Lately Aubrey has been a little bit of a wild child. (and that is putting it lightly..lol) So I have been doing more activities with her that involve learning, coloring, arts and crafts etc....hoping that it calms her down a little. It does seem to be helping a little.
We were doing word flashcards this morning and they have a word with the picture of what the word is. She was actually able to tell me what was on each card and tell me something about each thing. I just thought I would share some of my favorites.
The moon: When asked where the moon is she stated that it is asleep right now.
The bear: The bear growls and wiggles his nose. LOL
The net: The net is used to catch pigs. LOL
The bunny: I dont know what to say! Oh yeah...the bunny jumps jumps jumps.
The fox: When asked what a fox does she stated that the fox swipes things. Swiper mom! (In case you do not know Dora swiper the fox swipes everything in the show)
And my all time favorite.
The Girl: Me: Are you are you a girl?
Aubrey: No. I'm Aubey
Me: Is Bitsy a Girl?
Aubrey: No she a kid.
Me: Well, Im a girl.
Aubrey: No you not a girl. You a mommy.
I am just amazed with all the things she knows and the imagination of this little girl. I love to hear her answers to things and all the little stories she tells us (even if they are completely rediculous...lol)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
An update from the MichiWits.
While JD has Aubrey out of the house for some Aubrey and Daddy time I figured I would do a little update.
Things have been a little bit hectic around here. Everyone knows that we moved in the beginning of December. So we have been busy trying to get everything in order from that.
And then we had the holidays. We had a wonderful holiday season. We spent some much needed quality time with family. Including our extended family. Unfortunately we did not get to spend the holidays with any of our out of state family and we missed them all dearly. I also had the chance to become a little bit closer to some of my cousins that I have never really been close with.
So much has happened in the last few months since I updated last and I don't know if I can sum it all up in one post, but I will give it a try.
Aubrey is growing up so much I can hardly stand it. She is getting to be so independent. She keeps us all on our feet all the time. She definitely believes that she is the boss of the household.Aubrey does what Aubrey wants (so she thinks) She tells us to stop talking if she is trying to watch something or wants to talk herself ( it is the end of the world if she cannot talk 24/7 or if she does not get the last word in. HAHA) She will also argue with us about every little thing. Our most recent arguement was my favorite.
Aubrey: Tinkerbell is scared of monsters.
Me: Oh yeah? Did she tell you that?
Aubrey: Yup!
Me: Oh....And what kind of monsters is she scared of? And where do they hide? Aubrey: Tinkerbell is scared of monsters that are under my shirt!
Me: Oh honey there isnt any monsters under your shirt.
Aubrey: Yes there is.
Me: No there is not any monsters under your shirt Aubrey.
Aubrey: Yes there is. Mommy is scared of monsters. Aubey is not scared of monsters. Me: Well I am glad that you are not scared of monsters. I am not scared of monsters either. Monsters are our friends.
Aubrey: No momma you scared of monsters. I am not! I save you from monsters. They not friends.
Me: Well I believe that everyone is our friend.
Aubrey: No mommy. No friends.
There was more arguing on her part but I think we get the idea. And all of it was so matter of fact....I am right mommy and you are wrong. HAHA. The imagination of this child.
I have told everyone that Aubrey has been diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder. We have been doing therapy two times a week for a few months now. Aubrey started to show some progress but then started to regress. She is still doing well with certain things but it seems that her behavior has gotten worse in the last couple of months. And it does not seem like anything that we do for her therapy wise is working. We are having some issues with Aubrey's OT kind of giving up on her. Anyways, I have spoken to Aubrey's doctor and we are going to look further into Aubrey's condition with some more testing and evaluations.
The doctor ordered a chromosome panel so that we may see if there is any genetic issues. While I have a copy of the reports I cannot understand them and I have not been able to get in touch with her doctor to have her interpret them for me. So I will let everyone know what we find out from that. We are also going to be doing a neurospych evaluation, and autism screening, we will be seeing a developmental psychologist and I believe the doctor has been speaking to a neurologist. My hopes are that we are going to do all this and find that it is indeed just her sensory processing disorder and all we need is a better OT, but my fears are that there is more going on there. My instinct tells me that there is more going on. But only time and testing will tell. It is very nerve wrecking knowing that there is something wrong with your little girl but not knowing for sure what it is or how to help her.
