Developmental Specialist

Today a developmental specialist came to evaluate Tyler. As most of you know, Tyler has had chronic ear infections, which he has now had tubes placed to hopefully fix. His doctors have said that his speech is delayed due to the possibility of hearing issues related to his infections. He has had a recent hearing test showing that his hearing is now normal after his surgery, however was not normal prior to surgery. Tyler is now starting to vocalize, however doesn't have any real words yet. This is why it was recommended for Tyler to be evaluated by a developmental specialist and a speech therapist. The developmental specialist came to our home today and played with Tyler for about an hour. He doesn't show any other delays except speech. We will be meeting with the speech therapist next week for her evaluation. Hopefully, they can give me some good tools to help Tyler catch up with his speech. It is becoming a little frustrating for him not to be able to vocalize his needs and wants. I will keep everyone posted as he begins to improve, as I am sure it will just take a little extra time.

Uncle Jason Visiting from Oregon

Rodney's brother, Jason, came to stay with us for a few days. Tyler was very excited to have his uncle visit. He is such a fun playmate. Jason even took Tyler to his weekly gym class. What a nice guy. Do you think it had anything to do with the teacher being hot? :)

Rolly Pollies Gym Class

Tyler had his first day at Rolly Pollies (toddler gym class). He loved it. He spent a lot of time running around and exploring all the new colors and textures. He met lots of new friends and we look forward to next weeks class.

Ear Tube Surgery

Tyler had surgery to place ear tubes and remove his adenoids on July 8th. He did very good considering he couldn't eat or drink anything for 8 hours before. In pre-op, he played with the pulse ox and loved his clown gown. The nurses were wonderful with him. Surgery took only 30 minutes and then he was in post-op recovery for 1 hour and then we were able to take him home. He already seems like a new kid. He is so playful and already more vocal. Who knows how much that fluid was affecting his hearing. Anyways, we are very pleased. Thanks for all the kind words and support from friends and family.

Elmo Live

Day at the Zoo - July 3

Being members of the Phoenix Zoo has its perks. We were able to get in this morning at 6 am before it opened to the public at 7am. Most of the animals were out and active. Plus we had some alone time at the splash pad before all the kids arrived.

Splash Park

Tyler and I joined our friends Tracy and Jace for fun at the Chandler Splash Park. Now that Tyler is a sturdy walking, he really enjoyed running around through the different water features. Unfortuantly, there were a few big kids that ran into him, so then he stayed pretty close to mom.