*She got tubes in her ears. Not a fun experience but worth it so far
*She went to see a pediatric pulmonologist and has started 2 puffs of a steroid inhaler twice a day.
These two things combined have kept us out of the doctors office and Scott and I haven't had to miss a day of work in the last three months! BLESSINGS!
We now have an obsession with cars! She hasn't quite figured out how to drive them, but getting in and out of multiple toy cars is where I can most likely find her when I pick her up from Mrs. Donna's. I guess having 3 toy cars in your back yard has a purpose! If anyone has a toy car they would like to get rid of, we will happily take it off your hands so we can have one in our own yard!
Spending time on the farm! Over the past 3 months we have been to Arkansas three times! Unfortunately, my father had a quadruple bypass during our first visit. He is doing better now! For our second trip we went on a holiday weekend to keep my dad company during his recovery. Then we just went this past weekend for 4th of July and had a ball!
Here's Evelyn with her "Papa" Great Grandpa Jack on her first 4 wheeler ride and meeting the cows :)
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| Fine Motor Skill Activity! Put the beans in the cup! Claudia and Noe are always modeling and working with the babies! |
Those of you that have been following our family story know that we made a "tough decision" to leave Learn - N - Fun Home Daycare in November of 2012. While at the time this decision was right for our family because of the time we were spending in the car driving daily, we have missed the structure, cleanliness, attention to detail, daily reports, pictures and true love for learning Claudia and Noe have in their sweet home daycare.
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| Circle Time during Texas Week! This love bug is transitioning to one afternoon nap, and the thumb is evidence! |
Big news ~ we've gone back!!!!! The week before the 4th of July our other caregiver was on vacation and Claudia and Noe happened to have an opening and accepted Evelyn back into their home for the week. This was LUCK (and God!)! Evelyn had a great week but it was evident that she was not as advanced as the other toddlers her age. I'm not saying by any means that I believe that my daughter is "behind." She isn't, she is very bright and is a great problem solver. However, as an educator you know how much I value education and when I see an open door to learning for my little one I'm going to run through it if I can.
During the ONE WEEK she was their she began to communicate with us in sign language. I began to see changes that made our lives easier. In fact, so significant that Evelyn wasn't SCREAMING every time she wanted something to eat or drink. She was able to express herself. Although we had worked on sign language at home with her, it was clear that having the follow through on a daily basis at school makes a difference! So, since Learn - N - Fun has a great group of toddlers right now and have an opening for the next few months until they have some graduating (and weren't quite ready to take on any infants since this group of toddlers is so much fun) we agreed that having Evelyn go back to Learn - N - Fun for the educational experiences, to learn sign language, and to prepare for a structured environment was best. We are so thankful that we have this opportunity to have her in there home for the next few months. Beginning in September Evelyn will go to the Spanish House for a spanish immersion preschool but we know she will learn so much in the next 8 weeks before she goes to "big girl school"! I can't wait to see what that next step for our family is like ~ and no Scott nor I speak Spanish! I'm also super excited about taking her to big girl school and also quite jealous that Scott has asked if he can take her lunch box shopping! I guess we will start a tradition...I'll do the backpack shopping with her and he can do the lunch box :) So fun!