JD is busy at work even though things have slowed down a little for him since the holidays have passed. He has been informed that there will be another route available for him if he wants it. One of the guys is retiring. What that means for him is being closer to home, smaller loads, and less driving all together. And he will have better driving conditions in the winter, since the roads are really bad all winter long on the route he is on now. So I think this is going to be better for all of us. He will be much happier with his job, and I will worry about him less. And little miss will get to see her daddy more.
Anyways, this post has gotten long enough. I have talked about most of the things that have been going on and will talk about the rest as we go along.
I will try to post more often in the future and then I will not have to talk about everything at once.
There is never a dull day in the life of the MichiWits.
Things have been a little bit hectic around here. Everyone knows that we moved in the beginning of December. So we have been busy trying to get everything in order from that.
And then we had the holidays. We had a wonderful holiday season. We spent some much needed quality time with family. Including our extended family. Unfortunately we did not get to spend the holidays with any of our out of state family and we missed them all dearly. I also had the chance to become a little bit closer to some of my cousins that I have never really been close with.
So much has happened in the last few months since I updated last and I don't know if I can sum it all up in one post, but I will give it a try.
Aubrey is growing up so much I can hardly stand it. She is getting to be so independent. She keeps us all on our feet all the time. She definitely believes that she is the boss of the household.Aubrey does what Aubrey wants (so she thinks) She tells us to stop talking if she is trying to watch something or wants to talk herself ( it is the end of the world if she cannot talk 24/7 or if she does not get the last word in. HAHA) She will also argue with us about every little thing. Our most recent arguement was my favorite.
Aubrey: Tinkerbell is scared of monsters.
Me: Oh yeah? Did she tell you that?
Aubrey: Yup!
Me: Oh....And what kind of monsters is she scared of? And where do they hide? Aubrey: Tinkerbell is scared of monsters that are under my shirt!
Me: Oh honey there isnt any monsters under your shirt.
Aubrey: Yes there is.
Me: No there is not any monsters under your shirt Aubrey.
Aubrey: Yes there is. Mommy is scared of monsters. Aubey is not scared of monsters. Me: Well I am glad that you are not scared of monsters. I am not scared of monsters either. Monsters are our friends.
Aubrey: No momma you scared of monsters. I am not! I save you from monsters. They not friends.
Me: Well I believe that everyone is our friend.
Aubrey: No mommy. No friends.
There was more arguing on her part but I think we get the idea. And all of it was so matter of fact....I am right mommy and you are wrong. HAHA. The imagination of this child.
I have told everyone that Aubrey has been diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder. We have been doing therapy two times a week for a few months now. Aubrey started to show some progress but then started to regress. She is still doing well with certain things but it seems that her behavior has gotten worse in the last couple of months. And it does not seem like anything that we do for her therapy wise is working. We are having some issues with Aubrey's OT kind of giving up on her. Anyways, I have spoken to Aubrey's doctor and we are going to look further into Aubrey's condition with some more testing and evaluations.
The doctor ordered a chromosome panel so that we may see if there is any genetic issues. While I have a copy of the reports I cannot understand them and I have not been able to get in touch with her doctor to have her interpret them for me. So I will let everyone know what we find out from that. We are also going to be doing a neurospych evaluation, and autism screening, we will be seeing a developmental psychologist and I believe the doctor has been speaking to a neurologist. My hopes are that we are going to do all this and find that it is indeed just her sensory processing disorder and all we need is a better OT, but my fears are that there is more going on there. My instinct tells me that there is more going on. But only time and testing will tell. It is very nerve wrecking knowing that there is something wrong with your little girl but not knowing for sure what it is or how to help her.
JD is busy at work even though things have slowed down a little for him since the holidays have passed. He has been informed that there will be another route available for him if he wants it. One of the guys is retiring. What that means for him is being closer to home, smaller loads, and less driving all together. And he will have better driving conditions in the winter, since the roads are really bad all winter long on the route he is on now. So I think this is going to be better for all of us. He will be much happier with his job, and I will worry about him less. And little miss will get to see her daddy more.
