Appointment, more appointments, and............even more appointments!

Every day is an adventure. Never the same as before.

And many of these days are filled with appointments.

Bradyn was in the Hospital for exactly 1 week. Two days later Bradyn had his first appointment and the next day had a doctors check up. The next Monday we had our first meeting with our Home Health Nurse which is provided for free by the Health Department. Then there was also a appointment with the pediatric cardiologist. For the first 4 weeks after being home Bradyn would have a Dr.s appointment and an appointment with the Home Health Nurse. Once Bradyn passed his due date then it was a allowed to to become a little more relaxed.

But as Dr. appointments and appointments with the Home Health Nurse became less often we started having meetings with Early Intervention (EI) and the Developmental Disability (DD) program. "Early Intervention can help infants and toddlers with disabilities or delays to learn may key skills and catch up in their development." (http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/ei-overview/) Where "Developmental Disabilities program provides the following services: Service coordination, information and Referral, Mental Health Services, Educations, Contact Services and Monitoring, and Quality Assurance and Protective Services." (http://www.co.benton.or.us/health/developmental_disabilities/index.php). For EI there was a evaluation meeting, a goal setting meeting and then the intervention was supposed to start. Though the intervention did not start yet. This is because Bradyn has a cold and the interventionist cannot come if anyone in the house is sick, so we have to wait until next month.
So much information to remember. I wish that I had a second me to be at all these appointments to be able to soak in part of what I am missing! Also there is so much paperwork for me. It is good my full time job is being mom. I do not know how I would be able to do all these appointments and complete all the paperwork.

My final thought is that I am very blessed. We are getting involved in things that help Bradyn and that I can be home with my amazing boys!