Keagan played his first soccer game today and his team WON!! Of course it is indoor soccer because of the extreme cold and the 8 plus inches of snow on the ground. So they got to play in a nice warm gym! It was 3rd and 4th grade from his school versus 3rd and 4th grade from another school in town. They all played a really good game and Blackhawk (which is Keagan's school) scored the only point in the whole game in the last 5 minutes. Keagan's favorite part, besides winning, was playing as goalie. He played a great defense! Phoenix sat in the stands and cheered for Keagan. Now I guess you can say I am officially a SOCCER MOM!
We met with the speech pathologist at the preschool last week for Phoenix. We have tried to get him speech before, but the other school districts didn't offer such a kid friendly environment, nor did they listen to what we had to say. All that doesn't matter now because we are working with an awesome speech pathologist through the preschool. They were very encouraging and told us that he is a VERY SHARP little boy. It was so nice to hear that there are only 3 letter sounds that he needs to work on. He can say them, he just may omit them or have trouble saying them at various points in a word. And the fact that L and R are not easy for him doesn't matter because kids at his age are not even expected to be able to say them correctly. All the shyness and lack of confidence will all change with progress in his speech. He is aware of the struggle he has so at times he just chooses not to talk or do anything at all. We are so HAPPY for the changes and progress that has been made even since last week!
It's hard to believe that Keagan is already 9! We celebrated with pizza, ice cream, and games at Happy Joe's with just a few of our friends. The kids were more interested in playing games than eating, but the adults sure enjoyed the pizza! He got a cell phone from us! Yes, we have officially lost our minds to get our 9 year old a phone of his own. Although, he was VERY EXCITED and SURPRISED!
Where does time go?? It seems like just yesterday that we were getting ready to head to the hospital so I could be induced, he was 2 days late and I was tired of waiting. They started inducing me at 6:30 on the morning of January 11th and FINALLY at almost 10 pm he was born. And to add to the excitement Keagan and my mom share the same birthday! What better present to give than her first grandson.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Just when the boys had started sleeping in it's time to go back to school! Of course they don't want to go back, but when they get back into the routine they will be fine.
Keagan is counting the days until his birthday! At some point in his life he will wonder why he couldn't wait to get older. He is very excited about having his party at Happy Joe's! I am too because then the mess won't be at my house. He had a big long list of people that he wanted to invite, but I think that we have it narrowed down to less than 10.