Anyways, this post has gotten long enough. I have talked about most of the things that have been going on and will talk about the rest as we go along.
I will try to post more often in the future and then I will not have to talk about everything at once.
There is never a dull day in the life of the MichiWits.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Bigger every day.
Well, Aubrey is growing up so much everyday. She seems to be losing the baby look now and is turning into a little girl. She is a beautiful little girl but I wish they could stay babies forever. I miss the snuggles time that we used to have but also love the partial snuggles I get now. I now get a kiss and a hug and an I wuv you momma. And then sometimes several more kisses ok....So it is great. I love it.
She had her first haircut last week. We had to trim her bangs since they were falling in her eyes, and in the back of her head she had just one strand of hair that was long while the rest of it is short..So we chopped that off too. I did cringe the whole time we were doing it. I waited so long for her hair to fill in that I didnt want to cut it.
So we have been going to therapy twice a week for her sensory processing issues. She seems to be adjusting to it very well. She has a great time going there and just getting to play for a while. She is doing some things that never could get her to do....Like nail clipping without fighting and brushing her teeth. In the past when given some cheese crackers with the cheese in the middle would only lick the cheese off and would not eat the cracker. But the other day she ate the crackers too. So there is some improvement. We are still having alot of issues with temper tantrums but we are working on that too.
Aubrey's speech is getting to be more and more advanced. She repeats so many things that we say and sometimes gets JD and I in trouble with the other one....by repeating something that we should not have said in the first place. Most of the time we can understand what she is saying...even her full sentences...But once in a while she will just go on with this huge run on sentence that we cannot understand a word she is saying, and then when done she will look at us like she is expecting a response. JD and I will just look at each other and shake our heads and ask the other if they got that. LOL....The funny part about it is she knows exactly what she is saying and gets mad when we do not respond.
The holidays are coming very soon. I love this time of year and get very excited about Christmas. But this last year Jd has had so many extra days off and now with the holidays coming he will be working more. We are so used to having him home more often that it might take a while to adjust to it. But we will.
To end the post with a couple of pictures.
She had her first haircut last week. We had to trim her bangs since they were falling in her eyes, and in the back of her head she had just one strand of hair that was long while the rest of it is short..So we chopped that off too. I did cringe the whole time we were doing it. I waited so long for her hair to fill in that I didnt want to cut it.
So we have been going to therapy twice a week for her sensory processing issues. She seems to be adjusting to it very well. She has a great time going there and just getting to play for a while. She is doing some things that never could get her to do....Like nail clipping without fighting and brushing her teeth. In the past when given some cheese crackers with the cheese in the middle would only lick the cheese off and would not eat the cracker. But the other day she ate the crackers too. So there is some improvement. We are still having alot of issues with temper tantrums but we are working on that too.
Aubrey's speech is getting to be more and more advanced. She repeats so many things that we say and sometimes gets JD and I in trouble with the other one....by repeating something that we should not have said in the first place. Most of the time we can understand what she is saying...even her full sentences...But once in a while she will just go on with this huge run on sentence that we cannot understand a word she is saying, and then when done she will look at us like she is expecting a response. JD and I will just look at each other and shake our heads and ask the other if they got that. LOL....The funny part about it is she knows exactly what she is saying and gets mad when we do not respond.
The holidays are coming very soon. I love this time of year and get very excited about Christmas. But this last year Jd has had so many extra days off and now with the holidays coming he will be working more. We are so used to having him home more often that it might take a while to adjust to it. But we will.
To end the post with a couple of pictures.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
How fast they Grow.
Aubrey turned two this week! It was a very exciting time for all of us. JD and I are both feeling a little sad that our little girl is growing up so fast. We took her to Chuck E Cheese on her birthday and we had a conversation in the car on the way home about how much fun she had. JD said to me " I think she will have alot more fun when she is older. But I don't want her to get older. I'm ok with her staying this age forever." How sweet. He sure loves this little girl.
She is growing so much everyday. She is always learning new things. It is amazing how much children hear even if you think they are not paying attention. HAHA. We will be talking about something when she is in the other room and she will come out and repeat something that we said. LOL. Of course we think that everything she does is cute even if it isnt! It is amazing how strong a persons love is for their child. I love her so much that it hurts sometimes.
