Lil’ Monster goes to school

I can’t believe how different my Lil’ Monster is now compared to last year around the time of her birthday, or even now for that matter. 

It was last September, the last week of the month that we took the family to Fallen Leaf Campground by our selves to camp out and have fun with the kayaks.  It was also the week that Lil’ Monster said “Mommy” for the first time and I was so excited. 

I place that magnificent milestone on her school that she started going to earlier in the month.  That is the awesome school that helped my Lil’ Monster go from being able to speak  less than a handful of words to more words than we can possibly count.  In fact her goal for the end of her last school year was to label 100 words or objects and be able to say the words.  She exceeded that goal. 

My Lil’ Monster amazes me with what she says everyday.  You never really know what will come out of her mouth.  But you have to be careful for what you say too, she repeats or what they call echoes many of the words/phrases that we say.

Lil’ Monster is only four years old and yet she still goes to school and learns a lot there every day.  Her schooling is a little different though than other kids her age.  She’s receiving occupational therapy (OT) and speech as well as being mainstreamed for part of her day, everyday in Headstart so she can begin to get used to being in a regular school environment with “normal” kids her age.

What really is normal anymore?

She loves both of her schools and is doing so well at both of them. 

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