Jack's Speech Evaluation

I got a call today from the Speech Pathologist and she recommended that Jack have a more in depth and comprehensive evaluation with a team of individuals in their school because he shows signs of trouble with transitions. A lot of this is age appropriate, though she feels its best to be over cautious and get the evaluation done now rather than wait it out and possibly have to uproot him from her for Speech because he needs more services.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA CARL!!!

Today is Grandpa Carl's birthday (we won't say his age)...the kids called him this morning at 5:30am his local time to wish him a big happy birthday.

We miss you and can't wait till you come out next month!

Love,
All of us

Tuva's Hypothyroid

Tuva went in last week for his annual checkup and we ran some blood tests to check his thyroid because of several issues that have come up with his coat, skin, and ears. It was found he has a mild case of hypothyroidism, his levels were just below normal but considering his behavior lately and the conditions physically we have opted to try a mild daily dosage to see if that raises his levels and gets him back to square one. He is 7, 56 in human years, and this is the first real issue he's ever had. The vet assured me that this is a livable disorder and that Tuva should bounce back to his usual sweet, fun self soon. We'll keep you posted.

OBAMA WINS!!! What Ben thinks....

There are three very happy people in this house today after the election! Last night I had a friend and her daughter over and we were watching the early polling results come in. When it was time for them to leave and get Ben to bed he was begging me to wake him up with the results as soon as they called it on tv. I told him no, he would have to wail until tomorrow and that I might even have to wait for tomorrow depending on how close the race was. He was excited Barack Obama had already gotten 107 votes out of 270 (we had been talking quite a bit this past week about the Electoral College) and was hopeful Barack Obama would win the Presidency. This morning Ben woke up and said "WHO WON MOM?! WHO WON?!!!". I turned on the tv and he saw a portion of the speech and listened to him say that he thanks his supporters but the work begins in Washington and he yelled "WE WON! WE WON!!!!" No, he doesn't fully understand how historic this is but someday he will. I have explained as best I can for his age that African American citizens and women weren't allowed to vote for a long time because they weren't equal and of course he doesn't fully understand.

Let change come....