Getting ready to turn 3!!

Well, today I went over to the Family and Child Development Center for Torah's transition meeting. When she turns 3 she will get to start going over to the center and sit in a "school" like setting for a few hours a few days a week. I think that we (the therapist and myself) deceided to start small and slowly transition her over to the center with a goal to have her over there "full-time" by the start of the next school year in the fall. As of now, I have no doubt that Torah will do well since she seems to really like to be around other kids. The therapist all have there own goals and will be working with her to reach those goals, some of which are: sitting with minimal support (with brace on), some form of communication, learning new sounds and trying to get her to use her tounge and lips to make noise maybe even some words, and hopefully after we get her glasses - get her to do more with her hands.

She has been staying healthy (knock on wood) for the most part besides still having her reflux act up almost every week if not every 10 days. I am in the process to start scheduling her appointments down at The Childrens Hospital in Denver (hopefully for April) and I am really praying hard that it can be scheduled for a time that Bob is not working so that I do not have to make the trip by myself with all three kids.

We are still trying to get Medicaid to pay for her glasses so that she can start using them and we are also waiting for our primary insurance to either pay or deny the equipment that we are trying to get through the medical waiver. Things just seem to be taking their sweet time and before we know it, it will be time to start all over again . . . so goes our life. God has really taught me patience in the past year and I'm sure that there is still much to learn.

Some other good news: A friend that works with Bob recently gave us a Loft bed for Torah for a great price. We had been looking at them, but not really sure how we were going to buy one since they are pretty pricy. We had actually lined up for another friend to make one for her this spring. God does know our needs though and did answer a big prayer!! (picture below)