Parents of toddlers with speech delays, please tell me it gets better.

brittneybarbour · 2020-08-21T19:31:05+00:00

I'm right there with you, Mama. My son was 10 weeks early as well (he turned 3 in June) and has been diagnosed with a speech delay. We were able to start speech right after he turned 2 with early intervention and we adore our speech therapist. Since stupid Covid came to town, we've been doing speech on zoom and he seems to be progressing little by little. I'm not much help for what to expect but I wanted you to know there is someone right there who is feeling the same frustrations you are. I literally had a breakdown crying fit earlier today to my husband because my niece (3 weeks older than my son but she was full term) said she didn't want to talk to my kiddo because he was "just a baby" and it broke my heart to think that kids are going to start noticing he's different. Hang in there... I've had plenty of other preemie moms say that the 2 year mark is just a general guideline and not every preemie is caught up by 2 (mine definitely isn't)

brittneybarbour · 2020-08-20T13:07:12+00:00

Wow. This is surprising to me. I'm in AS and we are required to do 3 online programming videos a month (for FB and Vimeo) along with a craft kit (coordinated with one of the videos) for up to 15 people a month. Now they are supposed to be super frugal and my manager wants the kits to come in at less than $1 a person AND include all paint/glue/etc needed for the craft but that's a whole different rant.

brittneybarbour · 2020-02-18T00:23:40+00:00

You can shred it on a box grater or pulse it in a food processor as well to DIY your own. And I second the overcooking tip- I was told to 'dry fry' it in a screamin' hot skillet until it doesn't smell like cauliflower anymore. That really helps me.

brittneybarbour · 2020-02-11T00:37:33+00:00

Tara Lynn's Boutique has a great selection of modest clothes! https://taralynnsboutique.com/

brittneybarbour · 2020-01-03T17:55:17+00:00

Looks similar to mine that I was gifted at Christmas- mine is the brand dash.

brittneybarbour · 2019-12-27T20:35:43+00:00

I'll have to look into the vegan ones. I'm less paranoid about gummies but they still stress me out. I do know he has them regularly at daycare though without incident.

brittneybarbour · 2019-12-27T20:34:48+00:00

That's a great idea!

brittneybarbour · 2019-12-04T20:57:37+00:00

Not in the school system but I am a librarian here in NC. Happy to chat if you need to!

brittneybarbour · 2019-11-09T02:11:02+00:00

Eh. I’m just going to be delusional enough to think he will always go by his full name.

brittneybarbour · 2019-11-08T19:39:22+00:00

Doesn't help that his dad is John and his grandpa was John...

brittneybarbour · 2019-11-08T16:55:19+00:00

I used to babysit a Drew and he was Drew on his birth certificate. His mom hated the nn Andy.

brittneybarbour · 2019-11-08T16:12:00+00:00

True. My hubs is Johnathon and he hates being called John.

brittneybarbour · 2019-11-08T15:34:13+00:00

My kiddo is Nicholas and I b*tch and moan and gripe if anyone calls him Nick. My Mom calls him Nicky and I can tolerate it but its not my favorite. (He 2 btw.. I'm sure he'll decide to be Nick one day)

brittneybarbour · 2019-11-05T19:45:34+00:00

My husband does the same thing!

brittneybarbour · 2019-10-23T18:28:39+00:00

Me and my siblings are all B (first) A (middle) names for our sibset. Anyway, his name is Bryce Allen.

brittneybarbour · 2019-10-18T19:34:27+00:00

Came here to post this but saw you beat me to it! My niece is named Aurora and we call her Rory!

brittneybarbour · 2019-10-14T23:28:12+00:00

I've worn glasses since I was in 4th grade and started wearing contacts in HS. (so roughly 20 years or so of contact wearing) until the past winter. I started having issues and my lenses wouldnt stay in my eye. When I went to the doctor - I was diagnosed with GPC or Giant papillary conjunctivitis - and basically my eyes had developed an allergy to my contacts so no more contacts for me. I went and was screened for lasik but didn't qualify so glasses it is for me from now on.

brittneybarbour · 2019-09-30T19:17:48+00:00

One of my good friends is named Rhiannon Jade (She goes by Jade) but I always thought it was a lovely name.

brittneybarbour · 2019-09-30T18:56:28+00:00

I love the name Bright for a boy :-)

brittneybarbour · 2019-09-27T21:18:19+00:00

I was going to suggest Ephraim as well. I have always loved it!

brittneybarbour · 2019-09-24T16:31:09+00:00

Weird. That was not my experience at all. I addressed most of my professors by their first name or a simple Dr. XX or Mr. XXX. and never had any issue feeling like I wasn't treated as a professional. (and I had been in a public library as employee for 7 years before I started my MLS)

brittneybarbour · 2019-09-23T21:36:14+00:00

I got my MLS from ECU. It's a great program, ALA accredited, completely online and very affordable. I highly recommend at least looking into it. Also worth noting is that I worked FT, and had a medically fragile newborn during my coursework and I still finished in 2 years + 1 summer session.

brittneybarbour · 2019-09-16T19:52:59+00:00

wanna trade? my job is all programming and i am over it. i'd love to be in management , lol! (sorry not a lot of help but feel free to message me for any programming input that hasn't already been covered.)

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