Wonderful Christmas

Christmas photo

making cookies

Christmas Eve

out cold

leaf frog train from mommy and daddy

goldfish

block for train

MATER

Scope for his 22

We had a great Christmas.  Brother came home from Texas and his family and my sister's family all came Christmas Eve along with Grandma and Grandpa Panczyk.   We stayed home Christmas Day and just enjoyed the day.  

ENT Recheck

was yesterday at 5p.m.  Jonathon had another tympanogram done and yes there is still fluid in his left ear and he has pressure in his right ear.


Dr. ENT approached us with "I think we need to discuss surgery" and before he could even get all of that out I interrupted with " Yes we need to just do the surgery, this isn't helping him."  It was really simple, we were all on the same page.


I tried to think of questions to ask him and of course thought of some after I got home.  But that always happens.  I am not too upset about the upcoming surgery.  I really think this will help Jonathon with his speech.  We have been going to ENT appts since last January and we are both finished.


Surgery will be after the holidays, someone is supposed to call me this week and schedule a day.  Surgery is supposed to take about 10 minutes and we get to go home the same day.  The longest procedure is going to be driving to the hospital and getting ready for surgery.(that part I won't like)


We will be going to Beaumont Troy Hospital. 
When I know more I will update everyone.

Update about School

Jonathon finally made it to a Tuesday "day" at school.  It's been forever!  School on Tuesday are spent with speech for 30 minutes and then the teacher for 30 minutes.


We will be having a meeting next Thursday with P.T., O.T., Speech, Teacher, and  Social Worker.  After Christmas Vacation things are changing.


Jonathon has graduated out of P.T. and also O.T.  He is doing so well that there is talk about him going into the actual preschool room starting in January.  You can start preschool as young as 2 1/2 yrs. old and Jonathon will be just that.


There is 2 different preschool programs at Memphis Community Schools.  The program that the typical children attend and then the special needs program.  With the special needs program there is 1 teacher and 1 teachers aide to 4 or 5 children.  Jonathon will not be left out.  He will get what he needs while he attends this program.
Will update more when I find out more.

Ask and you SHALL Receive..........

Jonathon needs to work on climbing up and down stairs.  He "can" do it, he just "needs" to get better at it.  This is one of the requirements to start preschool next fall.  Now that it is cold out, we won't be able to go to the park anymore.  I really did not want Jonathon to take a long winter break from step climbing sooooooo........I decided to ask our good friend Randy(Mr. Randy to Jonathon) for help.

                                                                        Showing stairs to daddy at Woodlands

                                                                                 Step 1

                           

                                                                                            Step 2

                                            

                                                                                 Step 3

                                                                                    Step 4

                                                                          I'm  " Steppin"

                                                                             Made it to the Top!!!

                                              Jonathon's Stairs for Therapy

"Thank you Mr. Randy for my stairs ~ now I won't have to go out in the cold and I can keep on practicing!!!!"