A Good Day

Today was a good day.

Damien had occupational therapy. Ms. Marly and he were working on his ability to do multi-step tasks. She had some alphabet flash cards. She chose one card and hid it from Damien. She then gave Damien some hints about an animal that started with that letter. Damien had to determine what the animal was from the hints, then decide what letter it started with and then write the letter on his paper. Not only write it, but form the letter properly. He got 6 out of 7 correct. He only missed the one, because he did not form the 'O' correctly!

This is such a big step for him! Multi-step tasks are a big problem with him. His attention span is so short, that he forgets what he was doing by the time he is ready for the second step! I am really so proud of him! His IEP for this year only called for him to be able to recognize his letters 20 out of 26 times. And his teacher did not expect him to be able to do that! He not only knows them, he is reading short books with Hooked on Phonics!

His retention isn't great, and some days he can't seem to remember what any of his letters are. But over all he has come a LONG way!

Alyssa is growing up to be a real little girl... I know that sounds a bit strange, but at 7 and a half months, I can really see the little kid in her coming out! Today she was really wound up while we were waiting on Damien at OT, so I sat her in the floor. She promptly crawled over to where the toys are and proceeded to pull each toy out. She looked at the toy, tasted it a bit and then threw it over her shoulder and grabbed another! This went on until almost all the toys were in the floor, then she crawled away looking for something else to play with! See, a real little girl!

I worked some on the baby quilt for John and Susan. The baby shower will be in May, so I want to make sure it is completed before Alyssa has her surgery on May 12.

It is really quiet around here tonight... Damien's meds actually help him sleep. That means I actually get some quiet time as well. I'm scared that something will happen to this plan like all the others. So far, no allergic reactions and it seems to be working. No violent meltdowns and no crying jags. Keep your fingers crossed!

Nini