Well, yesterday was a good news/bad news kind of day. Logan did amazingly well during his eye exam, especially when you consider that there's no easy way to prepare him for what's going to happen. I was impressed...
The good news is that Logan's vision is "within the range of normal for a preschooler." That was nice. He does have some mild astigmatism, but not enough to correct at this point. The doctor felt that putting him in glasses would cause more problems than they solved at this point. She did ask to see him again in a year to monitor his eyes, but thinks everything looks fine. The bad news? Well, the bad news is that Logan doesn't have any vision issues, so the things we're seeing (walking into things, tripping continually, struggling with surface changes while he walks...ie carpet to wood flooring and uneven sidewalks) are likely motor skills related. The biggest reason that's bad is because while he has an evaluation on July 8, actually getting him IN for therapy is harder. The waiting list for both speech and PT is long.
And that was the last of the "bad" news yesterday. While Logan has, in fact, qualified for speech therapy, they are so busy that he's on the waiting list. On the bottom of the waiting list. And they didn't think he'd be able to get in until fall, when they would prefer that we seek school district offered services. Sigh. I guess I can look at the good side--he won't be frustrated with being asked to do things he's not physically capable of doing, and we have more (plenty??) of time to determine whether we want to pursue the VPI surgery. I have several calls in for answers, so we'll see what comes of it.
One other bit of good news from yesterday: Logan is now officially a US citizen. Well, he was officially a US Citizen the moment we landed in the US, but now we have the paperwork to prove it! So this morning, I'm off to Social Security to get him an SS number. Wish me luck! That can be one of the "bigger" challenges for an internationally adopted child without a state-issued birth certificate. Government.....
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