I have noticed that Jimmy’s eye contact has been improving. Either side by side or up and down but never eye to eye. Before when I would talk to him up close he would turn away from me.
Now he will look at me eye to eye for a brief moment, then move to my chin or chest. He occasionally glances at my eyes but always returns to my chin or chest. This has been an exciting improvement.
We are still waiting for ABA services to start up again, and hopefully, he will return to where he was before we moved. He was doing so well. I have also noticed that since he aged out of Occupational Therapy, he has regressed from that too. I don’t understand why they are not eligible after age three.
Jane will be five tomorrow and wants a Sonic the Hedgehog Birthday. She is obsessed with Sonic. That is all she has asked for—everything sonic. I promised I wouldn’t do what my mother did for birthdays and Christmas and buy them clothes but, yes, you guessed it, I bought her clothes too. A lot because she starts Kindergarten in a week and a half.
So much change for her this month. She went to the Dr. and gratefully didn’t need shots. She got a clean bill of health. I talked to the Dr. about her peeing her pants and what I could do. She said that I was doing everything right. Change is difficult for everyone, especially children and children with disabilities.
Kindergarten for Jane is a full day. I have also signed Jimmy up for preschool. He is on a waiting list. I am hoping that the list isn’t that long. I want him to get into the school routine again. I signed him up for the hours of 12 to 4. That will give me two hours with no kids and eight hours with only one at a time. The time with Jimmy one on one will be good for him.
Jane is excited to ride the bus. I am a little hesitant. It stresses me out. What if she gets off at the wrong stop? I think the bus driver will know where she gets off. After getting used to the route, Jane will learn where her bus stop is. I have to trust the bus system. It is so hard to let the kids go.