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Parenting after 35
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mama.bear
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Hey, just thinking about you.. how is your older son doing (Jason, right?) with his health/school issues? How is Robby? Any more followup appts? Robyn
Boy 1 2/06 - Boy 2 12/07 - Boy 3 9/09
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Re: mama.bear
Ditto. I hope they are both doing better.
Awww, thanks for asking.
Robby is doing great. He is really growing into his new noggin' nicely. He's 15 months tomorrow and meeting all his milestones including some unpopular temper tantrums. He will follow up with his craniofacial surgeon next Oct (1 yr post op).
Jason is currently on hour 7 of an 8 hour evaluation with a child psychologist. This evaluation is in conjunction with a classroom evaluation. I suspect to have the results in a few weeks. I am told the results don't necessarily tell us if he has a learning deficit per se but, merely a predictor of possible challenges to come.
Oddly enough, his teachers recommended the evaluation not because of behavior but, because of difficulty grasping simple concepts with reading. As of 2 weeks ago (6 hrs into the 8hr evaluation), I had a parent/teacher conference. Jason's reading has really "improved by leaps and bounds" and he's no longer lagging behind. In fact, he's right on track. We can not contribute his success to anything other than him being ready. So, now his teacher is saying that there are behaviorial issues afterall so it's not a wasted effort for him to be evaluated. Um, OK, whatever....I've always been waaay more concerned about behavior than his understanding of reading concepts in kindergarten. It will be really interesting to see what is revealed.
Physically *knocking on wood*, this boy has not been sick since, geez Dec? At which point he went through a battery of tests resulting in negatives for: thyroid issues, cystic fibrosis and auto immune disease. I am no longer maintaining a gluten free diet for him because I haven't seen it's benefit. I'm still keeping him on a dairy free diet and limiting the processed food for our entire family. Can't hurt, right?
Big - 1 year old
Bigger - 6 years old
Biggest - 13 years old
I find it so interesting how Kindergarten has changed. I mean I remember learning to read in Kindergarten but it didn't seem as structured. (My nephew is in Kindergarten now.) But I'm glad that Jason's reading has improved by "leaps and bounds" and I'm VERY glad (knockwood) that he's been healthy.
And yay for Robby doing so well. I hate the tantrums myself. Ugh. They suck.
I hope Miss "Biggest" is doing well too.
Bronx Zoo: Summer 2013
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Yay for Robby (well, not the temper tantrums) ; ) One step at a time for Jason & I agree with you about the Kindergarten & reading.. it will happen when ready, but behavioral issues should be the focus *if that is the problem.
I use to have a non-processed food house.. weep.. with Keegan being so tiny we try to shovel all the fake food into him ; ) But it is definitely a good way to live!