6 Month Review

Today we had Isaiah's six month review marking six months since he was first evaluated for the Early Intervention program here in Illinois.  The meeting was great.  I felt so much love in our tiny living room.  Isaiah's coordinator, our social worker/behavior expert, our Speech Therapist, and our Occupational Therapist were all present for our meeting (our Developmental Therapist was on vacation).  I looked around the room several times and I remember thinking to myself that I almost don't feel worthy of the amazing team of experts that are all focused on Isaiah succeeding.  Each therapist talked a bit about Isaiah and it was nothing new ..... Isaiah's speech therapist talked about Isaiah's motor planning and Apraxia and how it would be a slooooooow progress with him with talking.  What really got me in tears was Isaiah's Occupational Therapist.  She is an amazing woman with years of experience and she talked about how well behaved Isaiah is and how he wants to please adults.  She talked about how far he had come and then spent a few minutes telling me what a good Mom I was to him and how I have "figured out" how to best help him with his day to day activities.  Both she and our social worker praised my efforts to follow through on everything all of his therapists have told me to do.  Also for instance...I have figured out Isaiah's sensory issues and how to best help him deal with them.  For instance Isaiah is an EXTREMELY picky eater BUT he craves movement activities.  So before dinner I take him to the park, or to an indoor bounce house...etc.   Or we will sing songs while he jumps on Mark and mine's bed.  I guess most parents in the program don't get that part of it.  I don't really know why....I only want my little man to succeed.  But it helps him to focus.  I'm getting off track.  Shelly (Isaiah's OT) spoke about how much effort I've put into helping Isaiah out with his sensory issues as well as how good of a boy Isaiah is.  She spoke about how Isaiah always hold the door for her when she comes for her sessions, how he knows it's time to work when she arrives, and how he is willing to learn.  We talked about his frustrations when it comes to his lack of language/sensory issues..etc.  I had to tell myself not to cry several times during the meeting because it's an indescribable feeling having such qualified people recognize your efforts as a mom and to care so much for your son.   It was good for Mark to be able to sit in on this meeting with minimal interruptions from work to see what amazing people we have working with us (he is usually working during Isaiah's therapy sessions), and I think it really solidified his realization of what an amazing program Isaiah is in.  In the mean time I still to this day cannot comprehend why God chose me to be Isaiah's Mom.  I feel so undeserving of such an amazing little boy.