Hi guys. Hope everything is going well with you all. Today you guys are my refuge. I swear you are the only people I can talk to sometimes.
Dharma turns 18 months on Wed., and she's still going strong. She's sung the Alphabet song for fun for months now, and she has finally got the pronounciation of everything except for "W" down pretty darn well. She can also count fairly clearly up to 10 in English and Spanish, and says colors in both languages as well. She's back to saying and signing everything she used to say and more-- even Grandfather and Grandmother. And the sentences are coming at me from right and left. "What is that?" "How did you do that?" "Give me the broom." "I got it." "How are you doing?" "I hafta wait." "I love daddy. I love Grandmother. And I love you." I don't even bother to write down new words and sentences anymore. (Hope that doesn't make me a lazy momma.) She's into pretend play, but she's also much more outgoing and loving. She asks for "huggggs," And she gives hugs and kisses to us and all of her animal plush toys. She's never afraid if I have to leave her with anyone....she just chat's them up! And to think I once thought this kid was autistic! LOL! Last but not least, her dad is introducing her to French. She's picking it up faster than she picked up Spanish.
On the other hand, DD had her 18 month check-up on Friday. She's 17 pds, 10 oz, which means she's still at the zero percentile in weight, although she's at the 25th percentile in height and head circumference. On top of that, she's been blinking for a year, so after months and months of wait and see with the old ped-- the new ped said it's time she see a gastro and a neurologist to make sure these aren't signs of something more serious.
So that's what's up in our neck of the woods. 18 months is turning out to be an interesting landmark around here. Can't wait to see what the next half of the year will bring!
Faith
Dharma turns 18 months on Wed., and she's still going strong. She's sung the Alphabet song for fun for months now, and she has finally got the pronounciation of everything except for "W" down pretty darn well. She can also count fairly clearly up to 10 in English and Spanish, and says colors in both languages as well. She's back to saying and signing everything she used to say and more-- even Grandfather and Grandmother. And the sentences are coming at me from right and left. "What is that?" "How did you do that?" "Give me the broom." "I got it." "How are you doing?" "I hafta wait." "I love daddy. I love Grandmother. And I love you." I don't even bother to write down new words and sentences anymore. (Hope that doesn't make me a lazy momma.) She's into pretend play, but she's also much more outgoing and loving. She asks for "huggggs," And she gives hugs and kisses to us and all of her animal plush toys. She's never afraid if I have to leave her with anyone....she just chat's them up! And to think I once thought this kid was autistic! LOL! Last but not least, her dad is introducing her to French. She's picking it up faster than she picked up Spanish.
On the other hand, DD had her 18 month check-up on Friday. She's 17 pds, 10 oz, which means she's still at the zero percentile in weight, although she's at the 25th percentile in height and head circumference. On top of that, she's been blinking for a year, so after months and months of wait and see with the old ped-- the new ped said it's time she see a gastro and a neurologist to make sure these aren't signs of something more serious.
So that's what's up in our neck of the woods. 18 months is turning out to be an interesting landmark around here. Can't wait to see what the next half of the year will bring!
Faith
You may have some hard choices to make in the future- about wether to homeschool or skip grades or other things like that- but you don't have to do any of it this week. If it were me, I would look for another alternative to headstart- Headstart might work out fine. But some gifted children are a really bad fit for programs like that that are teaching things way below their level- some kids are bored others have problems socializing with their peers. I would try to find a friend or grandparent who can keep her, if after going to headstart a few times you realize its a bad fit.
