Jason: Jason is in the middle of his third year of residency! Yay we are moving a long and can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Jason recently accepted a contract from Sanford in Fargo, ND starting in the summer of 2017 and we cannot wait! He's still plugging away though and has recently started studying for boards although his senioritis (which shouldn't even be kicking in yet) has gotten a lot worse since he got his contract.
Me: I am still working at KinderCare in the Pre-K classroom. The group I have this year is keeping me on my toes for sure. I am still plugging away at getting them kindergarten ready and I think that by the summer we should be good to go. I also am keeping very busy with Jackson since he is a very very active little boy!
Jackson: has recently started swimming lessons and loves being in the water which is great since his Dad isn't the biggest swimmer. He also started music class at school this last fall which has been a great way for him to get a break during the long school week and it has been so fun to watch him with his new instruments. Jackson still loves to read books and really loves to watch movies. We have to remind him that he doesn't get movies often which sometimes breaks his little heart but he of course like most kids gets over it quickly and moves on.
Some things you may already know or may have suspected is that our little family has been dealing with some small bumps along the way with Jackson. He is like I said a wonderful, outgoing and active child but he is non-verbal. Shortly after his first birthday we noticed a gap forming between himself and his peers in language development. As a paranoid parent that I am I requested an appointment for his hearing to be tested and of course that turned out normal. As we approached his second birthday and noticed a wider and wider gap growing in his language skills we requested an appointment with his pediatrician for a referral for a speech evaluation. I took him in and after the evaluation it was recommended that we start speech therapy on a weekly basis to try and catch him up.
We have noticed over the past few months that Jackson has made a lot of progress with his speech and continues to try and imitate (which I am so excited for because he has the cutest little voice), however he isn't progressing as quickly as his speech therapist had hoped. So, back to the pediatrician we go and now we are going to be visiting with a developmental pediatrician to have him evaluated for autism. Now although the results of that evaluation will not change anything for Jason and I, we will always love our baby boy and we will continue to support him and challenge him, I worry about the future. I worry about the therapy that he may need to help with his little quirks, our move to Fargo and how that will interrupt our little family routine and how Jackson will handle the changes, how new people and kids will interact with him, how friendships will work in the coming years, how school will go for him. I am now worrying all the time about him even more than I did before. As it is with every parent I just want my son to be loved and accepted as much as I love and accept him. I know I am getting ahead of myself because we could go through this whole evaluation and it could come back that he is just slower at speech, who knows.
I guess I just wanted everyone to know what our little family is going through and I am going to keep you posted as things develop. We have our first appointment with just Jason and I Jan. 15 and then it's 2 other appointments with just Jackson and 1 final one with Jason and I before we get the diagnosis sometime in Feb.
Coming into the New Year I have a lot to be thankful for that my family is HAPPY and healthy. Jason and I have a strong foundation in our relationship and are prepared to face whatever comes our way as a team. Wishing you all a wonderful 2016!
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