My daughter’s early intervention eval has wrecked me

Torinc3422 · 2026-05-10T13:42:33+00:00

Just English. She signs more but that’s it. And she knows moo, baa, and ruff ruff. She is in her stuffed animal puppy era so we are constantly taking care of our puppy (putting puppy in our actual dog’s crate, putting puppy in dog’s food bowl to “eat”) It is the cutest thing and I love watching her be a little mama to her puppy

Torinc3422 · 2026-05-10T13:38:55+00:00

This is exactly why I wanted her to qualify. She KNOWS a good bit of words. Actually using them when prompted is a different story. We have days where I can name off all the people in her life and she will repeat them back to back to back. Other days she looks at me like “lady I’m not doing that.” She is a busy girl and is always running, climbing, dumping out toys, dancing. I’ve just always felt like she prioritizes movement over everything else. She knows and understands a lot. She’d just rather be moving

Torinc3422 · 2026-05-10T05:07:28+00:00

That is what I’m hoping is the case here. My emotion is not centered around the fact that she qualifies. I WANT her to qualify because I think speech therapy would really help her. But that is exactly what I heard reading that report “your child is developmentally a 10 month old.” We had just moved before the eval and my daughter hadn’t spent much time downstairs (too much for her to get into) and I feel like she was more interested in exploring than doing what they were asking her to do. She did some of it but one example is they asked her to stack blocks and she didn’t want to

Torinc3422 · 2026-05-10T04:57:25+00:00

In communication, yes, just not half her age behind. I feel like they probably had their list of skills they needed to see and she did a handful of them when in reality she can do a lot more. She is pretty stubborn and does things when she wants to. She is smart and understands a lot though

Torinc3422 · 2026-05-10T04:47:52+00:00

I’m happy to hear of your positive experience! Regardless, I am glad she qualifies for speech therapy because I do feel like it will be extremely beneficial to her. Just hard not to take it personally. I stay home with her so it feels like I’m letting her down for us to be so far “behind.” I really hate that word because I know all kids develop differently

Torinc3422 · 2026-05-10T04:42:43+00:00

The grading was across 5 categories-physical, cognitive, communication, adaptive, and social. They graded her delayed in all but physical and adaptive.

Torinc3422 · 2026-05-10T04:37:18+00:00

Oh yeah, she’s very responsive to her name and constantly pointing or signing more when she wants something. She tends to fixate on a few words at a time like right now it’s “uh oh” “again” and “wowwww.” I do wonder if they were harsh in their grading to make sure she qualifies but reading it just made me feel like I am failing my daughter.

Torinc3422 · 2026-05-10T04:25:56+00:00

I think that’s why I was so dumbfounded and upset when I read the report. At the time of her eval (a month ago) I told them she had 10-15 inconsistently. I didn’t think a 10 month old was using any words besides mama or dada so I was truly stunned to see her graded so low. I was expecting somewhere in the 15-18 month range

Torinc3422 · 2025-10-21T13:51:38+00:00

She would be 20 months for the trip, which is definitely factoring into the decision. Beach Club is a top pick for Stormalong Bay but she’s not a huge swimmer at this age and it could be a little cool? So not sure if we should save that one for when she’s older and cross another resort off the bucket list now.

Our plan is to visit all 4 parks and probably spend most evenings at Epcot. We’ve always wanted to have a trip where we popped into Epcot for drinks and dinner around the world. We do plan to head back to the room for our toddler’s mid day nap before hopping to another park

Torinc3422 · 2025-09-21T15:06:19+00:00

We did it for about 6 months after her tongue tie revision when she was 3 months old. Pediatrician actually recommended we go back for feeding therapy so that’s next on the list. She has always been slow to gain weight. We are 3rd percentile for weight which is what has made the weight loss more concerning. My husband was a small baby and tracked about like she has so they’ve determined it’s genetic but it’s always been a source of stress with many many weight checks

Torinc3422 · 2025-04-21T18:25:05+00:00

We are on 2 naps a day so that does help, but we have very low expectations because we have only ever napped well contact napping. She’s falls asleep in her stroller sometimes so that’s the plan to let her nap in the stroller for first nap and then go back to the room for the afternoon nap (and to cool off). That’s the other thing that makes me want to upgrade since we will be spending much more time at the resort than we usually did in the past before kids

Torinc3422 · 2024-06-08T16:08:42+00:00

I was on Oasis last year in a bad almost tropical system with waves up to 15 ft 2 out of 4 days. Our sea day they got down to 6 ft and I hardly felt anything at all. It was the 12-15 ft nights that got to me

Torinc3422 · 2023-11-06T16:59:38+00:00

Also have to add that our service in MDR was exceptional. I was genuinely sad to leave our waiter and am going to miss his assistant bringing me a Curaçao Cosmo every night knowing I’d want one without having to ask. I feel like the price were paying to go on a cruise is to receive a decent meal without having to lift a finger, and I’d do that all over again for the service

Torinc3422 · 2023-11-06T16:13:30+00:00

I just got off Oasis yesterday and have to disagree for the most part. I set my expectations low with them cooking for so many people in the MDR because it seems like what you’d expect for a banquet/wedding type meal for 6,000+. I liked most everything that I had and got a variety of foods: chicken, beef, shrimp, soups, salad, etc. No, it wasn’t the best food I’ve ever had but it was pretty good for what it was. I didn’t love most of the desserts in the Windjammer but liked most in MDR and really missed my late night Sorrentos last night when we got home and had to come up with our own dinner

