Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 > Amy: That is so great! It is good to hear Max is doing so well. I am sure you're VERY proud of your handsome little man. Sorry the divorce is still going on. That must be VERY frustrating! Mama to Zoey(April 25th through July 31st 2006, CHargE) Ps. Did you get my emai regarding Max's online site? > Hello everyone! > > I haven't posted about Mighty Max for several months so I thought I should take a moment and brag about how amazing he has been doing lately! He truly is making GREAT progress! > > A few highlights include: > > crawling (commando style) a lot and quite fast I must say when he is coming to get me! > cruising some with furniture (love, love, love this...so grown up!) > kneeling > pulling to stand and sitting back down and back up again... > walking with me holding his hands (about 20 steps as of this weekend) > EATING (yes, EATING!!! approximately 16 ounces a day orally!!!! I am in shock every day still about this!) > climbing up on me or over a couch cushion > waving hello / goodbye > clapping (that took forever to learn b/c he had such an aversion to his hands being touched or his arms being moved) > giving high fives (as of this weekend....love, love, love this new trick!) > lots of motor skills, i.e. putting rings on the ring stand, putting things in/out of a box, pulling apart (and somewhat putting back together) Mega Blocks, etc. > I'm sure there is much more but those are some of the fun ones! Pretty cool, right? > > Despite all this incredible progress (can you tell how proud I am of my lil' man!?!?!), we had his annual IEP last week and his developmental stage was quite low (nine months across the board) and that was a little discouraging. Even though you know your child is delayed, seeing the " score " can be frustrating. Oh well...I know the old mantra... " Max is on his own timetable and he'll get there when he gets there. " > > Oh and on another note....two " logistical " developments include: > > > THE GOOD: Maxwell qualified and is now receiving the medical waiver so we have nursing care and our medical expenses are cut dramatically. WOO HOO!!! This was an amazing, incredible, wonderful accomplishment as of a few months ago!!! I am still astonished that we got this. We didn't qualify on funds so they tried him for the MIP (medically intensive program) and he qualified. What a true blessing for our family. > THE BAD & THE UGLY: Divorce is STILL not final. We are waiting to hear from the judge. I do know that my ex's proposed order included absolutely no spousal support or medical expenses...even though he agreed that Max needs a full time caregiver so I cannot work. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Hopefully soon the judge will tell him that is absolutely not acceptable. We'll see! > SO ANYWAY, that's our life in a nutshell! Love to everyone...I am very, very, very excited about meeting everyone (our " family " ) this summer in CA. YAY! > > Amy and Mighty Max > > > Amy McKinley > Mom to MIGHTY MAX -- cHARGE, 19 months old (17 months corrected) > maxupdate.blogspot.com > > --------------------------------- > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 great to c u > > > > > Amy: > > That is so great! It is good to hear Max is doing so well. I am sure > you're VERY proud of your handsome little man. Sorry the divorce is > still going on. That must be VERY frustrating! > > > Mama to Zoey(April 25th through July 31st 2006, CHargE) > > Ps. Did you get my emai regarding Max's online site? > > Hello everyone! > > > > I haven't posted about Mighty Max for several months so I thought I > should take a moment and brag about how amazing he has been doing > lately! He truly is making GREAT progress! > > > > A few highlights include: > > > > crawling (commando style) a lot and quite fast I must say when > he is coming to get me! > > cruising some with furniture (love, love, love this...so grown > up!) > > kneeling > > pulling to stand and sitting back down and back up again... > > walking with me holding his hands (about 20 steps as of this > weekend) > > EATING (yes, EATING!!! approximately 16 ounces a day > orally!!!! I am in shock every day still about this!) > > climbing up on me or over a couch cushion > > waving hello / goodbye > > clapping (that took forever to learn b/c he had such an aversion > to his hands being touched or his arms being moved) > > giving high fives (as of this weekend....love, love, love this > new trick!) > > lots of motor skills, i.e. putting rings on the ring stand, > putting things in/out of a box, pulling apart (and somewhat putting > back together) Mega Blocks, etc. > > I'm sure there is much more but those are some of the fun ones! > Pretty cool, right? > > > > Despite all this incredible progress (can you tell how proud I am > of my lil' man!?!?!), we had his annual IEP last week and his > developmental stage was quite low (nine months across the board) and > that was a little discouraging. Even though you know your child is > delayed, seeing the " score " can be frustrating. Oh well...I know the > old mantra... " Max is on his own timetable and he'll get there when he > gets there. " > > > > Oh and on another note....two " logistical " developments include: > > > > > > THE GOOD: Maxwell qualified and is now receiving the medical > waiver so we have nursing care and our medical expenses are cut > dramatically. WOO HOO!!! This was an amazing, incredible, wonderful > accomplishment as of a few months ago!!! I am still astonished > that we got this. We didn't qualify on funds so they tried him for > the MIP (medically intensive program) and he qualified. What a true > blessing for our family. > > THE BAD & THE UGLY: Divorce is STILL not final. We are waiting > to hear from the judge. I do know that my ex's proposed order > included absolutely no spousal support or medical expenses...even > though he agreed that Max needs a full time caregiver so I cannot > work. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Hopefully soon the judge will tell him that > is absolutely not acceptable. We'll see! > > SO ANYWAY, that's our life in a nutshell! Love to everyone...I > am very, very, very excited about meeting everyone (our " family " ) > this summer in CA. YAY! > > > > Amy and Mighty Max > > > > > > Amy McKinley > > Mom to MIGHTY MAX -- cHARGE, 19 months old (17 months corrected) > > maxupdate.blogspot.com > > > > --------------------------------- > > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Amy, so glad Max is doing great. I always hated those evals that tell you where they are--tim was and still is behind age wise. but he is a great little man!! just keep remembering what he CAN do and hope at some point he can do it all!! Mighty Max Update Hello everyone! I haven't posted about Mighty Max for several months so I thought I should take a moment and brag about how amazing he has been doing lately! He truly is making GREAT progress! A few highlights include: crawling (commando style) a lot and quite fast I must say when he is coming to get me! cruising some with furniture (love, love, love this...so grown up!) kneeling pulling to stand and sitting back down and back up again... walking with me holding his hands (about 20 steps as of this weekend) EATING (yes, EATING!!! approximately 16 ounces a day orally!!!! I am in shock every day still about this!) climbing up on me or over a couch cushion waving hello / goodbye clapping (that took forever to learn b/c he had such an aversion to his hands being touched or his arms being moved) giving high fives (as of this weekend....love, love, love this new trick!) lots of motor skills, i.e. putting rings on the ring stand, putting things in/out of a box, pulling apart (and somewhat putting back together) Mega Blocks, etc. I'm sure there is much more but those are some of the fun ones! Pretty cool, right? Despite all this incredible progress (can you tell how proud I am of my lil' man!?!?!), we had his annual IEP last week and his developmental stage was quite low (nine months across the board) and that was a little discouraging. Even though you know your child is delayed, seeing the " score " can be frustrating. Oh well...I know the old mantra... " Max is on his own timetable and he'll get there when he gets there. " Oh and on another note....two " logistical " developments include: THE GOOD: Maxwell qualified and is now receiving the medical waiver so we have nursing care and our medical expenses are cut dramatically. WOO HOO!!! This was an amazing, incredible, wonderful accomplishment as of a few months ago!!! I am still astonished that we got this. We didn't qualify on funds so they tried him for the MIP (medically intensive program) and he qualified. What a true blessing for our family. THE BAD & THE UGLY: Divorce is STILL not final. We are waiting to hear from the judge. I do know that my ex's proposed order included absolutely no spousal support or medical expenses...even though he agreed that Max needs a full time caregiver so I cannot work. