moved out of the cube chair and is now sitting up front by the teacher with reminders to sit criss cross applesauce. Watching her with the other kids warmed my heart, although I could see how her core seemed much weaker than her peers. Her back was slumped and she kept having to lean
So, I obviously am well aware my daughter has apraxia. I’m well aware of her challenges, but for some reason, I didn’t want to admit she’s “special needs.” I don’t know why. I work with special needs kids all day long. It’s what I do. I don’t see them as special needs. I just see them as maybe learning differently, or needing different supports than other kids to be successful.
It’s really not ok to develop a severe disliking for a child. They are, after all, just a child. However, there is a little girl at Ashlynn’s school who is very hard to like. She’s rude, rolls her eyes, and bosses Ashlynn around. She has mocked my son (who’s a baby) when he was talking, refused to say “hello” to Ashlynn even as Ashlynn greets her with a cheerful “hello,”
It’s Christmas 2013, and my daughter is 4years, 2 months. It was a magical time this year with her talking more and being able to jump. So much is conveyed through jumping and talking. We did the Elf on the Shelf this year, and each day she would get out of bed and ask, “where’s elf?” When she found him, she would point (something that took until she was more
Ashlynn turned four this Halloween, and it brought another milestone: being able to say “trick or treat” and be understood! When she was two, she couldn’t even attempt to say it. At three, she could say “ee o ee” but then clammed up and wouldn’t say it on command. At four though, we had success! She still needed prompting and encouragement, but she was able to say an intelligible “trick