First "Report Card"

Hannah got her very first report card this week! I'm so very proud of her and the progress she has made. She is doing well in all of the major areas including social, emotional, fine motor, listening, speaking and self-reliance skills. Her gross motor skills are good too with the exception of one thing...she cannot hop on one foot. When she got home I asked her to show me how she hops. Poor thing can't do it AT ALL! It doesn't really surprise me since she's always been on the late end of achieving gross motor skills. Mark went to a parent/teacher conference today and her teacher said that Hannah is a joy. She said she listens well, follows directions, and is always first to help clean up. If only she was as good at home as she is at school! She has been testing the limits (and our patience!) more than ever the past couple weeks.

The biggest improvement I have seen over the past 2 months is her speech and language development. I would consider her to be a 'late talker' due to all of her ear infections and hearing difficulties. At 16 months, prior to getting tubes, she only said about 5 words. Now a year later she is speaking in complete sentences much of the time.

Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you Hannah! Keep up the good work!