Changes in the Air

Davis had his last visit with Emily, his Occupational Therapist, on Wednesday. She had the audacity to go and get pregnant ;), cut her hours in half, and leave Davis high and dry. I'm going to miss her sooooo much. She's the reason that Davis can hold his eating utensils better than most grown men. It's because of her that he'll finally get his hands near shaving cream and is a master puzzle-putter-togetherer. Oh well. Everything happens for a reason. Luckily, another OT, Renee, at the same clinic was able to pick Davis up and he'll start with her next week. Davis already knows her so it'll be an easy transition for him. This is a miracle in itself because with the Babies Can't Wait Program, it usually takes them some time to get stuff like that done...so...yay for them! Soon, his Speech Therapist will be going on maternity leave and we'll have to start scrambling all over again.

Registration for Fall classes at Davis' preschool (Wildwood) starts next week. I've been stressing out over what to do about it because he also starts Special Needs Preschool then. The issue is that Davis' special needs are mostly just his speech and developmental delays. Cognitively, he's so smart. He runs the risk of being placed in a classroom with, for example, severly autistic children only because they don't group the classes by disability. If you have special needs and require special attention, you're all thrown into the same pot. I've already put my foot down and let everyone in Babies Can't Wait know that I WILL NOT let him stay in an environment where he has no chance to learn, receive proper attention, thrive, etc. But, it could turn out to be a really positive experience where he's placed in a class with kids on his level. Anyway, the dilemma is that if I end up taking him out of the Special Needs class, I'll want him to go back to Wildwood (where he attends now). But, by then, classes will be all filled up. So, I couldn't decide if I should just register him at Wildwood now, pay the $130, and if he doesn't end up going, then oh well. Justin had the brilliant idea that we go ahead and send him back to Wildwood next Fall for Tuesdays and Thursdays, like now. There, he'll be surrounded by all 'normal developing' kids. And just have him attend Special Needs Preschool (IF it's not a terrible situation) on the other three days. Problem solved...Hopefully. AND...another good thing about Davis entering the school system, is that if I decide to pull him from the actual classes, he can still receive the therapy services. So, no matter what, his time spent in PT, OT, and Speech will get doubled beginning in September. Gotta love Early Intervention Programs!

He'll be evaluated/studied next Tuesday by a group of therapists (and a psychologist) through the school system to determine how much Special Needs Preschool he even needs. So, that'll be interesting to see. I'll definitely keep you posted!

We all went to a birthday party at Monkey Joe's yesterday for one of Davis' classmates...