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Hopefully soon the judge will tell him that is absolutely not acceptable. We'll see! SO ANYWAY, that's our life in a nutshell! Love to everyone...I am very, very, very excited about meeting everyone (our " family " ) this summer in CA. YAY! Amy and Mighty Max Amy McKinley Mom to MIGHTY MAX -- cHARGE, 19 months old (17 months corrected) maxupdate.blogspot.com --------------------------------- Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Amy- Wow, wow, wow! Max is doing so much! I remember that time in early childhood when it seems like every day brings something new. It's so exciting! About the IEP and " across the board " developmental level. I know you know not to let that bother you. But it's hard to resist thinking about it. Our kids don't do anything " across the board " . They are forging ahead in one thing while lagging behind in another, and the things that are ahead and behind take turns switching places all the time. So there's no evaluating and comparing to the way a typical kid grows and develops. The professionals have to do those tests and put numbers to things because that's just how it's done. But it has no relevance for us. So never mind. Just never mind. Rejoice in all that is Max and know that no number or test score or piece of paper can begin to quantify him! Good luck on that nasty divorce stuff. Argh. I think of you often and hope that things will be settled sooner rather than later. In the meantime, your strength, optimism, and perseverance is awesome! Michele W Aubrie's mom 9 yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Amy, such great news about all of Max's development! Way to go, Max! SOrry to hear the divorce issues are still swirling...hopefully the judge will do the right thing. www.chargesyndrome.info > > Hello everyone! > > I haven't posted about Mighty Max for several months so I thought I should > take a moment and brag about how amazing he has been doing lately! He truly > is making GREAT progress! > > A few highlights include: > > crawling (commando style) a lot and quite fast I must say when he is > coming to get me! > cruising some with furniture (love, love, love this...so grown up!) > kneeling > pulling to stand and sitting back down and back up again... > walking with me holding his hands (about 20 steps as of this weekend) > EATING (yes, EATING!!! approximately 16 ounces a day orally!!!! I am in > shock every day still about this!) > climbing up on me or over a couch cushion > waving hello / goodbye > clapping (that took forever to learn b/c he had such an aversion to his > hands being touched or his arms being moved) > giving high fives (as of this weekend....love, love, love this new trick!) > > lots of motor skills, i.e. putting rings on the ring stand, putting things > in/out of a box, pulling apart (and somewhat putting back together) Mega > Blocks, etc. > I'm sure there is much more but those are some of the fun ones! Pretty > cool, right? > > Despite all this incredible progress (can you tell how proud I am of my > lil' man!?!?!), we had his annual IEP last week and his developmental stage > was quite low (nine months across the board) and that was a little > discouraging. Even though you know your child is delayed, seeing the " score " > can be frustrating. Oh well...I know the old mantra... " Max is on his own > timetable and he'll get there when he gets there. " > > Oh and on another note....two " logistical " developments include: > > > THE GOOD: Maxwell qualified and is now receiving the medical waiver so we > have nursing care and our medical expenses are cut dramatically. WOO HOO!!! > This was an amazing, incredible, wonderful accomplishment as of a few months > ago!!! I am still astonished that we got this. We didn't qualify on funds > so they tried him for the MIP (medically intensive program) and he > qualified. What a true blessing for our family. > THE BAD & THE UGLY: Divorce is STILL not final. We are waiting to hear > from the judge. I do know that my ex's proposed order included absolutely no > spousal support or medical expenses...even though he agreed that Max needs a > full time caregiver so I cannot work. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Hopefully soon the > judge will tell him that is absolutely not acceptable. We'll see! > SO ANYWAY, that's our life in a nutshell! Love to everyone...I am very, > very, very excited about meeting everyone (our " family " ) this summer in CA. > YAY! > > Amy and Mighty Max > > Amy McKinley > Mom to MIGHTY MAX -- cHARGE, 19 months old (17 months corrected) > maxupdate.blogspot.com > > --------------------------------- > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Amy, I am one of the lucky ones who get to see Max's pictures and read his blog everyday. I love his crawling its so cute and yeah he is FAST!!! LOL! I know what you mean about hearing about the fixed age things, Eva is at like 6-9 months depending on what your looking for. Glad you were able to up date everyone and sorry about the devorce thing. I hope its all over soon!! Crystal mom to (11), (3), Eva (21 month old CHARGEr) wife to Dan in Illinois > > Hello everyone! > > I haven't posted about Mighty Max for several months so I thought I should take a moment and brag about how amazing he has been