As I said to Albert tonight, "It's like a new chapter in Antonio's life. Chapter four." Tonight we took Antonio to he Well Child doctor visit and all went well! He was such a good boy! The nurse asked him how old he was and he said 3!! Granted with us he still says 1. :/ Oh well. Anyways, the doctor was able to take his blood pressure, which Antonio said felt funny, listen to his heart, his back, check his eye, nose and ears all without any fuss! She said he seemed to be a healthy 3 year old and had no concerns! The stats are as followed...
Blood Pressure: 98/44
Height: 39"(!) - 78.91% based on CDC 2-20 years height for age stature (up from 36.7" last year)
Weight: 37lb 9.6oz (!!) 92.77% (based on blah, blah, blah) (up from 34lbs last year.
BMI (yes they check that.): 17.38 85.49% (based on blah, blah, blah again)
Overall, keeping pace on being a big but healthy kid!
Last Saturday we had Antonio's birthday party which turned out well, thanks to help from my Mom and my friend Erin! The day before there were all sorts of thunder, lightening and rain so i was a bit worried about the weather but it turned out fine. It only started to sprinkle at the end when we were finishing up the cake and ice cream. Antonio had a blast playing with all his friends, Jack, Shaun, Logan and Patrick. They all had fun playing in the sandbox together! When going down for a nap that day Albert asked him if he had fun playing with all his friends and he said yes but William wasn't there. William is Rosemary's (the daycare lady's) youngest and apparently we need to invite him next year! So sweet! Antonio got great gifts this year too! He got 6 games, all but one we have played already!! He loves them! I can tell he plays games at daycare because it isn't a complete mess when playing and taking turns. :) Again, thank goodness for Rosemary!
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Three years ago today.
Three years ago today my life was about to completely change; more than I even could have imagined then! By this time 3 years ago I had been admitted to the hospital, given an epideral and had the epideral start to wear off and begin feeling the contractions again. I remember sitting in my hospital room having the epideral wear off and watching the Mariners play the Texas Rangers. How I remember that you ask, well I just remember watching Omar play. It helped with the contractions a bit. ;) Anyways, they (the doctors and nurses) didn't want to give me anymore meds because I was so close to 10cm. They were sure any min now I would reach 10cm and deliver. Well the minutes continued to tick by and I was tired! My contractions had woken me up around 4 or 5 that morning and well I couldn't go back to sleep. I remember dozing in and out and watching my Mom sleep with her head at a 90 degree angle in a chair at the foot of my bed and Albert sleeping on the couch in the room.
Finally around 1 or 2 am and after being at 9cm for a few hours they decided to do a c-section. I couldn't believe it; I was finally getting this thing out of me...err, I mean, I was finally getting to meet my baby boy! Sadly, with being so medicated for the c-section I don't remember feeling much emotion, just pain. Looking back it makes me so sad; that moment of seeing him for the first time and I don't remember feeling ANYTHING. Regardless, from that day forward my life has changed for the better in so many ways. I love Antonio more than I thought possible and I feel so much emotion every. single. day. So I was "empty" in that one moment that means so much but I have so much love and emotion because of him every day.
Finally around 1 or 2 am and after being at 9cm for a few hours they decided to do a c-section. I couldn't believe it; I was finally getting this thing out of me...err, I mean, I was finally getting to meet my baby boy! Sadly, with being so medicated for the c-section I don't remember feeling much emotion, just pain. Looking back it makes me so sad; that moment of seeing him for the first time and I don't remember feeling ANYTHING. Regardless, from that day forward my life has changed for the better in so many ways. I love Antonio more than I thought possible and I feel so much emotion every. single. day. So I was "empty" in that one moment that means so much but I have so much love and emotion because of him every day.
I cannot believe he will be 3 tomorrow. It is just not possible. I have asked him repeatedly what he wants for his birthday and every time his answer is: cake, chocolate cake. So, we are having a chocolate cake tomorrow night after his requested waffles for dinner. Tomorrow will not be a healthy eating day for him or myself. Oh well, what are birthdays for after all?! I feel so incredibly lucky to have him in my life and to all him my own. I know there are so many women who cannot become pregnant on their own or even with "help" so because of that I feel even more lucky. He is such good little boy and I cannot wait to see who he becomes! I am so proud of him now and am so proud of the boy he is turning into!
Then:
*please ignore the stain :)*
Today:
Monday, July 2, 2012
The end of Speech Therapy!
Today was Antonio's last speech therapy session and it was so bittersweet. The gal that would come over ever other Monday morning, Ann Marie, was great! Antonio was in a birth to 3 private program through Providence. After he turned 3, if needed, he would go through the school district. They, Providence and Ann Marie, focused on helping the parents learn/model how to help their child develop a vocabulary.
