Busy, busy....that is an understatement...and I am sure you can relate! On top of all the normal activities, we seem to be cramming alot of appointments for Esther Marie in before the "holiday break." Add Christmas and decorating to go along with that and my head is spinning! (Okay, I heard that! laugh I am kinda "dizzy" at times anyway without all that going on! ha)
Anyway, we had two appointments yesterday...Esther Marie's six month follow-up home study and also her "transitioning" meeting for her special services she is receiving....speech therapy, occupational therapy and special therapy sessions. The home study went great! Lauren asked us questions about Esther Marie and how she is doing. She will write a report which she will submit to the CCAA in China. She will also send them several photos to show that Esther Marie looks well and is doing well. Our final home study will be in June which will mark our first anniversary of "Gotcha Day."
Brianna, from the therapy program, came to the house next. We talked about "transitioning" Esther Marie from home services into services provided by the school system. We will have three meetings before April, and they will test her in five areas to determine her need to receive help. Brianna feels she will have no trouble qualifying. Hopefully, she will be admitted to the preschool program that is provided by the school. After Esther Marie's birthday on April 7th, she will be in the new program....hopefully.
Today (Wed.), Miss Tammy came to the house bright and early...8:45 a.m. Mommy and Daddy were still cross-eyed and Esther Marie was excited! Miss Tammy brought her special box of textured toys for Emmie to play with and it was pretty funny watching her face and hearing her reactions to all of the different things....feathers, sandpaper, squishy balls, gooey stretchy things, Playdough, Silly Putty, etc. YES, this IS therapy! You might be surprised at all the things that orphanage children miss because they are confined to a bed for so many hours in a day. The interaction with and manipulation of the different textures helps her fine motor skills and reactions to textures when touching and eating. We also discussed her deficit in some gross motor skills and how to help her in that area. She still is unable to sit up from a lying down position! We are working on that. It was a great visit and Emmie and I will be heading to the dollar store soon to get some thing so we can make our own fun texture box!
Esther Marie is making very good progress in so many areas and we are SO proud of her! This has been a great program to be associated with and we are SO blessed that she is in the "at-home therapy program!
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