This will be my second to last post. I started this blog to do a couple of things... #1. Share our story and #2. Therapy.
And then I discovered Pinterest, no joke. When I have free time, I go to Pinterest and I think my husband appreciates it because our dinners have greatly evolved.
Before I shut this baby down, I think I should update everybody on our homeschool adventure and just some big events that have happened in the past 7 months. Several of you have asked how things are going. I'm going to do this now, because my last post is going to be - well... different.
First and foremost, Homeschooling is not at all what I thought it would be and everything that I thought it would be.
It has been very difficult for me juggling all of my responsibilities. I'm not even going to lie, several weeks I called Hoover in a moment of "I can't do this...". After some encouraging words from my wise Mama, I gave it another go and have been happy with this decision.
Jet loves school. He can't get enough. He is very easy to teach. I am so proud of him.
Will on the other hand, is the exact opposite of Jet. I think that has been the hardest part. However, I think we are finally on a schedule that is making both of us happy.
I am 95% sure we will be homeschooling next year, still praying about it. I will be changing up some of my curriculum. I have also learned that I have pushed my little first grader a little too hard this year, we will be done with almost all of his curriculum by April.... so - yeah - that was one of our biggest problems this year. Poor Will.... An over-achiever, perfectionist Mom would drive any 7-year-old boy crazy. I'm working on it...
Jet had some testing done back in August. He has officially been diagnosed with a learning disorder as well as a speech disorder. It doesn't really mean anything. He has progressed in pretty much all areas, except for speech - forward motion (no matter how slow) is always a blessing.
Back in October, my mom was diagnosed with another brain tumor (I have honest-to-goodness lost count on how many brain operations she has had) and a spinal tumor as well as many many cysts on her spine. God gave us an amazing Brain surgeon. He did an incredible job for mom. Mom also went through very extensive radiation therapy, for the very first time. She goes in for an MRI in March, to see how everything looks. I adore my mom and dad. They are both so strong and determined. They have always been good parents... but watching them walk through this journey over the past 8 years has been heartbreakingly painful and breathtakingly beautiful all at the same time. Mom and Dad, thank you for being parents that I can be proud of. Thank you for showing me what True Love looks like.
Shortly after Mom was diagnosed with the new tumors I decided to pull Jet out of all his traditional therapies. Something that probably doesn't make sense to some people. But it was something that I needed to do. We have spent all 5-years of his life focusing on things that he can't do. I started losing focus on what an amazing child God had given me. For the past 5-years we have ben in-and-out of so many therapy sessions... truly unbelievable. So much time and money spent, and to see very little forward progress, it just becomes heart wrenching. So I told all of his therapists, "we are taking a break". They all supported my decision. But most importantly, I had peace about it and knew it was a good thing. Jet is in therapeutic horseback riding and he LOVES it. He is also in gymnastics and is doing great. We go here in a couple of weeks to OKC to have some more testing done. After that is done, I will start thinking about what therapies I want him back in.
Will starts soccer and machine-pitch baseball here in just a few weeks. My sweet little Ani Lee is just as precious as she ever was. Jared is "reinventing" himself. He has some pretty sweet hair going on and has been spending a lot of time on his music playing. I just love him so much.
Never a dull moment, always busy, blessed beyond measure, and trying not to OD on caffeine - my life in a nutshell.
Confident of His Goodness,
Lela
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