This was vacation week for the kids, so Josh got more sleep than usual. Timothy went to the Build-a-Bear birthday party on Tuesday. When Josh came back to pick him up, the kids were just starting their ice cream at Friendly's, so Josh and Morgan both sat nicely and quietly for about 40 minutes. It was quite an accomplishment for Morgan (and for Josh!). Josh chatted with Shannon's mom, who volunteers in Timothy's class every Monday and said that Timothy is all the kids' favorite and all the adults' favorite too because he's so sweet and so smart. More interesting was that Shannon had more severe sensory issues than Morgan does, and didn't start talking until she was 4, and now is almost fully mainstreamed in Kindergarten.
Morgan has another meeting coming up where we discuss progress to date and future goals, so I've been going back and forth with his teacher with questions about what are reasonable goals for him (she always asks for my input on what I would like him to be able to do). Anyway, in the last note she was saying he has met almost all his PT goals and so continued therapy is only going to be recommended through November (to remind him of what's he's learned after the summer break, and then that's it). She also said:
"When I was writing about PT I was thinking back to where Morgan started from at the beginning of the year. He has made amazing gains this year ... he's using so many words, labeling most objects, colors, and shapes, very rarely getting upset, greeting people by name, playing with friends, enjoying the company of others, understanding emotions, participating in all classroom activities, playing constructively and appropriately with toys, hanging up and retrieving his coat and backpack, washing his hands with minimal assistance, answering questions, touching most sensory-related items (Playdoh, shaving cream, finger paint, etc), completing sit-down type art activities and projects, coloring within most lines, beginning to use scissors, making choices based on what he wants (not what you say last), showing affection, putting together and taking apart stacking toys and beads, riding a bike, playing games in gym, going down the spiral slide on the playground, playing appropriately on the playground, and so much more. I think Morgan's been the biggest and most pleasant surprise this year. He's come so far, and has been such a pleasure to have in my class."
Yesterday was a beautiful day. I mowed the back yard after Josh did the front (we have a slight disagreement about where the front yard ends and the back yard begins, so whoever goes first has quite an advantage). Josh took Timothy out to look for a new TV for the basement while I watched Morgan climb on the structure outside. He's gotten pretty sure of himself lately, and goes up AND down instead of just up and then being stuck. I was hiding in various places under the structure while he climbed around looking for me. Later Timothy and I played a little whiffle ball - and then both the kids played on the swing set.
After a long day we decided to watch Brother Bear. Morgan laid with me and fell asleep 5 minutes in. Timothy stayed up and watched it, crying through most of it. He cries at all the songs, and Josh and I were thinking perhaps instead of him being so sensitive, it's really a sensory overload thing.
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