We had Duck's IEP

We got Duck's evaluation results back on Thursday at his IEP. It was a bit disheartening as we learned he is much farther behind than we thought. We're hoping that it has more to do with his decision to not be a "performing monkey". He certainly has his own agenda and on eval day (back in May) it was to only do what he wanted.

They administered two tests. The first was the Battelle and it was the same thing they did in January 07. His scores pretty much mirror what we found back then. So, while he hasn't gained a whole lot, he definitely hasn't lost or stopped progressing altogether.

His scores:

• Adaptive: 87, 19th percentile
  
• Personal-Social: 88, 21st percentile
  
• Communication: 55, 0.1 percentile
  
• Motor: 80, 9th percentile
  
• Cognitive: 70, 2nd percentile
  

Anything above 85 is "normal". They're not worried about the motor, it has more to do with him not yet holding pencil in the right grip (he still holds in in a fist) and he's not showing a hand dominance. And they think the cognitive is directly related to his communication.

Obviously at the 0.1 percentile, communication is a significant delay. (so much for he'll talk when he's ready)

The speech test revealed that his receptive language places him in the 6th percentile and his expressive in the <1st>

And so it starts

It's 11:00 and.......I just sent E for ice cream. I picked up donuts this morning for breakfast (rather than cooking a big family feast). I had one donut and was ill the rest of the day. I did have some saltine minis and ginger ale (both of which Duck felt the need to finish for me), but even that didn't settle my stomach.

So, he's off to get me ice cream. Because, well, you know, I have to eat. I can't have another day like today where all I have is a donut, a few crackers and some ginger ale.

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Duck's new thing? We gave him an old flip cell phone. Today, he opened it up, said "hewwo, it meee" and then walked around jibbering. He climbed in the chair and said "buh-bye" and closed the phone. We laughed SOOOOO HARD!

Afternoon sickness

I really wish "they" wouldn't call it morning sickness. Because it's not always in the morning. With Duck, I had all day into the night sickness and it was really more acid reflux than nausea. I only got sick once and i think that had more to do with the deep friend Monte Cristo I had that night at Bennigan's than with being pregnant.

This time, it's full blown nausea making me not want to look at or eat any food. It starts right around 11:30 in the morning and goes all afternoon until I get home. It's the smells coming from the small kitchen on my floor and from the cafeteria downstairs. And hibernating in the bathroom doesn't help either because the kitchen is right next to it, so the smells vent right in. My cube on the farm? Probably 30 yards from the kitchen. Might seem like a lot but it's not.

Once I get home, I'm fine. I start to feel better actually as soon as I get out of the building. The bigger problem is that I get so nauseous that I don't want to eat or can't eat. Twice this week I only had half a sandwich between 9 am and 6 pm. Breakfast I'm okay....I either have cereal, oatmeal or egg/cheese on a bagel. Thursday I had a pb & j sandwich on toast for breakfast. Was the only thing that sounded good.

Admitting defeat

I cannot get that stupid stain out. I have tried OxiClean (as a paste, in the load, and as a 1 hour soak in warm water), cornstarch, shampoo, Shout Advance (just spraying on and washing, then again by letting it dry and set for 4 days--per directions but haven't had to do this before), and even Biz Bleach for colors.

NOTHING is working.

What's so upsetting is that the SAME EXACT stain was on a cotton shirt and it came out with just one application of Shout Advance. (love that product)

I've consulted my Talking Dirty Laundry with the Queen of Clean and I can't find anything in there that will help that I haven't already tried. I mean, I already use Borax and Washing Soda since I make my own detergent.

I have no idea what to try. The internet is of no help at this point.

new way to get protein!

Okay, so I don't eat a lot of meat and when I do, it's usually chicken. Not sure why, I just don't have a particular longing for beef. Of course, this is totally against E's desires, but hey, if I'm coking, I cook what I like.

Anyway, as you know before we got the big BFP last week, I'd been doing Weight Watchers. I had bought some of their protein drink things because I know I need more protein. Well, this morning I mixed in my left over milk from breakfast, then put it in the freezer. I have a wonderful protein version of ice cream. it's pretty decent too. I mean, it's not Ben & Jerry's, but I'm not having to choke it down either.

Just have one thing to say today

Estimated due date: March 3, 2009
Henry James or Sofia Erin

He hasn't stopped eating

since we got home from our trip to Oviedo. Aside from a 15 minute catnap (to finish off the 45 minute one on the ride home)....Duck hasn't stopped eating. He's had three helpings of mac-n-cheese, half a big cookie from Publix, an Oreo, and now he's eating Corn Pops. To his credit, Duck only had a bowl of Kix and milk for breakfast and 5 fries and some fruit for lunch (that happens when we don't eat at home)

Must be an eating evening, I guess.

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I'm getting beaten by a stain. I found a shirt in my closet I really wanted to wear only to find it stained. Another shirt had a similar stain on it, but it came out of that one. So, I've been working on getting this grass-looking stain out of a nylon-polyester blend shirt. I just love how stain removal sites address the stain, not the fabric.