Hello Everyone!!
Sorry it has been so long since I last wrote - We have had a fun filled summer full of Camp activities and Swimming plus lots of visits with family :) As Taylor's mother, I am gearing up for school to start, we have her uniforms purchased, we are working on school supplies and this momma is anxious and excited for First Grade!
Taylor is getting excited as well, she wants to know who her teacher is - what friends are going to be in her class, and most of all she wants to know what the cafeteria is serving for lunch. I am still in awe that we made it to First Grade, we went from a 3 pound baby who was 9 weeks early to a 6 year old who is going into the First Grade. I wish we could slow down time!
We are currently working on reading and math with Ms. Taylor - she loves to learn and is a joy to teach! Thankfully this summer was successful in the potty training department and we pray that it continues as she starts school again.
I am currently planning how she is going to do homework this year, last year we saved the packet for the weekend and it worked for us. This year, I would like her to get in the habit of completing some each night.
So here we go!!! First grade watch out here comes Taylor!!!
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Reading... First Grade...Celebrations
So this is going to be a sorta rather long post - but here goes nothing!
Taylor rocked Kindergarten - When I say rocked, I mean it... She went from not being able to read or really write and now is writing sentences and reading everything and anything she can get her hands on!
She turned 6!!! I realized really quickly that 6 was going to be an even bigger year than the years before, She will go on to First Grade this year, she learned how to ride a bike, She found out she really enjoys reading books about animals ( DUH!).
We have been celebrating this month and really all of last month. We celebrated starting her 6th year of life, we will be celebrating her promotion to First Grade and soon we will be celebrating Summer!
Taylor never ceases to amaze us. She is an incredible little girl. She is super kind and caring, just this past Monday she told me she is excited to have a foster sister or a foster brother. She wants to show them how much her mommy and daddy can love them. Made my heart melt.
Taylor had a eye appointment this morning, her vision is not getting any better but her eyes are now the same - which is somehow good. Her headaches are unrelated to her vision... which calls for a trip back to the neurologist if they continue.
So with that said!!! We will be welcoming you all to First Grade Taylor edition... just around the corner!!!
As always thanks for the prayers and the thoughts !!
Love from Taylor's Corner!
Janine :)
Taylor rocked Kindergarten - When I say rocked, I mean it... She went from not being able to read or really write and now is writing sentences and reading everything and anything she can get her hands on!
She turned 6!!! I realized really quickly that 6 was going to be an even bigger year than the years before, She will go on to First Grade this year, she learned how to ride a bike, She found out she really enjoys reading books about animals ( DUH!).
We have been celebrating this month and really all of last month. We celebrated starting her 6th year of life, we will be celebrating her promotion to First Grade and soon we will be celebrating Summer!
Taylor never ceases to amaze us. She is an incredible little girl. She is super kind and caring, just this past Monday she told me she is excited to have a foster sister or a foster brother. She wants to show them how much her mommy and daddy can love them. Made my heart melt.
Taylor had a eye appointment this morning, her vision is not getting any better but her eyes are now the same - which is somehow good. Her headaches are unrelated to her vision... which calls for a trip back to the neurologist if they continue.
So with that said!!! We will be welcoming you all to First Grade Taylor edition... just around the corner!!!
As always thanks for the prayers and the thoughts !!
Love from Taylor's Corner!
Janine :)
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Long overdue update - :) Welcome To kindergarten!!!
Man, I have been slacking on this whole blogging thing lately!
Well welcome to Kindergarten - Taylor edition... It is full of adventure and emotions!
Lets start to her very first month of kindergarten - October to November... Man in this month I cant even begin to express the amount of emotions - I cried, she cried... I got stressed, she laughed. I laughed, she got frustrated. Yup this was a never ending cycle of emotions that happened in that first month. But once we got the hang of this new schedule and Taylor started making friends, we discovered really quickly we have a talking child on our hands... lol
Last month we applied for DDD - which is a abbreviation for the department of developmental disabilities - we knew that Tay needed just a little extra help above what she was getting in school and her pediatrician really pushed DDD after seeing Taylor twice. So we applied, our case worker came out approximately 3 weeks ago - She told us before leaving that she would be surprised if Taylor was approved because she had the wrong diagnosis. So this began a huge process of scheduling further evaluations and appointments with more specialists... This afternoon, I got an email that has changed everything - by the grace of God Taylor was approved. The next step is getting Arizona Long Term Care insurance set up so we can have all the resources we need at our finger tips.
With all this said -We are blessed beyond words that Taylor is who she is today - a lot of people and hard work later our little 3 pound preemie is in her words an "owl rockstar" We have seen a slight speech regression and the school is all over it like the FBI. Lol
Taylor can also skip now - Its not perfect, but she can do it!!! I will post a video as soon as I am able to capture it :)
As always thank you for continually supporting Taylor and our family!!
Love Always -
Janine (*mommy to Taylor)
Well welcome to Kindergarten - Taylor edition... It is full of adventure and emotions!
Lets start to her very first month of kindergarten - October to November... Man in this month I cant even begin to express the amount of emotions - I cried, she cried... I got stressed, she laughed. I laughed, she got frustrated. Yup this was a never ending cycle of emotions that happened in that first month. But once we got the hang of this new schedule and Taylor started making friends, we discovered really quickly we have a talking child on our hands... lol
Last month we applied for DDD - which is a abbreviation for the department of developmental disabilities - we knew that Tay needed just a little extra help above what she was getting in school and her pediatrician really pushed DDD after seeing Taylor twice. So we applied, our case worker came out approximately 3 weeks ago - She told us before leaving that she would be surprised if Taylor was approved because she had the wrong diagnosis. So this began a huge process of scheduling further evaluations and appointments with more specialists... This afternoon, I got an email that has changed everything - by the grace of God Taylor was approved. The next step is getting Arizona Long Term Care insurance set up so we can have all the resources we need at our finger tips.
With all this said -We are blessed beyond words that Taylor is who she is today - a lot of people and hard work later our little 3 pound preemie is in her words an "owl rockstar" We have seen a slight speech regression and the school is all over it like the FBI. Lol
Taylor can also skip now - Its not perfect, but she can do it!!! I will post a video as soon as I am able to capture it :)
As always thank you for continually supporting Taylor and our family!!
Love Always -
Janine (*mommy to Taylor)
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