At the end of May Antonio went through some testing with Ann Marie to see if he would qualify for the continued therapy through the school district. At the time he did qualify but barely, with focus on his articulation. So we made an appointment to meet with the school districts Speech Language pathologist, Special Education Teacher and school Psychologist, they meant business! ;) They would briefly test him themselves and if he qualified he wouldn't start that until September! But if he did he would go the the school for a 45m session with other kids with speech delays. Antonio did some testing with the speech pathologist and special ed teacher. He LOVED being at school and in a classroom, which happened to be a preschool room. They were all so nice and he was such a good boy for them! We arranged to go back the following morning to get the "results".
The next morning Antonio was even more excited to be back at school! He ran up to the front door, trying to open it, and once inside, ran down the hall, around the corner right in to the classroom! He knew right where to go. Watching this made me partly hope he WOULD qualify so he could "go to school" in the Fall because he seemed so excited. We sat down with the speech pathologist where she read through her evaluation on how she/they did not think he qualified for it! I was so torn at that moment. : / Especially after seeing him excited to be there again. On the other hand I am/was so proud of him; he HAS come a long way from just last October! As far as his testing scores, average being 100. His auditory comprehesion was: 111, expressive comprehension was: 95 and his auditory was: 99. Which in turn makes his total language score 104. So in a sense he is on the low end of average BUT I was so proud of him!
I am so glad we did this program for Antonio. I was so unsure if he needed it; I knew he did but so many people said he would talk soon enough and not to worry. Well I am glad we did! A part of me thinks he would benefit from more therapy but I also know he has come so far and will continue to improve. Ann Marie mentioned that a lot of times she see's kids with hardly any progress after the year(s) she will spend with them. She seemed sincerely happy for Antonio and how hard he has worked at it. She said that he seems to be improving faster than he is getting older, which in turn means he is closing that gap! I had learned so much about speech and how to encourage it thanks to her. We will miss her and I will always be grateful for her help!
I just have to remember that Antonio is a "quiet, sweet and curious boy" (as quoted by the Special Ed. teacher) and also a "sweet young toddler who is social but reserved" (as quoted by the speech pathologist). So when he doesn't say much in unfamiliar situations or to people he isn't familiar with it doesn't mean anything bad it is just who he is!
At the end of May Antonio went through some testing with Ann Marie to see if he would qualify for the continued therapy through the school district. At the time he did qualify but barely, with focus on his articulation. So we made an appointment to meet with the school districts Speech Language pathologist, Special Education Teacher and school Psychologist, they meant business! ;) They would briefly test him themselves and if he qualified he wouldn't start that until September! But if he did he would go the the school for a 45m session with other kids with speech delays. Antonio did some testing with the speech pathologist and special ed teacher. He LOVED being at school and in a classroom, which happened to be a preschool room. They were all so nice and he was such a good boy for them! We arranged to go back the following morning to get the "results".
The next morning Antonio was even more excited to be back at school! He ran up to the front door, trying to open it, and once inside, ran down the hall, around the corner right in to the classroom! He knew right where to go. Watching this made me partly hope he WOULD qualify so he could "go to school" in the Fall because he seemed so excited. We sat down with the speech pathologist where she read through her evaluation on how she/they did not think he qualified for it! I was so torn at that moment. : / Especially after seeing him excited to be there again. On the other hand I am/was so proud of him; he HAS come a long way from just last October! As far as his testing scores, average being 100. His auditory comprehesion was: 111, expressive comprehension was: 95 and his auditory was: 99. Which in turn makes his total language score 104. So in a sense he is on the low end of average BUT I was so proud of him!
I am so glad we did this program for Antonio. I was so unsure if he needed it; I knew he did but so many people said he would talk soon enough and not to worry. Well I am glad we did! A part of me thinks he would benefit from more therapy but I also know he has come so far and will continue to improve. Ann Marie mentioned that a lot of times she see's kids with hardly any progress after the year(s) she will spend with them. She seemed sincerely happy for Antonio and how hard he has worked at it. She said that he seems to be improving faster than he is getting older, which in turn means he is closing that gap! I had learned so much about speech and how to encourage it thanks to her. We will miss her and I will always be grateful for her help!
I just have to remember that Antonio is a "quiet, sweet and curious boy" (as quoted by the Special Ed. teacher) and also a "sweet young toddler who is social but reserved" (as quoted by the speech pathologist). So when he doesn't say much in unfamiliar situations or to people he isn't familiar with it doesn't mean anything bad it is just who he is!
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