We had Aubrey evaluated by early on because we were concerned about some issues we have been having with feeding, grooming, etc...I was getting to the point where it was getting so frustrating for her to act like it was hurting her so badly when I brushed her hair or anything else...I was starting to question myself as her mother. I was thinking that I am just a bad mother and that is why it was like this. My daughter does not trust me to even change her diaper. I was so down about it that I finally said I have to think this through. So I did. I thought about all the issues we were having, and also had some help from a very wise person, and I realized that it was a little more than my parenting or her trusting me. I called and got set up for an evaluation.
The evaluation shows that she is doing exceptionally well in most aspects of her developement. Her fine and gross motor skills are great and they were really impressed with her vocabulary. She does talk a ton! But based on the checklist that I completed and the things that I told them they found that she does have some tactile sensory issues. She is not 50% delayed in anything so she does not qualify for special education which therefore eliminates her from being able to work with the early on Occupational therapist. So we had to get a referral from her pediatrician.
When I took the report to her pediatrician she treated me like I was crazy. I had to fight with her to get a referral. After telling her that we will go days when all Aubrey eats is applesauce for two or three days in a row...she tells me that she finds that hard to believe because she is growing. With all the other issues she tell me that she is being a normal two year old. Nevermind the fact that she has a written report in front of her that confirms sensory problems. I actually had to bring the fact that I have a nephew with sensory integration disorder and I am seeing some of his behaviors in Aubrey up in order for her to believe me. I said that and she completely changed her tune. So in the end I did end up getting the referral.
I have been having other people tell me that I need to stop trying to make Aubrey have problems. She is a normal two year old. I need to stop worrying so much. I need to just do this and do that. How can a mother just stop worrying about her little girl? I do not know how to not worry. She is my world. If she gets hurt my heart shatters into a million pieces. I have also been told that I should just not talk to people about what is wrong with her because nobody is going to understand. I don't feel that this is anything to be ashamed of. Same as if she was born with a major disability.....I would have no reason to be ashamed of that. She is still my little girl and I love her just the same no matter what.
To be told that she does have sensory issues does not make me feel good. I know that she is going to have a rough go of it and it is going to be alot of hard work. But is ignoring the problem going to do any good for anyone? Yes it does make me feel a little better to know that it is not me. To know that it is not just that she does not trust me. I now know that she cannot tolerate these things physically and it is not that I am doing anything wrong. But I did want to hear from early on that she does NOT have any issues and she is a completely normal two year old. I know that this is not a severe diagnoses but there is still the reality that she is going to have more problems than any normal child. It breaks my heart to think about the fact that we are going to have to take her to therapy every week and that yes she could need extra help when she reaches school age. To know that something that I do everyday as a normal part of life such as hairbrushing is actually causing her pain. It is a terrible feeling.
It is interesting how you have an amazing support system and then when you find out that your child is not perfect you feel all alone. Your support system is all of a sudden no longer there. It is hard enough being a parent....but to be a parent of a special needs child and to be all alone with no support system. Don't get me wrong...I have a ton of support from our brother and sister in law but they are in a different state. They can be there for me somewhat but not the way they would like to be. JD is being wonderful about this as well....but while he is at work and I am at home with Aubrey working hard to make things better for her....who do I have?
Anyways, this started off as a post about Aubrey and turned into something else. I will have to post all about Aubrey later.
She is growing so much everyday. She is always learning new things. It is amazing how much children hear even if you think they are not paying attention. HAHA. We will be talking about something when she is in the other room and she will come out and repeat something that we said. LOL. Of course we think that everything she does is cute even if it isnt! It is amazing how strong a persons love is for their child. I love her so much that it hurts sometimes.
We had Aubrey evaluated by early on because we were concerned about some issues we have been having with feeding, grooming, etc...I was getting to the point where it was getting so frustrating for her to act like it was hurting her so badly when I brushed her hair or anything else...I was starting to question myself as her mother. I was thinking that I am just a bad mother and that is why it was like this. My daughter does not trust me to even change her diaper. I was so down about it that I finally said I have to think this through. So I did. I thought about all the issues we were having, and also had some help from a very wise person, and I realized that it was a little more than my parenting or her trusting me. I called and got set up for an evaluation.
