IEP

This past Thursday we had our first IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting with the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) system. Sarah is a part of MD Infants and Toddlers, which is a division of the Special Education services of the MD Department of Education. This is the program special education are involved with prior to pre-school.

The meeting went great, and each lady that was a part of the meeting was fantastic. Sarah's oncology doctor had written a letter to the board requesting special treatment for Sarah because of her suppressed immune system and susceptability to sickness. The school system agreed, and therefore agreed to have all Sarah's therapy be in-home!! This is really good news, because otherwise, Jen would have to take Sarah to a school for her therapy up to 3 times a week. Not fun. However, now all the therapists will come to our house and work in our own living room!

We are off to Hilton Head, SC for vacation on Tuesday. We are hoping Sarah does well at the beach and enjoys playing in the sand!

I love him!

Ag Farm

Today we went to a class at the Ag Farm. What an amazing place! We had such a fun time.  The girls were able to participate in so many activities. Tug of war, looking for insects in a stream, a water filled relay race, egg toss, and a potato sack race. The most hilarious part of the day was that each team was responsible for taking care of two young goats for the two hours we were at the farm. The kids loved it! Basically we walked the goat on a leash going from each activity, and if we were up for it we could let the goat off the leash and let him run. Since we only had three moms in our group, I had responsibility for one of the goats most of the time. If you know me at all, this was a site! My friend Mieke took a picture, so when I get it I'll be sure to prove that I really did it. We all had an amazing time. I hope since we live so close we'll be able to take advantage of more programs and classes at the farm.