So it's been awhile since I updated.
We haven't managed to get the swing built yet, but I did finally make a sensory bottle for the kids.
Momzi, PawPaw, and Grandma moved to Las Vegas. We helped them pack and got some free stuff from them. We've visited their storage units a couple times in the past couple months. Galen and Flint really enjoy being able to run around it freely while we work.
It's amazing how much can change in a month. Galen's really enjoying being outside all the time and is exploring more things, like daddy's ladder. We've had a huge problem with him being scared of the fenced-in backyard, so we had to go in the front yard all the time. Well, I left the back door open, after locking the cats up, and Galen finally came out on his own accord, and so now, he'll go into the backyard more often and have lots of fun.
Now for probably the biggest news since my last post. HISD finally got back to us about getting Galen into the preschool for children with disabilities program last week. He officially started Mon. I haven't posted about it. I was terrified that he'd be miserable all day. I've always wanted to do homeschooling, but all these specialists said it would be wonderful for Galen, so I felt like I had to at least try. Well, day 3 has come and gone now. None of these days have actually been the full time because of previously scheduled appointments and his normal therapy days. He's tried matching, and exploring the room, and only cried when it was nap time (which he doesn't do) on Mon (he hasn't been there long enough the other days), because the lights were turned off.
Yesterday he had a make-up therapy day and played with water in a bucket and actually enjoyed it. This is a win, a small one, but a win. He's petrified of baths still here. I bought a water toy for him, which we set up tonight, but he was scared of it. I have faith he'll love it in a few days.
Now, for the astonishingly good news...
Galen ate a blueberry waffle and considered a cutie orange at school today. He even tried to help clean up. And he isn't throwing his food on the floor before eating it either! Then, at therapy, we did food stuff again, and after avoiding the jalapeno Cheetos for the past 4 tries, he finally tried it and just kept eating them.
So, it would seem, Galen is doing awesome at school, and while I wanted to homeschool him, this may be the best place for him. Of course, I think we'll re-evaluate when he would start kindergarten. But by then, he'll hopefully be talking, and will be able to give us input on what he'd like to do.
It's been extremely weird without him here with us. But, we've made astonishing progress on cleaning up the sunroom and hanging out with Flint by herself and she even played outside by herself, because she never minded the backyard and we can see her.
The sunroom is slowly being converted into a kid's playroom. It will need some sort of air (window a/c) to make it more comfortable, especially with the horrid summer ahead. But, it'll be nice to be able to have a room they can really play in year round, that's not just a bedroom.
