I have a few rare minutes on the computer! And since I can type a LOT faster on here than on my phone (where I usually post from), I'm taking advantage ;)
Ethan had his developmental optometrist appointment. We found out he has astigmatism. We picked up his glasses Monday. He's been really good about keeping them on! This is one time when his OCD tendencies are helpful LOL He gets up in the mornings, and as soon as he's fairly awake, he asks for them. They stay on till he gets ready for bed :) When he first put them on in the doctor's office, he looked around with an amazed expression. I'm so glad we found out he needed them at an early age! The vision therapist hasn't called me yet but the optometrist recommended vision therapy for some of his other eye issues. Which would be great for him! BUT it's almost two hours away and they're the closest vision therapy place that accepts Medicaid :( I want to look into maybe going once a month. We won't have to pay for the therapy itself, but gas + eating isn't cheap. Plus the 4-hour car trip with both boys. My car (our only vehicle) has been giving me problems so that's a consideration too...
And the sad news... The clinic where Ethan has OT and Speech is closing :( I'm so upset :'( Ethan LOVES his occupational therapist! She's so awesome with him. His speech therapist is good too, but he isn't as attached to her, and speech isn't something he needs a lot of help with. There's only one other place in town we can get therapy. His occupational therapist told me this week that OT there is very different. It's only 1/2 hour (he gets almost an hour now), and the OT itself isn't the same. It's a lot faster-paced. Ethan will be CRUSHED :( I'm worried about how well he'll function in a faster-paced session, plus losing his therapist he's so close to. And his occupational therapist doesn't know where she'll be able to get a job now :( I have to call the other clinic Monday and see if he can get on the waiting lists there. It's at least several months long and he might not be able to get on the list until his clinic closes because of Medicaid. Guess I'll find out Monday... Every time I think about it, I want to bust out crying. I know when I tell Ethan the tears will be flowing - for both of us :(
Otherwise, things are going good :) The boys are responding so well to our paradigm shift of using grace-based discipline (not to be confused with permissive parenting!). I've been hanging out a lot on Gentle Christian Mothers (http://www.gentlechristianmothers.com) with the wonderful ladies there!
Okay, all for now :)
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