We've officially filled out the enrollment packet for Lyric to start preschool once she turns 3 and transitions out of in home Early On visits. I have mixed feelings about it. I'm incredibly grateful and excited for the opportunity for her. Tiffany says they have a room that is dedicated for sensory play that has trikes, ball pits, and all kinds of toys for them to use to get their energy out. The school has a great playground that she will love. She will be with other kids her age that she can interact with. They have circle time, free play time, stories, and all kinds of fun stuff. It will be really good for her. There's still that small part of me that is kind of disappointed because I was really hoping she would make enough improvements to avoid needing "special" preschool, but I know that was also a lofty goal. We're not sure yet on what the start dates will be, but hopefully we will be hearing about it soon.
There has been an explosion of language and other activity lately that has me feeling hopeful about things. She's been trying to sing along with songs, like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. She's counting on a regular basis (she often skips 4 and 7 for some reason, but hey - it's a start). She says things like "3, 2, 1 - blast off!" on a regular basis when we are playing. I think I am going to take a stab at teaching her the ABC's. She also asked Travis to put on Pocoyo instead of Snoopy this morning, which is new. Generally she is quite vocal about what she wants to watch, but it's usually just one word that stands for the show, not "Put this on, not that!" She answers questions, and Melissa finally got to experience that when she came over a few days ago. She also recently ran after one of the cats shouting "Wait! Come back! I'll pet you!"
An issue we're running in to now is pronunciation. Lyric drops consonants (and sometimes vowels) from words that she says, and it's something that really needs to be worked on - but it's difficult to know how to work on it. Balloon is still ah-woo, Snoopy is still oo-ee, help is still hey-o. I'm not sure it's that she thinks she's saying what it is and doesn't realize there are letters missing or what, but it's definitely a concern. She still speaks mostly "Lyricese" which can be a challenge to translate. I know that she gets frustrated with us when we can't figure out what she means, so it's clear that what she's saying makes sense to her. Just not sure what to make of it.
It's finally starting to get warmer here, so we've been able to do quite a bit of playing outside. She likes to play in the driveway and the backyard. The only difficulty we have there is getting her to come inside when it's time to go to bed, but I suppose that's something we should appreciate.
I'm thinking my next entry may "jump on the band wagon" and be a post about "Reasons Lyric is Crying" - just debating if I want to undertake such a thing or not. Until then, Tiffany is coming over tomorrow and hopefully we will have an update on where we stand with preschool.
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