The evaluation shows that she is doing exceptionally well in most aspects of her developement. Her fine and gross motor skills are great and they were really impressed with her vocabulary. She does talk a ton! But based on the checklist that I completed and the things that I told them they found that she does have some tactile sensory issues. She is not 50% delayed in anything so she does not qualify for special education which therefore eliminates her from being able to work with the early on Occupational therapist. So we had to get a referral from her pediatrician.
When I took the report to her pediatrician she treated me like I was crazy. I had to fight with her to get a referral. After telling her that we will go days when all Aubrey eats is applesauce for two or three days in a row...she tells me that she finds that hard to believe because she is growing. With all the other issues she tell me that she is being a normal two year old. Nevermind the fact that she has a written report in front of her that confirms sensory problems. I actually had to bring the fact that I have a nephew with sensory integration disorder and I am seeing some of his behaviors in Aubrey up in order for her to believe me. I said that and she completely changed her tune. So in the end I did end up getting the referral.
I have been having other people tell me that I need to stop trying to make Aubrey have problems. She is a normal two year old. I need to stop worrying so much. I need to just do this and do that. How can a mother just stop worrying about her little girl? I do not know how to not worry. She is my world. If she gets hurt my heart shatters into a million pieces. I have also been told that I should just not talk to people about what is wrong with her because nobody is going to understand. I don't feel that this is anything to be ashamed of. Same as if she was born with a major disability.....I would have no reason to be ashamed of that. She is still my little girl and I love her just the same no matter what.
To be told that she does have sensory issues does not make me feel good. I know that she is going to have a rough go of it and it is going to be alot of hard work. But is ignoring the problem going to do any good for anyone? Yes it does make me feel a little better to know that it is not me. To know that it is not just that she does not trust me. I now know that she cannot tolerate these things physically and it is not that I am doing anything wrong. But I did want to hear from early on that she does NOT have any issues and she is a completely normal two year old. I know that this is not a severe diagnoses but there is still the reality that she is going to have more problems than any normal child. It breaks my heart to think about the fact that we are going to have to take her to therapy every week and that yes she could need extra help when she reaches school age. To know that something that I do everyday as a normal part of life such as hairbrushing is actually causing her pain. It is a terrible feeling.
It is interesting how you have an amazing support system and then when you find out that your child is not perfect you feel all alone. Your support system is all of a sudden no longer there. It is hard enough being a parent....but to be a parent of a special needs child and to be all alone with no support system. Don't get me wrong...I have a ton of support from our brother and sister in law but they are in a different state. They can be there for me somewhat but not the way they would like to be. JD is being wonderful about this as well....but while he is at work and I am at home with Aubrey working hard to make things better for her....who do I have?
Anyways, this started off as a post about Aubrey and turned into something else. I will have to post all about Aubrey later.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Not so much a baby anymore!
So it has been two weeks now since I have been home with Aubrey! I am loving it! I cant believe I even wanted to go back to work in the first place!
Aubrey is growing up so much! She is a bundle of energy all the time! She is learning words like crazy. Last night we were reading a book and she pointed to everything in the book and told me what it was. If anyone else was listening they would have asked "What did she say?" But since we hear her all the time we know exactly what she said. We also counted to six together. I said one then she said two, free, our, ive, six! It was very cute and I was very proud! Then when she was done I told her good job and she looked at me and said Good Job Momma! HAHA! What a cutie!
She now says thank you and your welcome. She will hand you something and tell you thank you! Then when I give her something she says welcome mama! So she has it a little backwards but hey she says it! The other night I was changing her diaper and she looked at me and said your mean! I was just totally shocked to hear her say that! I told her no Aubrey for me to change your diaper is a very nice thing to do. She looked at me and said Nice! What a goofball.
We are going to start working on potty training soon. She has decided that her favorite hangout place is by the toilet now so I think it might be time.
Sigh.....Talking, potty training, planning a two year birthday! My baby isnt such a baby anymore!
