Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Wyatt's been approved for Speech Therapy
We had our meeting today at the local school and Wyatt was deemed eligible for Speech Therapy. We are rejoicing today!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Settling in
Its been a long time since I have posted about Wyatt. This is in part due to life getting in the way and having to decide what will be my focus. My friend often says, "the good is the enemy of the best." I am learning to be more intentional in the choices we make on a daily basis so the most important things are done and done well. This is breaking some bad habits I have acquired along life's journey so it is going slow and is not altogether pleasant, but I am convinced it will be well worth it to walk in freedom and to have accomplished those things I have felt called to do during our short stay here on earth. Enough philosophizing.
Wyatt is turning 4 in a couple months and is so excited because I told him he will get to go to preschool when he turns 4. He'll be so disappointed when that doesn't come about right away. I'm hoping to have him ready for preschool next fall. He's come such a long way since last June! He's very bright and seems to be blessed/cursed with "engineering brain". His room is neat as a pin, he can take anything apart and put it back together, he can fix broken toys, he's organized and there is a correct way to do everything. He's a caregiver at heart, is very sweet, is very mischievous and melts my heart with his laughing, toothless grin. He and Abbie have become good friends most of the time now. She is the brains of the operation and he is the brawn. They destroy a lot of things around the house this way and get their share of scoldings, but seem unfazed in their quest to explore new worlds and go where no child has gone before. So far no trips to the ER....knock on wood.
Wyatt's beginning to ask those 4 year old questions that seem to never stop coming. The other day he asked why the moon was not up in the daytime? Why was the sun not up at night? Where did the moon go? Where did the sun go? and on and on as we drove down the road. (imagine Calvin and Hobbes' Dad here) So I proceeded to carefully explain that the moon and sun were shift workers and the moon worked at night and slept during the day and the sun worked during the day and slept at night. Science is going to be such a trip for my children because I love to tell them far-fetched stories to explain things. They seem satisfied by my explanations and I am left wondering if I will have to explain my "science discussions" with my children at the Judgment Seat someday. My favorite person to string along is my almost 10 year old daughter, Anna. I love seeing the wheels turn and the smoke pouring from her ears as she wrestles with whether my explanations are plausible or not. I have to be really creative with her explanations. Of course this is not all good I supposed since I am also her school teacher.
Wyatt is turning 4 in a couple months and is so excited because I told him he will get to go to preschool when he turns 4. He'll be so disappointed when that doesn't come about right away. I'm hoping to have him ready for preschool next fall. He's come such a long way since last June! He's very bright and seems to be blessed/cursed with "engineering brain". His room is neat as a pin, he can take anything apart and put it back together, he can fix broken toys, he's organized and there is a correct way to do everything. He's a caregiver at heart, is very sweet, is very mischievous and melts my heart with his laughing, toothless grin. He and Abbie have become good friends most of the time now. She is the brains of the operation and he is the brawn. They destroy a lot of things around the house this way and get their share of scoldings, but seem unfazed in their quest to explore new worlds and go where no child has gone before. So far no trips to the ER....knock on wood.
Wyatt's beginning to ask those 4 year old questions that seem to never stop coming. The other day he asked why the moon was not up in the daytime? Why was the sun not up at night? Where did the moon go? Where did the sun go? and on and on as we drove down the road. (imagine Calvin and Hobbes' Dad here) So I proceeded to carefully explain that the moon and sun were shift workers and the moon worked at night and slept during the day and the sun worked during the day and slept at night. Science is going to be such a trip for my children because I love to tell them far-fetched stories to explain things. They seem satisfied by my explanations and I am left wondering if I will have to explain my "science discussions" with my children at the Judgment Seat someday. My favorite person to string along is my almost 10 year old daughter, Anna. I love seeing the wheels turn and the smoke pouring from her ears as she wrestles with whether my explanations are plausible or not. I have to be really creative with her explanations. Of course this is not all good I supposed since I am also her school teacher.
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