Speech Started

We have started our weekly sessions with Rowan's early childhood team. So far we have mostly had discussions as adults about resources, ideas, etc, about how to help him. We are noticing more words added to his vocabulary every few days. Although, to the outside observer, he still is a bit hard to understand. Some recent babbles include Elmo, Barney, door, outside or slide...not sure which he is aiming for. He says the same word often as we head into Linda's for daycare, but I have yet to figure out what it is. We went to the early childhood night last week and Rowan loved the music lady and dancing.

We are looking into some options for Rowan to get private speech therapy at a therapy clinic as well to get some of these problems resolved as soon as we can. Making the calls tomorrow on it.

Tonight's amusement from Rowan was lounging on his back in his room and emptying the diaper basket, covering the floor and himself.

Ian held his garage sale again this weekend and it was a big success. All money raised goes to his trip to the National Scout Jamboree this summer. Today he started his personal fitness merit badge and ran the mile in a whopping 8 minutes 27 seconds. I challenged him to beat my best mile score from track, which was 6 min 14 seconds. I would probably collapse if I tried that today.

Many of you know we've been watching the spending lately. I've been planning our shopping list carefully and matching the sales with coupons and saving us a ton, leaving the money we would have spent open for other things ... unfortunately those other things have included both van and car repairs and getting the medical bills paid off from my and Ian's surgeries. Fun stuff!

I guess I have become a bit obsessed because I was thrilled to hear that Rainbow is keeping double coupon Saturdays for a couple more months.

Last week I went to see my cousin Diana perform in Cabaret at Century College. That girl can sing. She has a voice that naturally fills the room. As they are turning up everyone else's mics, they are turning hers down. I believe we'll be seeing great things from her as she graduates this spring with a theater degree.

Less than two weeks until Jeff and I head to Turks and Caicos for John and Laura's wedding, we can't wait!