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Kaylene and DH and Kirsten 9yrs, Caleb (DS) 8 years, Nathan 5 years, Jacob 3 years and Metta 1 yr:) )

hs right now is like pulling an impacted wisdom tooth every day!!! He has become so STUBBORN!!!!! And I am getting more frustrated!

I almost want to send him back to PS, but then I remember all the reasons why I am hs him and the others. (I need some hairpulling icons here.)

Kaylene and DH and Kirsten 9yrs, Caleb (DS) 8 years, Nathan 5 years, Jacob 3 years and Metta 1 yr:) )

We have Wheatley who will be 10 this weekend and Ronnie gal who will be 5 in April. We are also expecting number 3 in early May.

Right now I am getting things rolling to get some therapy from our local school system. We have our first appt. scheduled for the initial meet up. I have been very apprehensive to start this, but I know DD could benefit from some help with speech. We'll see how it goes.

Christi

Good luck with the IEP services. I haven't had to go that route yet. I might have to with my 3 yr old who is stammering really bad. He is in private right now, but supposedly the insurance doesn't cover it. Right now, we are billing them to see if they will (you never know, they might--they always surprise me on what they do and don't cover). Caleb gets private speech too, but I haven't had an OT eval for a while.

Pop back in when you get a chance and let us know how it goes.

Kaylene and DH and Kirsten 10yrs, Caleb (DS) 8 years, Nathan 5 years, Jacob 3 years and Metta 1 yr:) )

homeschooling the older kids (ds 9, dd 7, dd 3) and haven't yet decided if we'll continue homeschooling when Ben (who's only 16 mos) hits school age. So I'm curious how & what you're doing with your kiddos. Do you have PT, OT, ST etc through the school system?

Naomi

Early Intervention until Veronica was 3. We have taken a bit of a break and are moving forward to see what she qualifies for with the school system. I know she really needs ST. The other stuff is coming along at her own pace so I don't worry to much.

The most we will get right now is a years worth. Our state only provides for homeschoolers up until the age of 6. After 6 you have enroll in a charter school or virtual academy type thing if you want to keep getting services. So, we will see how she is doing when she gets to that age.

I have really always felt that as long as she is progressing and developing that therapy wasn't needed. We didn't have any therapy for her through EI. She has always been the type of kid who does things when she is darn good and ready. She has pretty much taught herself to jump just for the pure joy of jumping. She is still working on it. She has also been galloping all because it is fun and she can.

Sorry for yammering on so long. She is just such a joy to me and is changing so much right now at almost 5.

Nice to meet another homeschooler.

Christi
Wheatley(10) and Veronica(4 1/2)

I'm here with 3 boys. Eli is 9, Kyle is 7, and Noah (T21) is 3yo.

We're using Five in a Row with the older boys.

Noah is currently is a wonderful special needs preschool which we chose so he could get consistent (and frequent) therapy. He can stay through "K" and we will do that. It has been a great place for him. We're praying about the homeschooling--while it is on my heart it is easy to feel overwhelmed.