Hot Cocoa
Boy Star is enjoying kindergarten. I adore his teacher. The best kindergarten teacher ever. Young and soft spoken and energetic, and really great at keeping us informed on how he's doing.
And Baby Star, well I may have created a monster there. In that first week when he was missing his brother, I took him to Starbucks for hot cocoa. So now, as soon as we get the big one on the bus, he turns to me and says, "Mumma, go, Bucks, hot cocoa!" And heaven forbid we aren't actually going somewhere.
So they're both thriving.
Except.
Boy Star was referred to the Speech Pathologist. And I'm not deaf. I know he had speech issues. But God, the terms these people use. Developmental delays. Pathologists. An entire alphabet of Acronym-named assessments. IEP. The huge packet of info the school sent home with the form we had to signs permitting his evaluation. It is hard not to be overwhelmed.
I spent four years in college studying words. Language. They ways people communicate. And I can't help but feel I have failed my child. And am failing the second in the exact same ways.
And Baby Star, well I may have created a monster there. In that first week when he was missing his brother, I took him to Starbucks for hot cocoa. So now, as soon as we get the big one on the bus, he turns to me and says, "Mumma, go, Bucks, hot cocoa!" And heaven forbid we aren't actually going somewhere.
So they're both thriving.
Except.
Boy Star was referred to the Speech Pathologist. And I'm not deaf. I know he had speech issues. But God, the terms these people use. Developmental delays. Pathologists. An entire alphabet of Acronym-named assessments. IEP. The huge packet of info the school sent home with the form we had to signs permitting his evaluation. It is hard not to be overwhelmed.
I spent four years in college studying words. Language. They ways people communicate. And I can't help but feel I have failed my child. And am failing the second in the exact same ways.
Labels: school, speech pathology
posted by Momma Star at 1:30 PM
3 Comments:
I'm glad to hear that both of your boys are doing so well. Don't sweat the IEP/eval stuff. It's standard and the school is doing it to cover their ass as well. Let them do the eval and speech therapy will only help him. :) It can be a bit intimidating at times but don't let it get to you.
I'm glad you're blogging again and get that Baby away from Starbucks. It's crack woman! Crack I tell ya! Now I'm off to get me one of their fruity drinks that I'm now addicted to. :)
Don't beat yourself up.
I went to speech therapy for years.
I still went on to love words.
It will all be okay. :-)
hi ♥ you're back!
it feels like forever since we've connected.
i think your five year old boy isn't unlike many other five year old boys; he'll catch up and be right where he should be.
i'd love to see pics of the boys! i know you've got a three year old b-day coming up soon....hard to believe our babies aren't babies anymore.
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