We’ve been telling the Byrd since she was little, you have to wait until you turn 5 years old to get a haircut! Well, she turned 5…and has been waiting, ever so patiently. So, we took her to Kelly at the Irwin Street Salon to get her first-ever hair cut! She was soooooo stoked!!! Here are a few shots from the salon:
Then this afternoon was rainy and yucky, so she wanted mommy to do her hair all pretty-like — I busted our the curling iron, and gave her some “Shirley Temple” like locks (and they stayed, w/o hairspray, b/c her hair is naturally curl-crazy)! 🙂 She looks too cute with all those curls!!! Here’s a few shots of her standing by the window, watching the rain:
Cheers!
Jaime Hough
*Sigh*
When my daughter, Rhylie, was about 6 months old, I began to wonder about her speech. She was always a silent baby … had nursing issues … and it just worried me, a gut feeling I suppose. She never really spoke, aside from saying “mama”, yet her comprehension was way up there. Tired of hearing the same “all kids are different” rant, I went with my gut, and at around 14-months, I had asked her doctor for a referral to see a speech pathologist. She said it was age appropriate, but I demanded. She agreed, and off we went to Central Valley Children’s Hospital. We had trial therapy sessions for 6 weeks, and they were worried too … she should have been saying more than what she was … which was mom and ball, minus the ending consonants. She was referred to UCP in Hanford, an organization that provides services for children with special needs. When they saw her tests, she was denied, tossed aside as an articulation case. I fought, tooth and nail, and told them my daughter didn’t speak … she signs, but won’t speak, and it was more than articulation, and definitely not age appropriate. Shortly before she was 18 months, I managed to get an evaluation. Turns out, mommy knows best … we began speech and classroom therapy immediately.
I am happy to say that my daughter has thrived there. I can’t explain how it felt the first time she told me, “I love you mommy” AND I could understand each word … it was incredible. <3
My husband and I are blessed, and thankful to all of her teachers and therapists for what they have done for our little girl.