Speech Therapy with Kine at the Collier Center

For the last three Mondays Charlie has met with his new speech therapist, Kine, at the Collier Center in down town Dallas.  Kine is the speech pathologist that did Charlie's initial speech evaluation after the recent MRI.  She was so great with Charlie and decided to put us on the waiting list for therapy at the collier center - a one year waiting list.  A few days later, Kine called to say that she had an opening and would like to start therapy with Charlie immediately.  We were surprised to get the call and SO grateful that Kine showed such interest in Charlie Bear.  Here are a two videos and some photos of our last session. 

Kine brought out this chair for Charlie to sit in.  

He was a bit wobbly, but enjoyed being more upright.

A little lesson in object permanence.

Play Time

We've been scaling back the TV here in the Greenman house lately.  Someone, who shall not be named, has become quite the little addict.  So Jack and I have put some strict caps on TV consumption.  But our little TV boy isn't having any withdraws, he is simply moving on to bigger and better things.  His imaginative play has been off the charts this week.  Here he is, pretending to be the pilot of a hand made aircraft.  I like his little blue cockpit.  The white bin behind him lifts up to enclose our flying ace.

All Charlie wants these days is to be in someone's arms.

So Jack and I have been making good use of the sling so as not to destroy our backs.

And I caught these two firefighters returning from a rescue in the darkened dining room.

Glorious Weather

We've had a streak of gorgeous days here in Dallas.  We've spent lots of time at the park enjoying the breeze and the warm air.  Here are some photos from our Tuesday trip to T&P Park at White Rock Lake.  First we passed the bird sanctuary and found these guys sun bathing.

Once we got to the playground, Walker befriended a tiny puppy (dear lord it was cute).

Charlie spent some time in his walker and also 

enjoyed playing peek-a-boo from behind his Mama's pink scarf. 

 

Western Day

Today is "Western Day" at Preston Royal preschool.  All of Walker's Texan friends have cowboy hats and boot to go with their bandanas and plaid shirts.  However, none of them can say "Howdy Pardner" with the sweet drawl that Walker has perfected.  Of course he had the help of a dialect coach. 

A Sunday in Pictures

Our morning began with Walker poking his head out his bedroom door at 6:30am and announcing, "Hey Mom and Dad, wanna see what I did to my bed?"  Jack and I gave each other a look that expressed our shared dread.  We went to see Walker's handiwork and were pleasantly surprised to see that he'd made his bed!  I didn't learn to do that until I was 18 years old, so he's way ahead of the curve.

Breakfast:

Playtime for the boys in Walker's room:

Walker decided to make a series of home movies with our durable little flip camera.  

I'm so curious to see what he captured!

In the afternoon, we picked up a soccer goal from Target and took the ball outside for a game.  The weather was beautiful!  We were joined by our next door neighbor, Jeffery, who is seven.  Jeffery showed Walker how to kick a goal!

Charlie watched from the sidelines until it was too cold and had to return to the house.

Happy Sunday everyone!

Happy Valentine's Day

We've had a lovely morning here in Dallas.  It started off cool and misty, but soon gave way to sunshine.  Our Valentine's Day started early with a special trip to Krispy Kreme for a heart shaped doughnut - all this before dropping Jack at SMU and Walker at school.  Then Charlie and I headed to Our Children's House for an OT appointment.  When we picked Walker up from school, he was talking a mile-a-minute about his day!  This could be due to the doughnut sugar rush OR possibly the cupcakes he had at school.  Wowzers! 

Walker made this beautiful stained "glass" heart for our window!  

Isn't it marvelous?