YES it's true... Kai turned 6 and he had a great birthday!
The NEWEST DEVELOPMENTS ON KAI'S JOURNEY IN GEORGIA:
KAI IS POTTY TRAINED & VERY PROUD OF HIMSELF...
We worked on this for quite some time in Marin, but due to the progress Kai has made here he's now able to recognize and tell us when he needs to go "pee pee" or "poo poo". QUITE a breakthrough for him and for us (bye bye diapers.... FINALLY !). You can see how happy he is about this:
Last week marked Kai's 4th month at his new school and they evaluated and changed his program due to all of the progress he's made! Below i've written some highlights. NOTE: "Mastered" indicates he did the task 3 times consistently (on separate occasions). Some of the highlights include:
PRE-ACADEMIC SKILLS
- Kai knows his ABC's (and can SING them!)
- Counts from 1-10
- Consistently identifies letters A-E visually and
- Knows his shapes and can give a verbal approximation for 9 shapes consistently
- Has begun tracing his letters of the alphabet & his shapes
- kai is more consistent at getting himself dressed & undressed. he ESPECIALLY loves his "big boy underwear"
- Fine motor tasks (lacing, beading, pencil grip, etc..) he has mastered 5 out of 9 in Phase I and 7 out of 9 in Phase II.
RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE (this is the vocabulary that Kai has in his brain)
SPEECH DEVELOPMENT
- has mastered his tongue exercises
- Imitates 4 out of 7 long vowels
- imitates 5 out of 5 short vowels
- imitates 9 out of 9 early consonant/vowel combinations
SOCIALLY
Kai continues to love and be intrigued by people of all ages! The teachers at school have unanimously fallen in love with him and he has been very caring and affectionate with many of the children there.
I've been told on more than one occasion that Kai, upon seeing a child that was upset or just "down", went to him/her and gave a big hug and kiss. This says alot about his emotional intelligence and the sweet boy that he is! He is VERY talkative and outgoing during his circle/social time with the other kids at school and still LOVES music and dancing!
KAI JOINED A SPECIAL NEEDS BASEBALL TEAM
What to say....it's totally adorable!
TO OUR DEAR FRIENDS, FAMILY, ANGELS AND DONORS TO KAI,
Please know that ALL OF THIS PROGRESS would not be possible without your support! We cannot THANK YOU all enough for giving this little guy a chance to reach all that is possible for him in this Life! Please know that we feel held and surrounded by all of your love and generosity. You have enriched our lives and given us the foundation of love and financial support to pursue this opportunity.
OUR IMMENSE GRATITUDE & LOVE,
Neelama, Michael and YOU KNOW WHO!
So sweet to hear this progress report! Kai looks happier than ever and clearly is opening new windows of possibility in his life. Thank God for the love, care and wisdom bestowed on him by his mother and father. And thank you for giving us a chance to support your little miracle -- Kai!
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It looks healthier than it really is. There are some big branches hanging over the house that are dead now, and I had two different tree companies come out to give me an estimate on pruning them out. Both said they would do that if I wanted, but both also pointed out the same weak spots that led them to believe that even some of the healthy looking foliage was actually very weak. This tree wasn't going to make it more than a casdfouple more years and even if they pruned it there was significant risk of it coming down entirely in a big storm.
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