A B C

I’m working on making my own alphabet border as a decoration for our playroom. I thought it would brighten the room a little. Michael knows his letters and is working on his letter/sound correspondences. This project is a good way to talk about that a little. I’m trying to choose a picture (or pictures) for each letter that is appealing to my kids. If the letter corresponds to one sound in some words and another sound in other words I’m trying to represent both sounds on the border. So, A has both acorn and apple and C has both cow and city. I’ll post more pictures as I get more of the border done.

The Weekly Review: Week Three

Blog Post I Enjoyed Most: Robert Rummel-Hudson is a father of a daughter with polymicrogyria (a rare neurological disorder) which effects speech in addition to many other things. He has written a book about his journey with his daughter, Schuyler. He also writes a blog and I particularly enjoyed his most recent post. This particular post has little to do with Schuyler but much to do with frustration. I also enjoyed the Office Space reference.

Interesting Apraxia Article: Here is an article I found on the Apraxia-Kids website about trying to get insurance coverage. I’m just starting to seriously research this topic so I’m sharing one of my first finds. I intend to do a full post on this when I get a little further in the process.

Ava’s new favorite phrase: I love this one. This week she’s started saying, “O-tay (okay) Mama.” I’ll say, “Let’s go put your shoes on.” and she’ll reply, “O-tay Mama.” It really is adorable. She says it in the cutest way and it’s a nice contrast from last week’s constant “no.” We still hear lots of “no,” but at least we’re hearing some agreeableness too.

Ava's second new favorite phrase: I don't love this one quite as much. "Na (not) Dada. Mama." This is repeated several times in urgent succession any time my husband attempts to help with Ava's care. I have mentioned the Mama stage she's going through?

Michael's Phrase of the Week: "Daddy, will you come play with me?" This request has been constant this week whenever my husband is home. I'll admit to a little bit of quiet amusement every time I hear it. Ava has been going through that Mama phase. I enjoy seeing the tables turned a little with Michael.

Favorite Project of the Week: My favorite this week was definitely the eye dropper art with the kids. It was a lot of fun.

Poll #2 results

Only 5 people responded to March's poll question. The question was: How old is your child with CAS? One person has a child under two years of age. One person has a two year old. The other three people who answered have a child who is three years old. No one answered four years or older.

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