snowman pancakes
comfy puppy
playing the piano with Madi on Christmas
Aunt Charlie and Uncle Gerry
Ryan and Olivia
Tucker
Uncle Irv, Ryan and Olivia playing with the trains
Buddies
Great Pa-Pa, Pa-Pa, Dad and Ryan
Katy and Ryan
Ryan and Uncle Dan
Birthday Presents!!!
Birthday Cake and Pretzel from Gus'
Ryan's New Zippie Chair
The Great Thinker
Jo and Ryan at his graduation ceremony from Delta Gamma Center
Cheese
Visit with Santa
The Grand Canyon
And we’re back!
I’ve taken an extended hiatus from posting, but an unexpected snow day brought me back.
So much has gone on the last 2 months (where did the time go?) So here is a quick update to catch everyone up…
November – Tim and I went to Vegas my work conference. I won $100,000 pennies!!! We took a day trip to Hoover Dam and the Western Rim of the Grand Canyon. Mor Mor Jo kept Ryan for the week. They had some great bonding time and Ryan learned all about airplanes. Thanksgiving was a busy day. We hosted the day with about 15 dinner guests. Great time and great food.
December – As you may know our little man turned 3 on the 19th. How can he be 3 already? We had a great birthday party. I will post a short video of him opening is presents. It is priceless! Christmas was full of joy and happiness. Family in from out-of-town. White Christmas. Presents, presents, presents that is all Ryan wanted for Christmas…presents, well at least that is what he told Santa.
Now that Ryan is 3, his PT, OT, Speech and Eye services end within the First Steps program. It was so emotional to say goodbye to his therapists. Jo, Ellen, Adele and Ashley, you will be missed. You have been a part of our lives the last 2 and ½ years. Ryan looked forward to each visit with you. Thank you for all of your hard work with him. He would not be where he is today without your help! J
So how is Ryan receiving services now? Well, after a long process of working with the public school and early childhood programs, Ryan was accepted into one of the top Magnet schools in the city! Yes, our little man is now in pre-school! The school is for kids age P3 to 2nd grade. There are about 400 kids in the entire school. He is in an inclusion classroom (10 kiddos with an IEP (Independent Educational Program) and 10 kiddos without). He qualified for PT and OT services….He did not qualify for Eye or Speech!!! So far so good. He likes going to his ‘new school’. He is opening up more every day. Yesterday we received a note from his PT that he walked from the table to a chair with the help of a walker!!!! We ask him was he did at school and he says: “ I ate a cookie and goldfish crackers”
He talks like crazy and repeats everything! 10 word sentences are becoming more and more common. “I want to sit on the brown couch and read a book with my mommy” is just an example of what he is saying. Well enough of me rambling. So enjoy the photos and videos, I hope to post more frequently this year!
Enjoy
I’ve taken an extended hiatus from posting, but an unexpected snow day brought me back.
So much has gone on the last 2 months (where did the time go?) So here is a quick update to catch everyone up…
November – Tim and I went to Vegas my work conference. I won $100,000 pennies!!! We took a day trip to Hoover Dam and the Western Rim of the Grand Canyon. Mor Mor Jo kept Ryan for the week. They had some great bonding time and Ryan learned all about airplanes. Thanksgiving was a busy day. We hosted the day with about 15 dinner guests. Great time and great food.
December – As you may know our little man turned 3 on the 19th. How can he be 3 already? We had a great birthday party. I will post a short video of him opening is presents. It is priceless! Christmas was full of joy and happiness. Family in from out-of-town. White Christmas. Presents, presents, presents that is all Ryan wanted for Christmas…presents, well at least that is what he told Santa.
Now that Ryan is 3, his PT, OT, Speech and Eye services end within the First Steps program. It was so emotional to say goodbye to his therapists. Jo, Ellen, Adele and Ashley, you will be missed. You have been a part of our lives the last 2 and ½ years. Ryan looked forward to each visit with you. Thank you for all of your hard work with him. He would not be where he is today without your help! J
So how is Ryan receiving services now? Well, after a long process of working with the public school and early childhood programs, Ryan was accepted into one of the top Magnet schools in the city! Yes, our little man is now in pre-school! The school is for kids age P3 to 2nd grade. There are about 400 kids in the entire school. He is in an inclusion classroom (10 kiddos with an IEP (Independent Educational Program) and 10 kiddos without). He qualified for PT and OT services….He did not qualify for Eye or Speech!!! So far so good. He likes going to his ‘new school’. He is opening up more every day. Yesterday we received a note from his PT that he walked from the table to a chair with the help of a walker!!!! We ask him was he did at school and he says: “ I ate a cookie and goldfish crackers”
He talks like crazy and repeats everything! 10 word sentences are becoming more and more common. “I want to sit on the brown couch and read a book with my mommy” is just an example of what he is saying. Well enough of me rambling. So enjoy the photos and videos, I hope to post more frequently this year!
Enjoy
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