Liv had her 1st "Speech Therapy" session on Monday. There are 2 women who come to the house for 30 minutes, once a week. The first visit went well. Katie (the intern) played with Liv, while her teacher Megan and I talked. She asked lots of questions, and after assessing Liv, she gave me her "preliminary results".

She thinks that Liv's receptive language (understanding language) is wonderful...actually above average.

But, her expressive language (talking) is around a 15 month old. That is 1 year behind her age of 27 months.

I look forward to seeing the progress that she makes!!!

Here in the Midwest, 30 degrees is a super nice day for January! With temps being at -26 last week, 30 degrees seems like t-shirt weather!!!

With it being so gosh darn cold in these parts, my girls haven't been out in the snow yet this winter. Today, we finally went out. The snow was so very deep in our backyard that we didn't last long. It sure is hard trekking through 16 inches of snow!!!

Thanks to all who came by to help me celebrate my 2 year blog-0-versary! I wish I could say that it was a glorious day, but it was quite the opposite....

I'd tell ya the whole nine yards about why it stunk so bad, but here's the rundown:

*mommy has strep
*mommy also has a UTI
*mommy wishes her mommy lived closer to take care of her
*mommy has been a crabby, moody, sick mommy...

Sick sick sick....it is just awful. Liv is on meds now too....
Avery is better, Daddy is sick, but won't get on antibiotics....

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Today, between 8 am-9:30 am

Liv woke up with nasty poopy diaper
Liv put hands down diaper, now has poop all over hands and blanket
Avery is late for school, doesn't want to wake up, she is crabby
Daddy tries to take Avery to school, but gets stuck in a snowbank in driveway
While mommy is outside trying to help Daddy, Piper and Liv are inside house alone
Piper poops on carpet, Liv steps in it, and proceeds to walk all over
Mom almost cries and wants to give up....

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good news....my new computer arrived on Monday. I've been busy trying to transfer all the stuff over, and most importantly, trying to think of a new name for this beauty. I'm thinking Bertha, but I could also go for something more normal, like Boomshequa....

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in past posts (here and here), I've spoken about Liv and how her language hasn't quite come yet. At Liv's 2 year appt in October, her doctor told us that we should start to look into it.

Liv had her hearing checked, and that was great.

Last week she had a full evaluation from the Birth to 3 program.

Yesterday we went over the results with the team who evaluated her.

Liv scored high in most areas of the evaluation, except for her expressive speech. Therefore, she has qualified for FREE services!

We will be having a speech teacher come to the house weekly until she is 3. We are hoping this will help her in developing her speech!!!

We love you sweet Liv!

i found this blog today, and was compelled to join in...

you pick one word that will be your theme for 2009...

i feel like i could have a lot of words for this year...

i think i will settle with 2/3 words...

joy

and

appreciate/content

i need to be joyful that my family is taken care of, we are loved, we are in God's hand. so many people are going through awful battles and losing loved ones, and we have been blessed with no tragedy in our lives. this is something to be joyful for...

i need to appreciate all that i have been blessed with, and not take it for granted... i find myself sometimes wanting more, or wanting more for my girls, for my husband, for myself...i need to be content in what we have, and where we are...

these will be works in progress for me, and by the end of 2009 i still don't know if i will have it all down, but dog gone it...i will try...

what is YOUR word for 2009?

Remember all of my rants about my laptop, Bernice? Yes, good ol' Bernice. She has been violated beyond belief...parts ripped and replaced (twice), numerous body cavity searches, and lots of hours being looked over....

I thought she was better...I really did! I mean, she had all of her innards replaced....of course she's going to work just fine, right???

Well, Christmas was pretty hard on her. She kept giving me the "blue screen" messages and shutting down on me just because. I was hoping it was just a one time deal. When she shut down for the 5th time, I realized that it wasn't just a fluke...she needed help...again...

My Dell computer dude called just a bit ago. He has finally decided (after me telling him in the beginning he should do this) that I need a brand new computer. So, I guess in 8-10 business days I will be getting a new friend. I'll miss Bernice. She's been good to me, I mean, when she wasn't shutting down on me. She's dealt with lots of pokes and prodding, and I'm sure she's just ready to be done...

Onward and upward, I guess...

Oh, and Avery has strep for the 2nd time in 5 weeks...joy...