Aubrey is growing up so much! She is a bundle of energy all the time! She is learning words like crazy. Last night we were reading a book and she pointed to everything in the book and told me what it was. If anyone else was listening they would have asked "What did she say?" But since we hear her all the time we know exactly what she said. We also counted to six together. I said one then she said two, free, our, ive, six! It was very cute and I was very proud! Then when she was done I told her good job and she looked at me and said Good Job Momma! HAHA! What a cutie!
She now says thank you and your welcome. She will hand you something and tell you thank you! Then when I give her something she says welcome mama! So she has it a little backwards but hey she says it! The other night I was changing her diaper and she looked at me and said your mean! I was just totally shocked to hear her say that! I told her no Aubrey for me to change your diaper is a very nice thing to do. She looked at me and said Nice! What a goofball.
We are going to start working on potty training soon. She has decided that her favorite hangout place is by the toilet now so I think it might be time.
Sigh.....Talking, potty training, planning a two year birthday! My baby isnt such a baby anymore!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Summer Time
So for those who don't already know. I am home with Aubrey again due to being laid off from my job. Even though we are losing a nice chunk of money, I am excited about the summer that we have ahead of us. We are planning to spend a week down in Illinois with family in July, We are planning a trip to the Columbus zoo with my parents in August..Then of course we have family reunion and the fourth of July! It is going to be a great summer!
Yesterday JD and I took Aubrey to the beach. And her NANA came too! Aubrey was very excited about that! It was her first time going to the beach. There was a splash park. When she saw it she was all excited, she could not wait to get over there. We walked into it and she flipped out. She started yelling NO! NO! NO! and then proceded to cry. I picked her up and tried to carry her under some of the sprinklers and she cried even more. For a kid that loves baths and last summer loved to go swimming she sure doesnt like to get wet! What a goof ball!
So we stayed away from the splash park and just stuck with the beach. Her and NANA played in the sand, and mom played a little too. She had a blast playing in the sand untill of course she got some wet sand stuck to her hand. She held her hand up to me and said dirty! And then started crying. So now she does not like to be dirty either. But we cleaned the sand up and she went back to digging in the sand.
She did not want anything to do with the water at first. But we took her little tube out there and picked her up and put her in there and she had a blast after that. We actually had a hard time keeping her out of the water. HAHA. She actually a couple of times while we were eating dinner picked up her tube and said. GO! GO! and started walking towards the water. It was so adorable.
We all had a great time. It was a great way to spend such a hot day! Aubrey was beat when we left. She fell asleep in the car on the way home and even slept through getting out of the car taking her clothes and shoes off and gettting her diaper changed. What a cutie!
So there is the story of our great day at the beach and my first entry in this blog. I hope everyone enjoys it! Now to end the post with a couple pictures.
Yesterday JD and I took Aubrey to the beach. And her NANA came too! Aubrey was very excited about that! It was her first time going to the beach. There was a splash park. When she saw it she was all excited, she could not wait to get over there. We walked into it and she flipped out. She started yelling NO! NO! NO! and then proceded to cry. I picked her up and tried to carry her under some of the sprinklers and she cried even more. For a kid that loves baths and last summer loved to go swimming she sure doesnt like to get wet! What a goof ball!
So we stayed away from the splash park and just stuck with the beach. Her and NANA played in the sand, and mom played a little too. She had a blast playing in the sand untill of course she got some wet sand stuck to her hand. She held her hand up to me and said dirty! And then started crying. So now she does not like to be dirty either. But we cleaned the sand up and she went back to digging in the sand.
She did not want anything to do with the water at first. But we took her little tube out there and picked her up and put her in there and she had a blast after that. We actually had a hard time keeping her out of the water. HAHA. She actually a couple of times while we were eating dinner picked up her tube and said. GO! GO! and started walking towards the water. It was so adorable.
We all had a great time. It was a great way to spend such a hot day! Aubrey was beat when we left. She fell asleep in the car on the way home and even slept through getting out of the car taking her clothes and shoes off and gettting her diaper changed. What a cutie!
So there is the story of our great day at the beach and my first entry in this blog. I hope everyone enjoys it! Now to end the post with a couple pictures.
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