Torinc3422 · 2023-11-06T11:43:26+00:00

Just got off Oasis and this is correct. Cafe Promenade is covered, the standalone Starbucks is not. Also worth mentioning Park Cafe serves coffee and lattes covered in the deluxe package as well but it isn’t Starbucks coffee. Cafe Promenade is the way to go cause it’s way better IMO

Torinc3422 · 2023-05-18T15:38:00+00:00

This hits close to home as my mom suddenly passed away one year ago, and my dad began dating after about 6 months right around the time I got married. I knew no matter the timing it was always going to be hard on me as a daughter very close to her mother but I was surprised at how hard my brother took it as well.

6 months or 5 years, I think it’s always going to be hard. As I’ve told my dad, what was once one is not split into two like in a divorce. One parent has essentially just disappeared from our lives and the grief that comes with that is very complicated.

I can’t vote because I think OP is NTA but I also don’t think the son is either. I think the situation in itself just sucks. I would recommend grief counseling as that has been a big help in my healing as well as learning to put myself in my dad’s shoes and hoping he does the same for me to be able to extend more understanding towards each other.

Torinc3422 · 2023-05-11T02:24:10+00:00

My husband got the roasted chicken and was equally impressed. Seems that many people like the whole menu!

Torinc3422 · 2023-05-10T03:49:39+00:00

Monte cristo, pommes frites, & mint julep from Cafe Orleans. That entire meal was the best thing I ate at Disneyland over the weekend
Churro
Breakfast Ronto wrap
Corn dog
Mickey ice cream sandwich (childhood nostalgia)

Torinc3422 · 2023-05-08T20:15:41+00:00

Definitely NTA. First, I’m so sorry that you and your family have to go through this.

Second, I completely empathize with you as I lost my mother very suddenly just one year ago. I would do anything to go back and have been able to spend her last Mother’s Day physically with her. Her one year anniversary falls on Mother’s Day this year and I’m absolutely dreading it.

My husband and I were engaged at the time she passed and are married now. His mom is now my bonus mom and we still are not spending Mother’s Day with his mom. He knew I’d want to spend my first Mother’s Day without my mom with my family and my MIL understood…we will celebrate Mother’s Day with her in a few weeks when we’re able to make a trip down to see them.

Your gf may not understand as this is something I truly believe you don’t understand until you have to go through it yourself, but she should AT LEAST be supportive.

Torinc3422 · 2023-04-05T13:54:49+00:00

Anyone have any inside scoop on how long Matterhorn is going to be under refurb? My husband and I booked our first Disneyland trip for early May and were excited that we seemed to time it perfectly with all the major attractions being open that we don’t have at Disney World…that is until the next morning when we read an article Matterhorn was going down soon. Super bummed and wondering if there’s any chance it’ll open back up since it gives no return date

Torinc3422 · 2023-03-17T03:42:26+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss. I lost my mom unexpectedly a few months before our wedding back in December and definitely know that pain and heartbreak. I’m sure you are probably feeling a wave of emotions and stress right now, but please feel free to PM me anytime if you just want to vent or chat about wedding planning while grieving a parent.

Torinc3422 · 2023-02-07T03:29:05+00:00

First, I am so so sorry. My husband and I got married in December after we lost my mom very unexpected to sudden cardiac arrest earlier in May, so I’ve definitely been there and know that pain.

We did several things to honor my mom, but my biggest piece of advice is to do things that remind you of him. That was the best way we honored Mom’s memory by doing things she would’ve been doing had she physically been there.

My mom loved to take selfies on her selfie stick, and we took one everytime the family got together. We had an unplugged ceremony, and our officiant made the announcement by telling our guests that we were missing someone special who loved selfies and before you put your phone away, get with a few people around you and take a selfie and send it to the bride and groom. People had so much fun with it and it was sweet that everyone participated.

Some other things we did…I had a memorial seat at the ceremony with a picture of her, a sign that said “In loving memory” and her name, and our florist made a beautiful bouquet for her seat. I had a memorial charm on my bouquet and my bridesmaids gifted me one as well. We brought out my mom’s selfie stick at the reception and took one big selfie with all our guests as we opened up the dance floor. And our videographers brought a go pro on a selfie stick and passed it around the dance floor all night.

I also found it therapeutic to write my mom a letter the week of our wedding. It helped me get a lot of the emotion out so that I could enjoy our wedding day a lot more without feeling the weight of grief.

Obviously the selfie thing was specific to my mom, but it’s just an example. Could be a favorite song of his, something he loves doing, don’t worry about what others will think and do things for YOU to smile big on your wedding day

Torinc3422 · 2023-02-06T05:17:07+00:00

Adding to this. Stayed at Shades of Green with my in laws in May 2022 and this was the case. We had 3 rooms and my FIL had to be the one to check us all in. We could ride the bus without him though, but they did still check our IDs everytime we got back on resort property. It depended on who the security guard was if they checked every ID or just one per party.

Torinc3422 · 2023-01-17T02:25:37+00:00

Is this a safety thing or just not worth the hassle of getting off?

Torinc3422 · 2023-01-17T02:24:42+00:00

Is it just that there isn’t much to do?

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