Quick update...

Austin has been approved for OT (occupational therapy) starting in the fall.

Connor had his eval and was also approved. We have decided to place him in a school program starting sometime in the fall. He will be receiving OT (and continue Speech) until then.

We are talking about also putting Ben at the school. They have a nursery school for 'typical' kids that they use as models fo the 'identified' kids. Sounds like a good idea to me. Now to work out the logisitcs of it all :)

Here is Ben's boo-boo. I suppose I could have cleaned his face before I took the picture :)

How cute are these two? Last night they didn't want to go to sleep and kept switching beds. Ben ended up on Austin's matress on the floor and Connor ended up in Ben's bed. Then, I went to wake them this morning and found them sharing Ben's bed :) Of course they had no blankets though!

Could everyone please say a quick prayer for Sarah...she's in the ICU on a ventilator. For more info, click on her website link to the left, sarah Carlino. Here's a pic of Austin and Sarah when she was doing better. THANKS!

So I jinxed myself...on Wednesday I said how great Ben is and that I never had anything to say about him...well he must have known I wrote that. On Wednesday we were at Gram Hill's for a cook out (well more of a cook in since it is never going to stop raining!!). Anyway, just before we are getting ready to leave he decides to 'throw himself' headfirst at a metal truck. He got a deep gash just above his right eyebrow. Luckily Fire Chief Uncle Bill was there and got the bleeding stopped, steri stripped it and off to the ER we went. 2+ hours later, they Dermabonded (aka superglued) it shut and we were on our way home. Poor kid...heck of a way to get some attention. I will try a post a pic over the weekend. He's doing fine though...he was more mad that we kept holding him down to look at it and stuff.

Connor's first day of playgroup went well. He had fun, but it was a struggle to keep him focused on what the group was doing. All part of the PDD. Hopefully with time it'll get better.

All for now...

Hi everyone...just a quick update and some pictures...

Austin is doing great...only two weeks to go and he is officially graduated from speech and special ed services. I can't believe how far he has come in two years. There were many times that I wasn't sure we'd get here.

Connor is talking up a storm...I actually find myself asking him to be quiet at times :) It's not always words, but we are getting there. Melissa, his speech teacher, is amazing with him. Yesterday we had a slight scare...still not sure what is going on. During his speech session, Melissa noticed a 'shiver' from him. Not sure whjat to make of it, but it sounds a LOT like what Austin did when he had his clonic seizures. We are on high alert and will keep you posted. Connor also starts his Delightful Ducks 'playgroup' today. It should be fun.

Ben is Ben...I feel bad, I never have much to say about him. He's just a cutie and my one kid with NO developmental/health issues.

Here's some new pics. Austin at his nursery school picnic and Barbara, Sharon and Abbie going to the Jr prom.

So, as I said, it's been a busy few weeks. Going back to mid May...Cindy graduated from Delhi (http://deckerfamily6.blogspot.com), we went to Niska Day, Connor had his 6 month evaluation for therapy, we helped build a retaining wall, we met Thomas and Sir Topham Hatt and a few other things thrown in.

I'll start with a picture of baby Jessa. She's getting so big. Cindy promises she will come visit in late Summer, early Fall.

Moving along to Niska Day...it was cold and rainy, but the boys had fun. Below is a picture of Connor with the free hat they gave him. We are in trouble if he's already wearing his hats like that ;)
We got to see The Burners UK perform and then watch the $10K fireworks display. If anyone wants to check out the Burners schedule, go to www.theburners.com, they were great! Huh Mo??

Connor had his 6 month therapy evaluation. It was depressing when I got the eval in the mail, but by the time his meeting rolled around, he had had a learning explosion. He is doing really well right now. He is making a lot more effort to talk to us and request what he wants. Also, he is learning to assert his independence (read- pushing and shoving) from his brothers. He doesn't just let them take his stuff anymore. But, he's really not strong enough to overcome them. He was trying so hard to knock Ben over, but muscle man that Ben is, barely leaned into Connor and over he went. Poor Connor...I think we need to get him started on weight training. The kid eats and eats, but he's just so skinny! So, as I said he is doing great. We have tabled the idea of putting him into a 'special classroom' setting. Instead we are putting him into a structured playgroup. The therapist, county rep and I agreed that he doesn't need the structure of a classroom, but a place of his own, away from his brothers, where hopefully he can shine. We start that next week, and Mommy gets to go!

This past holiday weekend I was fortunate enough to take some time off. I spent Thursday going through hand me downs and taking care of yard work. With all the rain we have been getting, I just can't keep up with it. Then on Friday and Sunday, we helped Jeff's parents with their retaining wall.

Saturday was the big Day Out With Thomas event at the Upper Hudson Railroad. The boys had SO MUCH fun. They got to see Thomas and meet Sir Topham Hatt. They got tattoos and played with trains and they even got to take a train ride. They had this really cool Lego Thomas also. See all our pics below.
mommy & Connor, daddy & Ben (Austin was with Mema & Bepa)


Thomas the Tank Engine



Lego Thomas

So I guess that it's for now...