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Amelia new daycare
Jan. 15th, 2016 08:41 pmSo Amelia has completed two full weeks at her new daycare, and knock on wood, no biting incidents. The reports seem positive and that she is having a happy disposition, and she seems to enjoy her time at the daycare. She runs joyfully to me at pick-up, but she also goes to school with a smile on her face.
There is a state-funded program in NJ called Early Intervention that provides a free evaluation and income-based sliding-scale copay fee for services rendered, up to age 3 years old. Services include behavioral therapists, speech therapists, cognitive psychologists, and more. I called in December when we were having issues at the previous daycare, and finally someone from the State called me back; they asked some questions on the phone (like "how did you hear about us?" and "what prompted you to get an evaluation"?) and then an appointment is scheduled for this upcoming Tuesday at 9 AM. Apparently this is a weekdays 9 - 5 type of thing; evaluations are two hours, and I don't know how working parents do this aside from having to tell work that they are unable to show up. I mean, I wish there were evening or weekend appointments, y'know? For me, it's an inconvenience, but I imagine for some other less fortunate working parents, their employers may not be so understanding. Seems a bit unfair to the working poor, that's all.
SInce I had to request the day off (much to the horrified chagrin of my students, who are a week away from Midterm Exams and downright panicking since for some, it's their first Midterm Exam in their entire educational lives), I also scheduled Amelia for her first allergist appointment. I'm bringing her to the allergist that Erika currently sees, to see if her persistent four-month long runny nose/sinus infection is a result of allergies.
Based on a referral from her pediatrician, I've also made an appointment for her to see a pediatric ENT, though the earliest appointment they can give me is February 11 (...really?). We need to check her sinus cavities for any foreign body obstructions--- I have a friend whose daughter had a stuffy nose for months, the pediatrician prescribed bouts of antibiotics which had no effect, and finally she saw an ENT and they found three disintegrating, moldy, completely pus-covered green peas stuffed up her daughter's nose.
I took some photos of Amelia the other day, at 20 months old, and then I had a deja vu moment, and when I checked my old photo files, I found some photos of Erika wearing the same blue shirt AND the same golden Mardi Gras beads too! Here is a comparison of Erika (top two photos), and Amelia (bottom two photos) both at 20 months old. Erika had thicker, longer, hair. Erika's hair curled down past her shoulder blades, and I had cut Erika's hair at least 10 times, trimming the length as well as always cutting back her bangs. Amelia, on the other hand, has had her bangs (fringe) trimmed, but she has never had a true hair cut yet! She simply doesn't have hair that is long enough or thick enough to even reach her shoulders. Amelia's hair is finer in texture and lighter in color and weight. But, I see a lot of similartieis too. The curve of their pouty full lips, their little cute button noses, the almond-shaped eyes that curve upwards, their high cheekbones... what do you think?
There is a state-funded program in NJ called Early Intervention that provides a free evaluation and income-based sliding-scale copay fee for services rendered, up to age 3 years old. Services include behavioral therapists, speech therapists, cognitive psychologists, and more. I called in December when we were having issues at the previous daycare, and finally someone from the State called me back; they asked some questions on the phone (like "how did you hear about us?" and "what prompted you to get an evaluation"?) and then an appointment is scheduled for this upcoming Tuesday at 9 AM. Apparently this is a weekdays 9 - 5 type of thing; evaluations are two hours, and I don't know how working parents do this aside from having to tell work that they are unable to show up. I mean, I wish there were evening or weekend appointments, y'know? For me, it's an inconvenience, but I imagine for some other less fortunate working parents, their employers may not be so understanding. Seems a bit unfair to the working poor, that's all.
SInce I had to request the day off (much to the horrified chagrin of my students, who are a week away from Midterm Exams and downright panicking since for some, it's their first Midterm Exam in their entire educational lives), I also scheduled Amelia for her first allergist appointment. I'm bringing her to the allergist that Erika currently sees, to see if her persistent four-month long runny nose/sinus infection is a result of allergies.
Based on a referral from her pediatrician, I've also made an appointment for her to see a pediatric ENT, though the earliest appointment they can give me is February 11 (...really?). We need to check her sinus cavities for any foreign body obstructions--- I have a friend whose daughter had a stuffy nose for months, the pediatrician prescribed bouts of antibiotics which had no effect, and finally she saw an ENT and they found three disintegrating, moldy, completely pus-covered green peas stuffed up her daughter's nose.
I took some photos of Amelia the other day, at 20 months old, and then I had a deja vu moment, and when I checked my old photo files, I found some photos of Erika wearing the same blue shirt AND the same golden Mardi Gras beads too! Here is a comparison of Erika (top two photos), and Amelia (bottom two photos) both at 20 months old. Erika had thicker, longer, hair. Erika's hair curled down past her shoulder blades, and I had cut Erika's hair at least 10 times, trimming the length as well as always cutting back her bangs. Amelia, on the other hand, has had her bangs (fringe) trimmed, but she has never had a true hair cut yet! She simply doesn't have hair that is long enough or thick enough to even reach her shoulders. Amelia's hair is finer in texture and lighter in color and weight. But, I see a lot of similartieis too. The curve of their pouty full lips, their little cute button noses, the almond-shaped eyes that curve upwards, their high cheekbones... what do you think?
