Sorry no pictures. Our desktop computer died a few days ago, so I'm stealing a rare moment on Mike's laptop. I don't have time to download photos here though, because it's 1 a.m., and I need to start timesheets/invoices and I'm sick and just want to go to bed.
But I had to pop in, because I took Joan to her first little preschool play group on Friday, and she did AWESOME! I was so proud of her. It was her and two other kids - both largely with speech delays, so both were walking. They structured it like a little tiny preschool session, with circle time and set activities. Joan LOVED circle time! they had a little tiny parachute, and she made it go up and down on command - she even got to scoot underneath it, which made her giggle. She giggled with delight all the way through ring around the rosie, and played along with all the actions. She shocked her PT all to bits by putting her hand in her PT's, and asking to go around again. In a normal session, she won't let her PT touch her. She had so much fun! She was the only kid who made it through without a single tantrum or all-out meltdown. One of the speech pathologists running it said she has an impressive attention span - she can stay on task for a very long time, which she said will serve her well, by allowing more learning opportunities than her peers.
So all in all a great thing for her. I was so worried about her, but I guess it was a very small group, in a familiar setting, with a few familiar faces, and it was a very inclusive environment, so it was a good experience for her. The other kids even inspired her to walk about without her walker for a few minutes! Yay! Can't wait for next Friday!
3 comments:
I'm so happy for you. Everyone knows she's a very smart little girl. Here face sparkles with what is going on around her.Did you leave John with a sitter or is this the place that he can be left in the daycare at the same facility? Musn't forget Dave but am sure he was in your arms. Joan is only 2 & has come a long way. All my love - G.Gram
both kids can stay in the play room while we're there, so that's where they were. I gather, from the moans of therapists and doctors, that people used to bring all their kids to appointments. So when the new hospital was built in 2006, they made this huge play room, which is funded through donations to the Children's Hospital Foundation. (That's a charity, by the way, for anyone searching for a good cause.)
oh - here's joan, with a word of her own...
ggggggrttyyyyyyyyyyn8i i8j999liirthysseesy y5
I actually understood that....
Talked to Vicki tonight. She's excited and apprehensive. Sure is happy about the place Mike and Bill found for them (get them looking for YOU next, eh?) Her friends helped with the packing and all - she'll tell you about it tomorrow when she gets to Calgary.
Love to all....
B
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