doing lately! He truly is making GREAT progress! > > A few highlights include: > > crawling (commando style) a lot and quite fast I must say when he is coming to get me! > cruising some with furniture (love, love, love this...so grown up!) > kneeling > pulling to stand and sitting back down and back up again... > walking with me holding his hands (about 20 steps as of this weekend) > EATING (yes, EATING!!! approximately 16 ounces a day orally!!!! I am in shock every day still about this!) > climbing up on me or over a couch cushion > waving hello / goodbye > clapping (that took forever to learn b/c he had such an aversion to his hands being touched or his arms being moved) > giving high fives (as of this weekend....love, love, love this new trick!) > lots of motor skills, i.e. putting rings on the ring stand, putting things in/out of a box, pulling apart (and somewhat putting back together) Mega Blocks, etc. > I'm sure there is much more but those are some of the fun ones! Pretty cool, right? > > Despite all this incredible progress (can you tell how proud I am of my lil' man!?!?!), we had his annual IEP last week and his developmental stage was quite low (nine months across the board) and that was a little discouraging. Even though you know your child is delayed, seeing the " score " can be frustrating. Oh well...I know the old mantra... " Max is on his own timetable and he'll get there when he gets there. " > > Oh and on another note....two " logistical " developments include: > > > THE GOOD: Maxwell qualified and is now receiving the medical waiver so we have nursing care and our medical expenses are cut dramatically. WOO HOO!!! This was an amazing, incredible, wonderful accomplishment as of a few months ago!!! I am still astonished that we got this. We didn't qualify on funds so they tried him for the MIP (medically intensive program) and he qualified. What a true blessing for our family. > THE BAD & THE UGLY: Divorce is STILL not final. We are waiting to hear from the judge. I do know that my ex's proposed order included absolutely no spousal support or medical expenses...even though he agreed that Max needs a full time caregiver so I cannot work. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Hopefully soon the judge will tell him that is absolutely not acceptable. We'll see! > SO ANYWAY, that's our life in a nutshell! Love to everyone...I am very, very, very excited about meeting everyone (our " family " ) this summer in CA. YAY! > > Amy and Mighty Max > > > Amy McKinley > Mom to MIGHTY MAX -- cHARGE, 19 months old (17 months corrected) > maxupdate.blogspot.com > > --------------------------------- > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Amy and Max, What fabulous news! I can just picture that little man making his way around. Isn't it so great to watch him get into what HE wants? I love it! The developmental age thing can really get to me sometimes, too. My latest perspective is to tell myself, " Six months behind? Great... he still qualifies for services!! " I have to tell you that Vinny is totally into the Tank Engine (as is my 3 year old, him first). We were at the store not too long ago and they were both allowed to pick out a train. Luca picked one and them it was Vinny's turn. He literally picked one up, looked at it, and them put it down. He repeated that process again with another train. He wouldn't even consider the green train I tried to offer him. But then, he found it. He picked out this cool bluish/purple train. His name is " Mighty Mack " and he just loves it. It soooo makes me think of Max every time he plays with it. I even catch myself calling the train Mighty Max on occasion!! Looking forward to meeting you in California! ina, mom to Luca (3.5) & Vinny (1.5 w/ cHARgE) --- Amy McKinley wrote: > Hello everyone! > > I haven't posted about Mighty Max for several months > so I thought I should take a moment and brag about > how amazing he has been doing lately! He truly is > making GREAT progress! > > A few highlights include: > > crawling (commando style) a lot and quite fast I > must say when he is coming to get me! > cruising some with furniture (love, love, love > this...so grown up!) > kneeling > pulling to stand and sitting back down and back > up again... > walking with me holding his hands (about 20 steps > as of this weekend) > EATING (yes, EATING!!! approximately 16 ounces a > day orally!!!! I am in shock every day still about > this!) > climbing up on me or over a couch cushion > waving hello / goodbye > clapping (that took forever to learn b/c he had > such an aversion to his hands being touched or his > arms being moved) > giving high fives (as of this weekend....love, > love, love this new trick!) > lots of motor skills, i.e. putting rings on the > ring stand, putting things