weekly update

seems my life is so busy that it's weekly updates instead of daily!!! LOL - I apologize for that.

We went back for the second round of testing last Thursday - it was another all day event and Jake didn't do as well this time.....it started off good - but by mid-morning when they started the speech and language part of the testing - he shut down! He was having no part of it - kept wandering off - getting upset, wouldn't do the work...........so, she let him take lunch early. She told me that he wasn't interested because this is the one area that he struggles the most with - his language....which, for those of you around him - know that speech is his one definite struggle. The testing requires alot of repeating back what you've heard - saying long sentences, etc. and he just shut down.........so, we went to lunch and she came up with some easier exercises for him to do - when we returned from lunch - it seemed to go alot smoother..........

Mark and I go this Friday for our consultation with her to find out her results. I know for sure that she is going to recommend more speech therapy at school - right now - he only goes for 1 hour a week - which seems like a lot - but he really needs it more. I am also looking into private speech therapy. I don't think our insurance pays for this - so it will be our expense - but when it's your child - you will do anything. We had him in private speech the first 3 years of his life - but when he started in the Public school setting with the preschool program for children with disabilities - they wanted us to halt the private so that they wouldn't' be overlapping.........turns out - that wasn't good advice - so, we will see. She said that she can make a good case for our insurance company and they might take it since it is from a medical reason (ie being born so tiny) but, we all know how insurance companies can be.....so, I'll keep you updated on that.

Friday night - we hung out with our neighbors. We have been blessed with a great street of people! During the summer we find a driveway and all pull our chairs and just visit. The hurricane brought us a lot closer - I know more of my neighbors now than I did before it.........it's a great feeling knowing everyone that surrounds your home and that we are all looking out for each other.

Saturday - we got up and took jake to the beach in surfside. We like to go to Freeport vs. Galveston because you can pull right on the beach - your vehicle is close enough to see it....we took a tent and stayed for the majority of the day. It was awesome. If you are ever down there - there is a little dive (seafood) called Red Snapper - it is so good!!! We go there every time we are at the beach - they have the best fish or shrimp Poboy's around!!! It's worth the trip just for that.

Sunday - Father's Day!!! I have a great husband - he is a wonderful father. Jake was so cute when he woke up - telling his dad Happy Father's day and giving him his present. As most of you know - my husband is not into "things" - so buying him stuff is very hard! He is one of these people who likes to buy for others - but doesn't want anything for him self......it's very hard for me because I like to buy! So, when we had Jake - I told him - you are going to have to come up with little things that you want because Jake is going to have to buy you something for Christmas, birthday's and father's day........so, guess what he wanted for father's day....it's very simple!!!!! Ready??? A new TAMU hat.....ROFL.............I told you he was not into things......so, that is what he got!!! LOL

My father, Carl Patrick, is away at the Mississippi Camps cooking for the kid's - so I called him and wished him a Happy Father's day. What a great man he is. I haven't always appreciated him in the manner that he deserves - when I was a teenager/early adult - I knew more than him (isn't that how it always is?? LOL) and I was very angry that I had lost my mom - so I withdrew from my family for several years - but thank goodness that God is merciful and I came to my senses (and he placed a great man in my life who married me in all my junk! LOL) I appreciate my father and love him dearly. We will celebrate father's day the week that we are on vacation with them in Oklahoma.

Ok - I think that has caught me up. Oh wait - I have some good news as it relates to me and my health. For those of you who know me - you know that I almost died when giving birth to Jake and as such, I've had thrombophilia for the past 6 years - which is blood clots...........well, I went in this past week to the hematologist and guess what - all my blood is back to normal!!!!!! I am now on the lowest scale for clotting.....whoo hoo!!!!! Now, I don't necessarily have to be so "aware" of sitting in one spot for too long or not flying long distance. I still have to take a baby aspirin - but that is it! They explained it like this - when you have the HELLP syndrome during pregnancy - your blood platelets drop (which mine did ) and it causes you to have clotting......however, after several years goes by - sometimes, your blood will "fix" itself and go back to being normal..........it sounds bizarre - but it happened to me.....they ran like a gazillion test and they all came back normal!!!! God is so good!!!!!!!!!

My thyroid on the other hand is going crazy - so I'm doing some testing to figure out what that is all about - maybe just need a change in medication.....Mark and I just laugh - if it's not one thing it's another....but - life is good - I'm still alive!!!

Hope you all have a blessed week.