Lots going on around here and we have been pretty busy. C's schedule is crazy as always and B is adding a few of her own things to the mix. I have been terrible about taking pictures with the camera lately, but I have a ton on my phone that I have to get uploaded.
A few weeks ago, C started a few new activities to add to his normal days. He started swim lessons at this amazing place called Aqua Tots. We tried it out one day when The Friendship Circle was doing free classes and they were so good with him. They felt that he would be fine in a group lesson (the only way we can afford lessons) so we gave them a try. Backing up, Conner has been pretty terrified of the water, even though he has taken many swim lessons so I was thrilled that he was so excited about getting in the pool. Most of the lessons are great, although the progress is VERY slow. The biggest problem for Conner is the breathing and holding his breath under water (oh, and floating on his back). Always having trouble with breathing. Anyway, it has gotten a little better over the weeks. The problem is that many of the kids are moving up to the next level, but Conner has a long way to go, so the kids in his class are getting younger and younger. I feel like they might make us start doing private lessons pretty soon which is pretty cost prohibitive for us, so we are just trying to get as much from this as possible. I have definitely seen progress and we have figured out some ways to get him to put his head in the water so we are happy. Water in his ears drives C crazy and that is pretty hard to prevent under water. He refuses to wear ear plugs so we ended up buying him an ear wrap (a waterproof ear cover - like a headband). So far, so good. He is now able to float on his back much much better.
C also started 2 OT classes, Eye Spy and Handwriting. Eye Spy works a lot on strengthening eye muscles and hand eye coordination. Handwriting is just a basic first handwriting class. Both classes have 3 kids, 2 girls and Conner...which is right up his alley!, and very strange for therapy classes because normally they are all boys. Anyway, he is really enjoying them and loves doing "therapy type" activities with friends instead of all by himself. He has also been on a little break from OT because our insurance isn't so great this year so these classes are helping with that a lot. We just started back last week and are SO happy to have our awesome OT back.
B started gymnastics classes 2 weeks ago. We won a free class at a fundraiser a few months ago and this is a perfect way for us to try it out. I go with her and so far it's okay. She seems excited about going but is so shy around the teacher and other kids that she really won't follow along with the routine. Maybe it will just take some getting used to. She still loves going to the gym playroom and I would love to get her in to their preschool class but it's full at the moment. When this little girl gets older, I'm pretty sure she will get a big kick out of dance class.
Still deciding what to do this summer for both kids. Lots of stuff up in the air right now and there are not too many options at this point. We do need something for sure. Only thing for certain is a long weekend trip up north with The Friendship Circle that we have been looking forward to all year.
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