The semester started back in the beginning of February. I am teaching two sections of the same course. I have finally realized that I need to start to say "no" instead of "okay". I typically teach only one 3 hour course in the spring and the extra 3 hours is keeping me alittle bit more busy than I would like...but there's only a few more week! Home health visits picked up since the last post but with the nicer weather and fewer grandmas & grandpas falling and getting sick, my visits will start to taper off.
The kids are doing well. Both have kept us busy!
Gabriella came down with pneumonia back in November. Since then, she has been getting weekly fevers and still had a wet sounding cough even though her Xrays came back negative. A few weeks ago, she had 2 fevers in the same week. Frustrated, I called the pediatrician. Good news, I know what's been going on with her. Bad news, it's asthma and time to see an allergist who specializes in asthma too. The allergist was WONDERFUL! They did allergy testing (what joy that was) with the result: slight reaction to dust. So, what's her deal? Apparently her trigger is respiratory illnesses....ahhh...the light bulb goes off...so this all started in November with the pneumonia, the fevers were present because she still had the infection which was also effecting her airways (the reason for the cough!) She's been on medication (nebulizers & inhalers) for about a month now and has a follow up with the allergist in a few weeks. We still have to explore if she has other triggers but right now we know one culprit! And of course, the school doesn't have a nebulizer machine so I had to run to the school the first 2 weeks to give her a breathing treatment before physical activity (aka: recess & gym). Stupidity! Anyway...moving on....
Thomas already had his transition meeting for speech therapy from the NEIU to Kindergarten. The director of Special Ed. is awful and unfortunately I have had to keep a close eye on him and confront him regarding timeliness in completing Thomas speech evaluation & IEP. We got his eval and his IEP in place and he is all set for the fall. The official Kindergarten registration is in April and I can't believe I'm so close to tasting freedom during the day!!! All I want is to run my errands in one morning and be done! He is excited to start kindergarten and I will probably cry the first day he steps on the bus!
Thomas also has learned how to ride a bike with no training wheels. He is VERY proud of this big accomplishment and constantly wants to go for a bike ride. The past few weekends, Tom has brought the kids on a 3 mile bike ride....
Tom has a "saab" story...his baby croaked and I made him buy a new car! Yes, the time has come for the 13 year old convertible that has over 244,000 miles to be traded in. It was a rough day for Tom, honestly, it looked like he was the mourning the loss of a loved one. We ended up buying a Toyota Prius and he seems to enjoy his new car.
Girl Scouts is also keeping Gabriella and myself busy. We just finished up with our cookie sale and are getting ready to work on the girls bridging requirements to Brownies. Gabriella & Tom attended the annual Girl Scout "My Guy & Me Dance" and had a blast.
Well, I think that brings you up to date. Our calendar is starting to book up with fun things for the next few months so check back for updates!
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Melissa... The kids have gotten so big.. then again its been forever since I have seen you! Hope you are all well!
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