A few weeks ago, we got an unexpected windfall: a $50 gift card, a thank you for participating in a program that matches health students with families who have children with special needs. Christian decided we could use it to have a little fun, buy some things that weren’t in the budget. And Alex…
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7 Quick Takes, vol. 68: a busy week
Whew! How much can you cram into a week? 1. Over the weekend, we celebrated Julianna’s third birthday: 2. On Monday, we spent the day visiting schools. First we went to Julianna’s new school, where we met her teachers and most of the therapy staff. Julianna looked right at home, playing coy with the…
Read MoreI don’t understand (vol. 4)
I don’t understand… …why every single spoon made these days is SO HUGE. I would never have guessed that I had to travel with my own spoons or my baby would go on food strike! This has got to be part of the problem with obesity. …Easy-open soup cans. I thought we were all supposed…
Read More7 Quick Takes Friday–TRANSITION
My apologies to anyone who tried to look at the pictures yesterday. I didn’t know they weren’t working until dinnertime. It’s 7 Quick Takes Friday, and today I’m focusing Transition—the process of moving out early intervention and into Early Childhood Special Ed. 1. Yesterday we had Julianna’s very first IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting. In…
Read MoreWhy a Person who HATES POLITICS is lobbying for a bill
I think it’s safe to say that most of us have no idea how the political process works. Several months ago, I got involved with PEP-C, which you may remember is trying to pass legislation requiring insurers to cover PT, OT and speech for kids (under 18) with developmental disabilities. Early in the process, one…
Read More7 Quick Takes-vol. 66
Alex and I played glow-in-the-dark miniature golf this week. I learned that fluorescent orange + fluorescent yellow + black lighting = one massive headache. That happened to be the same day that Nicholas discovered pasta. Now, my Super Baby Food book says that children are not allowed to have tomato until one year old.…
Read MoreWFMW—Albuquerque the Turkey
Ah, the joys of preschool humor. Sometimes they don’t even know they’re being funny… For instance, the day Alex came home from preschool singing (to the tune of “Clementine”): Albuquerque is a turkey And he’s feathered and he’s fine And he wobbles and he gobbles And he’s absolutely mine. He’s the best pet that you…
Read MoreLetters to my children, part 1
9/8/09 Dear Alex, You’re crossing a milestone, little man. Last night, I couldn’t yell at you for still lying awake at 10:30. I know very well how it feels to be wound up about tomorrow morning. This morning as we left you at preschool, I wondered how long it will be before school becomes another…
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Kathleen M. Basi 