in/out of a box, pulling > apart (and somewhat putting back together) Mega > Blocks, etc. > I'm sure there is much more but those are some of > the fun ones! Pretty cool, right? > > Despite all this incredible progress (can you tell > how proud I am of my lil' man!?!?!), we had his > annual IEP last week and his developmental stage was > quite low (nine months across the board) and that > was a little discouraging. Even though you know > your child is delayed, seeing the " score " can be > frustrating. Oh well...I know the old mantra... " Max > is on his own timetable and he'll get there when he > gets there. " > > Oh and on another note....two " logistical " > developments include: > > > THE GOOD: Maxwell qualified and is now receiving > the medical waiver so we have nursing care and our > medical expenses are cut dramatically. WOO HOO!!! > This was an amazing, incredible, wonderful > accomplishment as of a few months ago!!! I am > still astonished that we got this. We didn't > qualify on funds so they tried him for the MIP > (medically intensive program) and he qualified. > What a true blessing for our family. > THE BAD & THE UGLY: Divorce is STILL not final. > We are waiting to hear from the judge. I do know > that my ex's proposed order included absolutely no > spousal support or medical expenses...even though he > agreed that Max needs a full time caregiver so I > cannot work. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Hopefully soon the > judge will tell him that is absolutely not > acceptable. We'll see! > SO ANYWAY, that's our life in a nutshell! Love to > everyone...I am very, very, very excited about > meeting everyone (our " family " ) this summer in CA. > YAY! > > Amy and Mighty Max > > > Amy McKinley > Mom to MIGHTY MAX -- cHARGE, 19 months old (17 > months corrected) > maxupdate.blogspot.com > > --------------------------------- > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Amy that is great Mighty Max Update Hello everyone! I haven't posted about Mighty Max for several months so I thought I should take a moment and brag about how amazing he has been doing lately! He truly is making GREAT progress! A few highlights include: crawling (commando style) a lot and quite fast I must say when he is coming to get me! cruising some with furniture (love, love, love this...so grown up!) kneeling pulling to stand and sitting back down and back up again... walking with me holding his hands (about 20 steps as of this weekend) EATING (yes, EATING!!! approximately 16 ounces a day orally!!!! I am in shock every day still about this!) climbing up on me or over a couch cushion waving hello / goodbye clapping (that took forever to learn b/c he had such an aversion to his hands being touched or his arms being moved) giving high fives (as of this weekend....love, love, love this new trick!) lots of motor skills, i.e. putting rings on the ring stand, putting things in/out of a box, pulling apart (and somewhat putting back together) Mega Blocks, etc. I'm sure there is much more but those are some of the fun ones! Pretty cool, right? Despite all this incredible progress (can you tell how proud I am of my lil' man!?!?!), we had his annual IEP last week and his developmental stage was quite low (nine months across the board) and that was a little discouraging. Even though you know your child is delayed, seeing the " score " can be frustrating. Oh well...I know the old mantra... " Max is on his own timetable and he'll get there when he gets there. " Oh and on another note....two " logistical " developments include: THE GOOD: Maxwell qualified and is now receiving the medical waiver so we have nursing care and our medical expenses are cut dramatically. WOO HOO!!! This was an amazing, incredible, wonderful accomplishment as of a few months ago!!! I am still astonished that we got this. We didn't qualify on funds so they tried him for the MIP (medically intensive program) and he qualified. What a true blessing for our family. THE BAD & THE UGLY: Divorce is STILL not final. We are waiting to hear from the judge. I do know that my ex's proposed order included absolutely no spousal support or medical expenses...even though he agreed that Max needs a full time caregiver so I cannot work. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Hopefully soon the judge will tell him that is absolutely not acceptable. We'll see! SO ANYWAY, that's our life in a nutshell! Love to everyone...I am very, very, very excited about meeting everyone (our " family " ) this summer in CA. YAY! Amy and Mighty Max Amy McKinley Mom to MIGHTY MAX -- cHARGE, 19 months old (17 months corrected) maxupdate.blogspot.com --------------------------------- Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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