discouraged

I knew there would be days like this, but today's been a bit frustrating...

*Logan can't get in to see the ENT until August 25. We're on the wait list for canceled appointments, but they don't happen often. I know August 25 isn't that far off, but it's hard to learn to talk when you don't hear well.

*Even though I've spent 2 days calling places that do pediatric speech therapy to find him SOMEWHERE to start, no one has returned my calls. I've called several places, all recommended by Children's Hospital, but I'm getting nowhere.

*Logan won't have an evaluation for his next surgery until 9 months after he starts speech therapy. The team agrees that he needs surgery, but he has to have more speech sounds to effectively evaluate the type and degree of correction needed. So, at this point, surgery is at least 1 year off...

*Yesterday was nightmarish. For some reason, Logan alternated between extremely clingy and totally rejecting me. I understand it's all tied to his adjustment to home, but after 3 hours of being whined at, clung to, pushed away, and hit, it was old. VERY old. Fortunately, today's been a little bit better...

*The new sliding door we ordered 2 weeks ago to install in the back didn't come. We had planned to replace the back door over the 4th of July weekend, but it's hard to do when you don't have the door! Now, who knows how long it will be before the new door is installed. And I was SO looking forward to not having to open the slider for the dynamic duo every time they want in or out.

Oh well. Tomorrow's another day. And a good one, to boot: Hailey and Emily will be home after 2 weeks in Mexico on a mission trip. It will be so good to have them home! They've been missed.