Hearing Screening

We went to Jordan District's Child Development Center today so Clark could get his hearing screened. The reason we did this is because our pediatrician said that Clark might have fluid in his ears.

Clark and I went into a booth with 2 chairs set up so that I could sit behind Clark. Each of the corners had a small clear box hanging on the wall with toys that lit up and made noises and the person administering the test would make some kind of sound from one of the directions and when Clark looked in the appropriate direction of the sound it would light up and make noises. (For example, in one of the boxes was one of those stuffed animals that barks and wags its tail).

Clark sat so still for the entire test (about 5 minutes) and only moved his head to look when he heard a noise. He also sat still while the test administrator checked his hearing with other little gadgets. When we were done I asked her if it's this easy to test all the kids she tested and she said she couldn't believe Clark was so cooperative.

I'm still baffled by Clark's behavior and it makes me laugh to think how incredibly quiet and attentive he was, I felt like I had entered "bizzaro world." Needless to say, Clark's hearing is normal.

Clark & Gary's Photo Shoot

This was the first time the boys got in the bike-trailer

(they haven't been this happy at the same time since) See? Although I don't think Gary's face could look any sadder.


And the candid shots of Clark are the best and when He's at his happiest

Sleepy boy

Clark doesn't usually take his clothes off, his snap-up pj's must be an exception to the norm though because this is how I found him when I went to check on him last night:

Gary Baby

I decided to take my own pictures of Gary because he is just so easy to get a good smile and a good pose. Here are some of the pics: And it's nice because he lets us squish his chubby cheeks

Clark's Whistle

Clark saw Nic whistling with his fingers in his mouth so now Clark thinks he is doing the same. We went boating last night and while "Honey" Grandma was skiing, Clark was whistling the whole time.

Clark

I was going to take out my entry about the district because I thought it a little too detailed, but then I remembered that I want details of our lives, so I'm putting it back in for my own records.

After months of wondering if I should get Clark checked out for his lack of verbal speech, I finally called Jordan Valley School District. And I'm so glad I did because I realized how much of Clark's tantrums are a result of being totally frustrated that he can't communicate all that he wants to. Of course many of his tantrums are the result of his wonderful age of 2 as well.

A lady from the district came to our house yesterday and did a test with Clark that tested his motor skills, expressive language, cognitive, and understanding skills. She had Clark jump, name objects, match shapes and colors, point to figures of a family, stack blocks, color, find hidden objects, and many other things. I was surprised at how much Clark knew and impressed that he scored so high (he is between the 75th and 90th percentile in all areas, but expressive language where he scored in the 5th percentile).

I still need to get his hearing checked, but things were left yesterday that we will have a speech/language pathologist come in 2x's each month. So, I am happy to learn some ways to help Clark get his speech rolling. The lady that did the testing said that she sees all the time, kids that are really smart, but they just can't express all that they are thinking and it gets so frustrating for them.

Clark

So, I had written out about how Clark's meeting with the school district went (which was very well), but Nic thought it was tmi (too much info) and nbd (no big deal). Anyways, Clark is a fun, happy boy and every day is full of discoveries. Like today when I gave him Kix for breakfast, he pointed to his nose, shook his head "no", and said ow, but that didn't stop him from sticking my eyedrops up his nose (with the lid on). Actually when I told him they were for my eyes, he started sticking the bottle in his eyes instead. (I didn't show him how I take the lid off and squirt drops in my eyes). Or how he dances like he's trying to get water out of his ears. And todays highlight: saying "back head" when he saw the back hoe on his t-shirt.

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