We tried out the new Kite from sweet Max and it did a great job but I will say the wind was so strong that day that the kite was literally ripped off the string but not until the boys had a nice time flying it and watching it swoop and dive! :)
Short sleeves and shorts........then SNOW!
Update on Kindergarten.......Nick was accepted at an immersion school for spanish thru our public school system so we decided that we would send him as it is a hard school to get in (lottery system) and we would love for him to be bilingual again. He should do well in their environment as he needs structure and challenges to stay focused. He would not do well in a Montessori
system.
Speech and OT -- we are still waiting for an OT eval thru the school system but may also look into getting some stuff done thru the university as well. When Nick is bored these days, he has increasingly obvious and annoying sensory seeking behavior. He did not do these things in the early days and we really have seen them more in the last 6 months than ever. On the days he has school, we see little to none of this behavior. I do wish we had sent him to everyday school this year but every thing is so crazy the first year, we had no way of knowing what he REALLY needed. His speech teacher tried some sensory exercises on him in speech last week and said she saw a marked difference in his speech and focus. She is going to work on this the rest of the semester as well as give this info to the OT. I have always sensed that he needed structure all day but thought that the 3 days of structured activity would be enough in those early days....and they probably were but now they are not. When he is given free play time, he is at a loss....he wants to snack, yell, throw, spin, pick at mom, etc. I realize that I need to be more intentional about our day especially getting ready for the summer. I try to get him to do "school" or games but he gets extremely hyper with me and it can turn into conflict......thus, I believe, school will be great for him. I am going to "attempt" to write out a daily schedule for us so he knows what we will be doing and see if this helps the randomness of his behavior at times. He has come so far with his behavior and speech that I don't want to be anything less than proactive with making changes quickly to deter any further behavior regression. It really is a full time job just making sure that these sweet children with a "different" beginning have a fighting chance to be the "uniquely normal" that they are supposed to be......
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We have lots of fun activities coming up for the rest of Spring....Pat's folks are coming to Kentucky on their way back from Florida and we are meeting them at Mammoth Caves for a few days and then Nick and I are heading to Dallas to see my family for spring break. None of our (Pat's, Nick's, my sister's kids) spring breaks match up but Nick and I can travel the easiest so off we go on our first plane ride since Kaz.....should be an adventure! Pat's sister Tracey and little Colin will be joining us this year for Easter.....the bunnies better watch out for these little Kitzman boys! We are getting anxious for Kazapalooza 2009 in Nashville this year and that will be our first summer activity......we cannot wait to meet some more of our blog friends as well as the adoptafamilies that we already know now! Fun, Fun!
Hope everyone is starting to thaw out and getting ready to enjoy the beauty of spring......
9 comments:
Boy Karen, your weather sounds a lot like our weather in Buffalo/Rochester, blink and it will change. This past weekend and today are beautiful!! We are looking forward to Kazapalooza also! it is only 11 weeks away!
What a cool kite! We can hardly get one off the ground, here... So excited that Nick will be in the immersion program. We are struggling on if to send Ben to more days next year for the pre-k program or not. He would love it, of course. He has to have structure. His favorite thing the past few weeks has been to ask what we are doing..."And then..And then...And then.."
Sounds just like St. Louis weather! Kite flying is awesome until Nathan tries to do it for himself and then it can quickly become a chore! He can't stand for me to get it up into the air for him and then let him take over, but he can't do it all himself at this point which frustrates the heck out of him :( I'll have to show Nathan the pictures of "his friend Nick from Cincinnati"!
I am so over this warm one day, cold the other weather we are having in TN. I am hoping spring will stay here now!
The immersion program sounds like a great idea. He will do great!
Tanner loves to fly kites too.
We'll definitely be at Kazapalooza so hopefully they can play some.
I am not a structured person, but even Ryan, my 10 year old thrives so much better during the day when there is some kind of predictability to it.
It can be tough though, at least for me.
It sounds like you've really got a handle on Nick. He's come so far (thanks to you and Patrick), I'm positive he'll thrive in an immersion school setting. I think all our Kazakh kids need a sense of structure to feel secure.
Keep up the great job Karen. And have fun in Dallas. (Good luck with the plane ride.)
We love to fly kites and can't wait to take Milo soon. I think he will be totally wowed!
Sounds like you're being very smart with your plan for more structure for Nick. Milo is also a sensory-seeker and does better with more structure, although I'm trying to help him learn to play independently. Not easy! Good luck with the immersion program.
I don't think we're going to make it to Kazapalooza this year. We have 2 out-of-town weddings and a couple of other trips to see family we have committed to. We still may pull it off though -- depending on if there is room and/or cancellations.
Have a great spring!
Missing you guys and hoping it's been a great Spring Break trip.
We are still in for the Aquarium if you guys are.
I cannot wait to catch up for an entire weekend on every topic. For example, I find myself already pondering preschool, and I need your brilliance and insight (as always).
See you soon!
Oh, and I also need Facebook lessons. :-)
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