here is z, with grandma, in one of daddy's old shirts, all ready to try painting on his new easel. that thing is great! it's only $15 from ikea, and has a dry erase board, a chalk board, and you can attach a roll of paper. it's lacking a bit of shelf space, but for $15... who cares? thanks grandma/pa!
this mama went to see the doctor today. i had to cancel 2 lessons for it. i've had the same cold for a whole month now, and i thought it was time to try to do something about it. i'm tired of feeling sick. i was given a prescription for antibiotics, and hope to pick them up tomorrow.
i spent most of the morning playing phone tag. i've decided that z's speech therapist is not doing enough for him, and it's time to look into private therapy options. one of the teachers in his preschool on friday gave me the feeling that z is not where he should be, and encouraged me to search for more help for him. a friend from high school who is a speech therapist said that z's being seen every other week is not nearly often enough, and recommended i look into private therapy, so i'm trying that route. i called ohsu, but they have a 4 month waiting list. i saw that the PROMPT institute techniques have been helpful to kids with motor planning issues (after scouring message boards about apraxia - i was lying in bed this weekend), and emailed them for a list of local providers who have had that training. after a few calls to cigna, i finally figured out who were preferred providers, and most of the people at the artz center here in portland were on the prompt peoples' list and the cigna list. someone finally called back right before my doctor's appointment (almost made me late), so hopefully someone should be calling in a couple of days about starting therapy there.
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