An update on Tommy

For all of you who haven't heard yet, Tommy did get into the Disabled Preschool Program for this Fall. He will start once he turns three. Tom and I met with his Child Study Team and his teacher today to go over the program specific to Tommy. We were very impressed with all of their observations of Tommy in their assessments. We felt that they really got a good impression of Tommy and understood a lot of what his daily life and struggles are like. His teacher seems very capable and willing to cater to Tommy and his specific needs. We will take Tommy on a couple of classroom visits and a bus ride before he actually starts on September 19. My baby is getting big fast!

As for his Listening Program, we are still trudging along. It is getting a little more difficult to convince Tommy to put the headphones on, but he is being a trooper about it all and does it twice everyday. Tom put together this little backpack so that Tommy can listen outside and move around at will. It was a water backpack that Tom used to use for bike riding so it is small enough for Tommy and has a place for the wire from the headphones (where the water tube used to go) to go into the backpack. It has been a life saver. Only 14 more weeks to go!