Xander was tested by PSI for speech today. I’m not sure how he did, because she said she expected him to be totally different based on the “file.” I guess that means he must have done pretty well. I guess I’ll find out at the IEP meeting.
Speaking of the IEP meeting. I totally freaked out today when I realized that one of the forms I have to take to the meeting is a referral from a physician. The meeting is Monday and I don’t have it filled out! I know I won’t be able to have the forms filled out by Monday, because the military clinic will want me to make an appointment and they will not have one available that soon, since Xander’s not sick. Not only that, but I also need a completed immunization form (a special form, which they
didn’t give me and I don’t know where to get) and I had not been planning to take Xander back to the doctor until after his 3rd birthday so he can get all of his shots updated. I need to make appointments for both boys on the same day to update their shots, because the doctor’s office will not allow me to bring Sebastian with me unless he also has an appointment. I can’t leave Sebastian with the childcare center on base, because they said his registration is expired and he needs an updated shot record! It’s a catch-22, which is why I was planning to just wait until Xander’s birthday and take both boys in at the same time and get everything updated at once. This means that I’m not going to have everything I need for the meeting on Monday! I’m going to call the doctor’s office tomorrow to schedule appointments for both boys for a date after Xander’s birthday, then I’m going to call the PSI lady and tell her the situation. It may mean that we have to reschedule the meeting, but I hope she’ll just tell me to go ahead with the meeting and give her the papers when I get them. After all, the services will not start until the new school year begins, anyway. My stomach is just in knots over this, because I got these papers March 22 and I set them aside thinking all I had to do was fill them out. I started filling them out today and realized all this! UGH!
My stomach is also in knots over the fact that one of the forms was a school registration form, and I didn’t realize that he would have to be registered at the school as a student. I’m not sure I like that idea, so I also need to talk to the PSI lady about that. I need to make sure that it doesn’t mean I have to start being accountable to the state if I choose to withdraw him from the program later. I think that it probably won’t be a problem, since I believe the law says “if a child under 7 has attended more than 20 days in a public school, he is subject to the compulsory attendance laws.” It says “attended” and Xander will not actually be attending the school, so I don’t think it will apply. But I do want to make sure!
This afternoon, the boys made safari hats and paper cameras for a pretend safari! They had fun getting messy with the fingerpaints to decorate their cameras! We sang a song about zebras, which Xander really liked. Sebastian had fun sneaking around the house pretending to be “on safari” taking pictures of the animals!
Today was Ben’s birthday. To celebrate, the boys and I ordered pizza for dinner. We wanted cupcakes too, but it was threatening to rain all day and I didn’t want to get caught out in it, so we never went to the store. We had ice cream sandwiches instead. They were yummy! We were all sad that Daddy couldn’t be here for the party. We really miss him.
From my home to yours,
Andrea
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