Wow it's been awhile. Sorry yall. School has been keeping me pretty busy. I don't have my pictures or anything that I wanted to post so I'm just going to do a super quick update. Elena started preschool end of September. Long story short, we decided to put her in a sighted, district classroom instead of the local School for the Blind. (She still gets all the services she would if she were at the other school.) She seems to really like it and the teachers are absolutely in love with her, of course. :D I already knew she was smart but it's cool to hear the teachers tell me about things Elena is doing and how she's surprising them. We are planning on redoing her IEP soon, probably after Christmas break, because she's already accomplished most of her goals. (She's as good on the brailler as the kindergartners.) I'm not surprised by this. Like I've said, she's a genius. I'm so proud.
Her social skills are getting better, according to her teachers. They says she's actually interacting with the other kids now, instead of ignoring them. We don't have many play-dates so I personally haven't seen her interact with kids lately. Her communication skills are still very much behind but she's getting a little better. She will ask for some simple stuff with one word (like "drink") so that's a huge improvement.
She is exploring more around the house. Good for her but bad for me. I'm having to be more careful about things I leave out, even on the counters. She loves calling her dad and grandparents. She'll find my phone and say "Call Granma" or "Call Daddy". Half the time when I call she doesn't even say anything and the other half she just copies what the other person says but it's still super cute.
I think that's it for now.
Elena
