Posts Tagged ‘music’
How to ask for help . . .
Something we have been struggling with is if Will is behind in his speaking. I’ve talked about it on Twitter and to my friends, but not on here yet. We definitely know he is behind. I mean we aren’t expecting him to say “hey mom, take me to a musical instrument shop” or “buy electric guitar“. However, he’s only got about 10 – 15 words. He’s two. Depending on where I read, he should have 30 – 50 words. We aren’t even close to that.
It’s hard. Madison was always ahead of her milestones. She also talked early and a lot, so it has been very hard for us to gauge. The turning point for me is that my mom and Bill’s mom have both mentioned several times to us that he doesn’t talk. He also does something very odd with his mouth. You know how Popeye talks out of the side of his mouth. Will does that a lot. He also makes that face when he’s not talking. I can’t tell if it’s a bad habit or if there is a problem. I do have to add that he is slightly tongue tied, so I don’t know if that has anything to do with it either.
We have a wellness visit set up on July 13th for him (and a school physical for Madison). I will be definitely asking for a referral for services. Bill thinks he will grow out of it and catch up. My thoughts are to get a professional look at him, and let them determine whether we have a problem.
If anybody has any experience with anything like this, I would love to hear your experience. Any advice would be helpful too!
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We’re getting a piano!
My life long dream has been to learn how to play piano. I know, it sounds crazy, but it’s one of those things I always wanted to learn to do. Madison also has this incredible ability to listen to song once and start sing to it. Granted, she may not be the best singer, but she is definitely picking up the words. She just seems to have some natural music ability.
I was mentioning this over the weekend to my SIL and MIL that I was thinking about buying a piano for Madison (well, me too). My SIL said they have one sitting in their garage we could have for free! Seriously! We just have to figure out how to move it here, and it’s ours.
Now, Will’s birthday is this weekend, so it won’t be this week. However, we’ll definitely have one here soon!
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5 Days Left 
Granting Wishes at Sears
TThis post is sponsored, but the ideas, thoughts and ramblings are my own.
Since having kids, I turned into a big softie. Yes, I’ll actually admit it. I cry at things I never would have before, and I think about things that never would have crossed my mind before having kids. I’ll be honest here — I get all teary eyed at Sears new commercials. Their new campaign is about how one gift can change someone’s life. Since I absolutely love Ty Pennington, I thought I’d show you what he had to say:
Bill and I bundled the kids off early yesterday morning and headed off to Sears. I luck out since Sears is actually walking distance from my house, and we actually shop their quite a bit — off the top of my head, we got a bench, our snowblower, and our lawnmower from there. However, on this trip, we had no idea what we were going to get. My Christmas shopping is pretty much done, so we were going to try to find something for the kids.
Now, the school district I live in has cut the art and music programs from the curriculum and will not be adding them back. I have written many posts on this blog about how awful I think this situation is and how I feel that music definitely is a class that should not be cut. My daughter loves to play instruments and sing. I can’t imagine depriving her of it. With the $100 Sears gift card, we will be able to fulfill her wish and give her the additional music support she will not be getting from our school. Who knows — Madison may end up to be talented singer, dancer, in a band, etc. However, I’d love to give her the stepping stones she needs to reach her full potential. (Plus, well, Guitar Hero is fun for mom and dad too. Dad was all over getting it when I told him there was 3 Tool songs and Freak On A Leash by Korn. I also need to add that the gift card paid for a portion of the cost of this bundle. I paid the rest.)
Since we got such an awesome family gift from Sears, I’d like to extend this awesome opportunity to one of my readers. Yes, I’d like to give you a $100 gift card to Sears to use however you like.
You can enter via blog comment, tweet or blog post:
Blog Comment:
I just need you to tell me what you think you’d want to spend your $100 on. Head on over to Sears and let me know the item number of what you like.
Twitter:
I’ve made it super easy for you to Twitter about this contest. Just tweet out this message:
RT @blm03 please grant my wish to win a $100 #Sears gift card – tweet to make your own wish: http://urlbrief.com/8e0599
Blog Post:
You can also enter by writing a post about the contest and linking back to this post. Make sure you leave a comment with the URL to your post, so I can count it as an entry.
Each tweet, comment or post counts as one registration. You can register up to three times by tweeting, leaving a comment, and doing a post on your blog. The winner will be chosen at random by IZEA based on all entries. This contest goes until December 23 at midnight EST. Good Luck!
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